AA Milne (1882-1956)
Children's Author
1
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
Movie Actor
2
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Painter
3
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
4
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
5
William Boeing (1881-1956)
Entrepreneur
6
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
7
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
Playwright
8
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
Chemist
9
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
10
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
11
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
Baseball Player
12
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
13
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
14
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
15
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
Novelist
16
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
17
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
18
Connie Mack (1862-1956)
Baseball Manager
19
Charles Strite (1878-1956)
20
Mary Ellen Wilson (1864-1956)
21
Ogden Hammond (1869-1956)
Politician
22
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
23
Leonora Speyer (1872-1956)
Poet
24
Alfredo Ferrari (1932-1956)
Engineer
25
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
26
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
27
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
28
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
29
Walter De la Mare (1873-1956)
30
Owen Davis (1874-1956)
31
Ella Young (1867-1956)
32
Savielly Tartakower (1887-1956)
Chess Player
33
José Sabogal (1888-1956)
34
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
35
Samuel J. Seymour (1860-1956)
36
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
37
Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
38
Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Trumpet Player
39
Caesar Cardini (1896-1956)
Chef
40
Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
41
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
42
Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
43
Louis Calhern (1895-1956)
44
Edward Paramore Jr. (1895-1956)
Screenwriter
45
Meghnad Saha (1893-1956)
Astrophysicist
46
Christian Rub (1886-1956)
47
Konstantin Pats (1874-1956)
48
Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year