AA Milne (1882-1956)
Children's Author
1
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
Movie Actor
2
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
3
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Painter
4
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
Chemist
5
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
Baseball Player
6
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
7
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
8
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
Entrepreneur
9
Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Trumpet Player
10
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
11
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
12
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
13
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
14
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
Playwright
15
Samuel J. Seymour (1860-1956)
16
Ella Young (1867-1956)
Poet
17
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
18
Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
19
William Boeing (1881-1956)
20
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
21
Guy Kibbee (1882-1956)
22
Louise Carver (1869-1956)
Movie Actress
23
Victor William Watson (1908-1956)
24
Marion Leonard (1881-1956)
25
Henry Fillmore (1881-1956)
26
Connie Mack (1862-1956)
Baseball Manager
27
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
28
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
29
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
30
Mary Ellen Wilson (1864-1956)
31
Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
32
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
Novelist
33
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
34
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
35
Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956)
Psychologist
36
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
37
Walter De la Mare (1873-1956)
38
Alex Raymond (1909-1956)
Cartoonist
39
Samad Vurgun (1906-1956)
40
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
41
Savielly Tartakower (1887-1956)
Chess Player
42
Harry Donnan (1864-1956)
Cricketer
43
Lewis Terman (1877-1956)
44
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
45
Louis Calhern (1895-1956)
46
Owen Davis (1874-1956)
47
Charles Strite (1878-1956)
48
Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year
