AA Milne (1882-1956)
Children's Author
1
Guy Kibbee (1882-1956)
Movie Actor
2
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Painter
3
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
4
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
Chemist
5
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
6
Al Simmons (1902-1956)
Baseball Player
7
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
8
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
9
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
10
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
11
Caesar Cardini (1896-1956)
Chef
12
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
Entrepreneur
13
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
14
Samuel J. Seymour (1860-1956)
15
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
16
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
17
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
Novelist
18
William Boeing (1881-1956)
19
Anastasio Somoza García (1896-1956)
Politician
20
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
21
Cal Jones (1933-1956)
Football Player
22
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
23
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
24
Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
25
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
26
Ella Young (1867-1956)
Poet
27
Lou Handman (1894-1956)
28
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
29
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
Playwright
30
Ab Jenkins (1883-1956)
Race Car Driver
31
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
32
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
33
Victor William Watson (1908-1956)
34
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
35
Nate Saint (1923-1956)
Missionary
36
Konstantin Pats (1874-1956)
37
Owen Davis (1874-1956)
38
Louis Calhern (1895-1956)
39
Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
40
Francis L. Sullivan (1903-1956)
41
Marie Webster (1859-1956)
42
Clara Beranger (1886-1956)
Screenwriter
43
Reuven Yaron (1932-1956)
44
Marion Leonard (1881-1956)
Movie Actress
45
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
46
Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
47
Gordon Ferrie Hull (1870-1956)
Mathematician
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