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