AA Milne (1882-1956)
Children's Author
1
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Painter
2
Guy Kibbee (1882-1956)
Movie Actor
3
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
4
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
5
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
Chemist
6
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
Entrepreneur
7
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
8
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
9
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
Baseball Player
10
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
11
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
12
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
13
William Boeing (1881-1956)
14
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
15
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
16
Samuel J. Seymour (1860-1956)
17
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
Playwright
18
Al Simmons (1902-1956)
19
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
20
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
Novelist
21
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
22
Owen Davis (1874-1956)
23
Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
24
Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
25
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
26
Francis L. Sullivan (1903-1956)
27
Clara Beranger (1886-1956)
Screenwriter
28
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
29
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
30
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
31
Connie Mack (1862-1956)
Baseball Manager
32
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
33
Ella Young (1867-1956)
Poet
34
Nate Saint (1923-1956)
Missionary
35
Konstantin Pats (1874-1956)
Politician
36
Anastasio Somoza García (1896-1956)
37
Alex Raymond (1909-1956)
Cartoonist
38
Louis Calhern (1895-1956)
39
Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956)
40
Henry Fillmore (1881-1956)
41
Savielly Tartakower (1887-1956)
Chess Player
42
Marshall Field III (1893-1956)
43
Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
44
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
45
Tom Corliss (1879-1956)
46
Walter De la Mare (1873-1956)
47
Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
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