AA Milne (1882-1956)
Children's Author
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Guy Kibbee (1882-1956)
Movie Actor
2
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
3
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Painter
4
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
5
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
6
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
Chemist
7
Connie Mack (1862-1956)
Baseball Manager
8
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
9
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
10
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
Entrepreneur
11
Samuel J. Seymour (1860-1956)
12
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
13
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
14
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
Novelist
15
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
16
Al Simmons (1902-1956)
Baseball Player
17
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
18
Ab Jenkins (1883-1956)
Race Car Driver
19
Victor William Watson (1908-1956)
20
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
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Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
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Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
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Alex Raymond (1909-1956)
Cartoonist
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Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year
Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Trumpet Player
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William Boeing (1881-1956)
26
Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
27
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
28
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
29
Caesar Cardini (1896-1956)
Chef
30
Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
31
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
32
Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
33
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
34
Ella Young (1867-1956)
Poet
35
Charles Strite (1878-1956)
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Christian Rub (1886-1956)
37
Gordon Ferrie Hull (1870-1956)
Mathematician
38
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
Playwright
39
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
40
B Reeves Eason (1886-1956)
Screenwriter
41
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
42
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
43
Owen Davis (1874-1956)
44
Louis Calhern (1895-1956)
45
Anastasio Somoza García (1896-1956)
Politician
46
Nate Saint (1923-1956)
Missionary
47
Marie Webster (1859-1956)
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