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
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
5
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
6
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
7
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
8
William Boeing (1881-1956)
Entrepreneur
9
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
10
Connie Mack (1862-1956)
Baseball Manager
11
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
12
Samuel J. Seymour (1860-1956)
13
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
14
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
15
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
16
Mary Ellen Wilson (1864-1956)
17
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
18
Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Trumpet Player
19
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
20
Louis Calhern (1895-1956)
21
Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
22
Charles E. Merrill (1885-1956)
23
Konstantin Pats (1874-1956)
Politician
24
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
Baseball Player
25
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
26
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
27
Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
28
Christian Rub (1886-1956)
29
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
Playwright
30
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
31
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
32
Leonora Speyer (1872-1956)
Poet
33
Owen Davis (1874-1956)
34
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
Novelist
35
Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
36
Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956)
Psychologist
37
Elsie Janis (1889-1956)
Screenwriter
38
Meghnad Saha (1893-1956)
Astrophysicist
39
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
40
Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1956)
Sculptor
41
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
42
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
43
Charles Strite (1878-1956)
44
Walter De la Mare (1873-1956)
45
Alex Raymond (1909-1956)
Cartoonist
46
Ella Young (1867-1956)
47
Alfredo Ferrari (1932-1956)
Engineer
48
Celebrities Born in 1956
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