AA Milne (1882-1956)
Children's Author
1
Guy Kibbee (1882-1956)
Movie Actor
2
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
3
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
Chemist
4
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Painter
5
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
6
Al Simmons (1902-1956)
Baseball Player
7
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
Novelist
8
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
9
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
10
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
Playwright
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Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
12
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
13
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
Entrepreneur
14
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
15
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
16
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
17
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
18
Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
19
Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
20
William Boeing (1881-1956)
21
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
22
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
23
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
24
Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year
Connie Mack (1862-1956)
Baseball Manager
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Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Trumpet Player
26
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
27
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
28
Owen Davis (1874-1956)
29
Ella Young (1867-1956)
Poet
30
Gordon Ferrie Hull (1870-1956)
Mathematician
31
Jean Schwartz (1878-1956)
Songwriter
32
George Sarton (1884-1956)
Historian
33
Reuven Yaron (1932-1956)
34
Victor Young (1900-1956)
35
Lloyd Groff Copeman (1881-1956)
36
Samuel J. Seymour (1860-1956)
37
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
38
Caesar Cardini (1896-1956)
Chef
39
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
40
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
41
Konstantin Pats (1874-1956)
Politician
42
Ab Jenkins (1883-1956)
Race Car Driver
43
Charles Strite (1878-1956)
44
Anastasio Somoza García (1896-1956)
45
Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
46
Louis Calhern (1895-1956)
47
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
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