AA Milne (1882-1956)
Children's Author
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Guy Kibbee (1882-1956)
Movie Actor
2
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Painter
3
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
4
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
Chemist
5
Cal Jones (1933-1956)
Football Player
6
Christian Rub (1886-1956)
7
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
8
William Boeing (1881-1956)
Entrepreneur
9
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
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Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
11
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
Playwright
12
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
13
Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
14
Meghnad Saha (1893-1956)
Astrophysicist
15
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
Baseball Player
16
Samuel J. Seymour (1860-1956)
17
Anastasio Somoza García (1896-1956)
Politician
18
Alex Raymond (1909-1956)
Cartoonist
19
Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1956)
Sculptor
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Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
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Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
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Charles Strite (1878-1956)
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Al Simmons (1902-1956)
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John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
25
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
26
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
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Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
28
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
29
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
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Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
31
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
32
Mary Ellen Wilson (1864-1956)
33
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
34
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
35
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
Novelist
36
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
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Walter De la Mare (1873-1956)
Poet
38
Robert Walser (1878-1956)
39
Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
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Marie Webster (1859-1956)
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Nate Saint (1923-1956)
Missionary
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Savielly Tartakower (1887-1956)
Chess Player
43
Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956)
44
Albert Von Tilzer (1878-1956)
Songwriter
45
Charles E. Merrill (1885-1956)
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Tom Corliss (1879-1956)
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Mort Dixon (1892-1956)
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