AA Milne (1882-1956)
Children's Author
1
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
Movie Actor
2
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Painter
3
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
4
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
5
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
Chemist
6
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
7
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
8
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
Entrepreneur
9
Samuel J. Seymour (1860-1956)
10
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
11
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
12
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
13
William Boeing (1881-1956)
14
Mary Ellen Wilson (1864-1956)
15
Connie Mack (1862-1956)
Baseball Manager
16
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
17
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
18
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
19
Alfredo Ferrari (1932-1956)
Engineer
20
Ella Young (1867-1956)
Poet
21
Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
22
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
23
Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Trumpet Player
24
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
Baseball Player
25
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
26
Owen Davis (1874-1956)
Playwright
27
Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
28
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
29
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
Novelist
30
Louis Calhern (1895-1956)
31
Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
32
Konstantin Pats (1874-1956)
Politician
33
Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956)
Psychologist
34
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
35
Christian Rub (1886-1956)
36
Ab Jenkins (1883-1956)
Race Car Driver
37
Reuven Yaron (1932-1956)
38
Gordon Ferrie Hull (1870-1956)
Mathematician
39
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
40
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
41
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
42
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
43
Charles Strite (1878-1956)
44
Leonora Speyer (1872-1956)
45
Charles E. Merrill (1885-1956)
46
Elsie Janis (1889-1956)
Screenwriter
47
Walter De la Mare (1873-1956)
48
Celebrities Born in 1956
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