AA Milne (1882-1956)
Children's Author
1
Al Simmons (1902-1956)
Baseball Player
2
Guy Kibbee (1882-1956)
Movie Actor
3
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
4
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Painter
5
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
6
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
Chemist
7
William Boeing (1881-1956)
Entrepreneur
8
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
9
Meghnad Saha (1893-1956)
Astrophysicist
10
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
11
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
12
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
13
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
14
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
15
Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
16
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
Explorer
17
Ella Young (1867-1956)
Poet
18
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
19
Marion Leonard (1881-1956)
Movie Actress
20
Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
21
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
22
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
23
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
24
Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
25
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
Playwright
26
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
27
Konstantin Pats (1874-1956)
Politician
28
Owen Davis (1874-1956)
29
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
30
Caesar Cardini (1896-1956)
Chef
31
Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
32
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
Novelist
33
Victor Young (1900-1956)
34
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
35
Robert Walser (1878-1956)
36
Savielly Tartakower (1887-1956)
Chess Player
37
Lewis Terman (1877-1956)
Psychologist
38
Everette Lee DeGolyer (1886-1956)
39
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
40
Charles Strite (1878-1956)
41
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
42
Nate Saint (1923-1956)
Missionary
43
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
44
Mort Dixon (1892-1956)
Songwriter
45
Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Trumpet Player
46
Walter De la Mare (1873-1956)
47
Connie Mack (1862-1956)
Baseball Manager
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