AA Milne (1882-1956)
Children's Author
1
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
Movie Actor
2
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Painter
3
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
Baseball Player
4
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
5
William Boeing (1881-1956)
Entrepreneur
6
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
Playwright
7
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
8
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
9
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
10
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
11
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
12
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
13
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
14
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
15
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
16
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
17
Anastasio Somoza García (1896-1956)
Politician
18
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
19
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
20
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
21
Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
22
Victor Young (1900-1956)
23
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
Chemist
24
Ab Jenkins (1883-1956)
Race Car Driver
25
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
26
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
27
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
Novelist
28
Walter De la Mare (1873-1956)
Poet
29
Al Simmons (1902-1956)
30
Mary Ellen Wilson (1864-1956)
31
Gordon Ferrie Hull (1870-1956)
Mathematician
32
Marion Leonard (1881-1956)
Movie Actress
33
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
34
Harry Donnan (1864-1956)
Cricketer
35
Nate Saint (1923-1956)
Missionary
36
Edward Paramore Jr. (1895-1956)
Screenwriter
37
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
38
Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Trumpet Player
39
Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
40
Ella Young (1867-1956)
41
Robert Walser (1878-1956)
42
Victor William Watson (1908-1956)
43
Charles Strite (1878-1956)
44
Louis Calhern (1895-1956)
45
Connie Mack (1862-1956)
Baseball Manager
46
Konstantin Pats (1874-1956)
47
Owen Davis (1874-1956)
48
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