AA Milne (1882-1956)
Children's Author
1
Guy Kibbee (1882-1956)
Movie Actor
2
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
3
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Painter
4
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
Chemist
5
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
6
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
7
Al Simmons (1902-1956)
Baseball Player
8
Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
9
Louis Bromfield (1896-1956)
Non-Fiction Author
10
William Boeing (1881-1956)
Entrepreneur
11
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
12
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
13
Victor Young (1900-1956)
Composer
14
Anastasio Somoza García (1896-1956)
Politician
15
Leonora Speyer (1872-1956)
Poet
16
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
17
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
18
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
19
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
20
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
Novelist
21
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
22
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
23
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
24
Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
Playwright
25
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
26
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
27
Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
28
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
29
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
30
Samuel J. Seymour (1860-1956)
31
Connie Mack (1862-1956)
Baseball Manager
32
Ella Young (1867-1956)
33
Caesar Cardini (1896-1956)
Chef
34
Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Trumpet Player
35
Konstantin Pats (1874-1956)
36
Charles Strite (1878-1956)
37
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
38
B Reeves Eason (1886-1956)
Screenwriter
39
Marshall Field III (1893-1956)
40
Reuven Yaron (1932-1956)
41
Louise Carver (1869-1956)
Movie Actress
42
Lloyd Groff Copeman (1881-1956)
43
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
44
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
45
Ab Jenkins (1883-1956)
Race Car Driver
46
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
47
Gordon Ferrie Hull (1870-1956)
Mathematician
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