AA Milne (1882-1956)
Children's Author
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Al Simmons (1902-1956)
Baseball Player
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
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
7
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
Entrepreneur
8
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
9
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
10
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
11
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
12
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
13
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
Playwright
14
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
15
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
16
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
17
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
18
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
19
William Boeing (1881-1956)
20
Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year
Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
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Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
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Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
23
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
Explorer
24
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
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Owen Davis (1874-1956)
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Caesar Cardini (1896-1956)
Chef
27
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
Novelist
28
Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
29
Samuel J. Seymour (1860-1956)
30
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
31
Meghnad Saha (1893-1956)
Astrophysicist
32
Walter De la Mare (1873-1956)
Poet
33
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
34
Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956)
Cartoonist
35
Robert Walser (1878-1956)
36
Christian Rub (1886-1956)
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Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956)
Psychologist
38
Ella Young (1867-1956)
39
Savielly Tartakower (1887-1956)
Chess Player
40
Albert Von Tilzer (1878-1956)
Songwriter
41
Louise Carver (1869-1956)
Movie Actress
42
Lewis Terman (1877-1956)
43
Charles Strite (1878-1956)
44
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
45
Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Trumpet Player
46
Victor Young (1900-1956)
47
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
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