AA Milne (1882-1956)
Children's Author
1
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
2
Guy Kibbee (1882-1956)
Movie Actor
3
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Painter
4
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
5
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
Chemist
6
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
Entrepreneur
7
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
8
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
Playwright
9
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
Baseball Player
10
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
11
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
12
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
13
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
Novelist
14
Al Simmons (1902-1956)
15
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
16
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
17
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
18
William Boeing (1881-1956)
19
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
20
Ella Young (1867-1956)
Poet
21
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
22
Henry Fillmore (1881-1956)
23
Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956)
Cartoonist
24
Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year
Nate Saint (1923-1956)
Missionary
25
Connie Mack (1862-1956)
Baseball Manager
26
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
27
Samuel J. Seymour (1860-1956)
28
Konstantin Pats (1874-1956)
Politician
29
Anastasio Somoza García (1896-1956)
30
Tom Corliss (1879-1956)
31
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
32
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
33
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
34
Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
35
Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956)
Psychologist
36
Reuven Yaron (1932-1956)
37
Francis L. Sullivan (1903-1956)
38
Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1956)
Sculptor
39
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
40
Clara Beranger (1886-1956)
Screenwriter
41
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
42
Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
43
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
44
B Reeves Eason (1886-1956)
45
Walter De la Mare (1873-1956)
46
Caesar Cardini (1896-1956)
Chef
47
Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Trumpet Player
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