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
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
5
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
Baseball Player
6
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
7
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
8
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
9
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
10
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
11
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
12
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
13
Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
14
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
15
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
Entrepreneur
16
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
17
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
Playwright
18
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
Novelist
19
Owen Davis (1874-1956)
20
Konstantin Pats (1874-1956)
Politician
21
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
22
Alex Raymond (1909-1956)
Cartoonist
23
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
24
Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
25
Mary Ellen Wilson (1864-1956)
26
Ab Jenkins (1883-1956)
Race Car Driver
27
Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
28
Tom Corliss (1879-1956)
29
Mort Dixon (1892-1956)
Songwriter
30
Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Trumpet Player
31
Victor Young (1900-1956)
32
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
33
William Boeing (1881-1956)
34
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
35
Connie Mack (1862-1956)
Baseball Manager
36
Elsie Janis (1889-1956)
Screenwriter
37
Caesar Cardini (1896-1956)
Chef
38
Meghnad Saha (1893-1956)
Astrophysicist
39
Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
40
Emil Nolde (1867-1956)
41
Louise Carver (1869-1956)
Movie Actress
42
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
43
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
44
Christian Rub (1886-1956)
45
Charles Strite (1878-1956)
46
Walter De la Mare (1873-1956)
Poet
47
Marie Webster (1859-1956)
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