AA Milne (1882-1956)
Children's Author
1
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
Movie Actor
2
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Painter
3
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
Chemist
4
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
5
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
6
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
7
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
Baseball Player
8
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
9
Owen Davis (1874-1956)
Playwright
10
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
11
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
12
Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Trumpet Player
13
Connie Mack (1862-1956)
Baseball Manager
14
Samuel J. Seymour (1860-1956)
15
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
16
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
17
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
18
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
Entrepreneur
19
William Boeing (1881-1956)
20
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
21
Alex Raymond (1909-1956)
Cartoonist
22
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
23
Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
24
Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year
Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
25
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
26
Louis Bromfield (1896-1956)
Non-Fiction Author
27
Cal Jones (1933-1956)
Football Player
28
Ab Jenkins (1883-1956)
Race Car Driver
29
Alfredo Ferrari (1932-1956)
Engineer
30
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
31
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
32
Tom Corliss (1879-1956)
33
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
Novelist
34
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
35
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
36
Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
37
Mary Ellen Wilson (1864-1956)
38
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
39
Elsie Janis (1889-1956)
Screenwriter
40
Leonora Speyer (1872-1956)
Poet
41
Victor Young (1900-1956)
42
Marie Webster (1859-1956)
43
Louise Carver (1869-1956)
Movie Actress
44
Jean Schwartz (1878-1956)
Songwriter
45
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
46
Ella Young (1867-1956)
47
Christian Rub (1886-1956)
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