AA Milne (1882-1956)
Children's Author
1
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
Movie Actor
2
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Painter
3
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
Chemist
4
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
5
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
6
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
7
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
8
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
Baseball Player
9
William Boeing (1881-1956)
Entrepreneur
10
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
11
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
12
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
13
Connie Mack (1862-1956)
Baseball Manager
14
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
15
Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
16
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
17
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
18
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
19
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
20
Louise Carver (1869-1956)
Movie Actress
21
Christian Rub (1886-1956)
22
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
23
Mary Ellen Wilson (1864-1956)
24
Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
Novelist
25
Robert Walser (1878-1956)
Poet
26
Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
27
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
28
Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Trumpet Player
29
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
30
Ella Young (1867-1956)
31
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
32
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
Playwright
33
Owen Davis (1874-1956)
34
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
35
Samuel J. Seymour (1860-1956)
36
Lou Handman (1894-1956)
37
Oskar Kaufmann (1873-1956)
Architect
38
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
39
Walter De la Mare (1873-1956)
40
Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
41
Charles Strite (1878-1956)
42
Louis Calhern (1895-1956)
43
Konstantin Pats (1874-1956)
Politician
44
Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956)
Psychologist
45
Caesar Cardini (1896-1956)
Chef
46
Marion Leonard (1881-1956)
47
Henry Fillmore (1881-1956)
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