AA Milne (1882-1956)
Children's Author
1
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
Movie Actor
2
Guy Kibbee (1882-1956)
3
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Painter
4
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
Chemist
5
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
6
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
Baseball Player
7
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
8
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
9
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
Novelist
10
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
Entrepreneur
11
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
12
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
13
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
14
Al Simmons (1902-1956)
15
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
16
Samuel J. Seymour (1860-1956)
17
Ella Young (1867-1956)
Poet
18
Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
19
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
Playwright
20
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
21
William Boeing (1881-1956)
22
Mary Ellen Wilson (1864-1956)
23
Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Trumpet Player
24
Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
25
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
26
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
27
Nate Saint (1923-1956)
Missionary
28
Caesar Cardini (1896-1956)
Chef
29
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
30
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
31
Connie Mack (1862-1956)
Baseball Manager
32
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
33
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
34
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
35
Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
36
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
37
Charles Strite (1878-1956)
38
Victor Young (1900-1956)
39
Louis Bromfield (1896-1956)
Non-Fiction Author
40
Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
41
Cal Jones (1933-1956)
Football Player
42
Anastasio Somoza García (1896-1956)
Politician
43
Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956)
Cartoonist
44
Owen Davis (1874-1956)
45
Ogden Hammond (1869-1956)
46
Henry Fillmore (1881-1956)
47
Savielly Tartakower (1887-1956)
Chess Player
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