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
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
Baseball Player
5
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
6
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
7
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
8
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
9
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
Entrepreneur
10
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
11
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
Playwright
12
Samuel J. Seymour (1860-1956)
13
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
14
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
15
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
16
Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
17
William Boeing (1881-1956)
18
Connie Mack (1862-1956)
Baseball Manager
19
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
20
Mary Ellen Wilson (1864-1956)
21
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
22
Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
23
Louis Bromfield (1896-1956)
Non-Fiction Author
24
Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year
Cal Jones (1933-1956)
Football Player
25
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
26
Ogden Hammond (1869-1956)
Politician
27
Caesar Cardini (1896-1956)
Chef
28
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
29
Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Trumpet Player
30
Owen Davis (1874-1956)
31
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
Novelist
32
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
33
Tom Corliss (1879-1956)
34
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
35
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
36
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
37
Konstantin Pats (1874-1956)
38
Charles Strite (1878-1956)
39
Alex Raymond (1909-1956)
Cartoonist
40
Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956)
Psychologist
41
Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
42
Ella Young (1867-1956)
Poet
43
Ab Jenkins (1883-1956)
Race Car Driver
44
Emil Nolde (1867-1956)
45
Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956)
46
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
47
Gustav Suits (1883-1956)
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