Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1956

Juan Negrín López fue un médico fisiólogo y político español, presidente del Gobierno de la II República entre 1937 y 1945, ya en el exilio.

Frank Jay Gould was a philanthropist and the son of financier Jay Gould. He was the owner of French Riviera casinos and hotels.

Harry Lewis, was an American boxer, generally credited with holding the Welterweight Championship of the World from April 1908 to March 1911. He defeated "Young Joseph", the reigning Welterweight Champion of England in London on June 27, 1910, but was not credited with the British Welterweight championship as the fight was sanctioned as a World, and not English title. Boxing writer Nat Fleischer rated Lewis the sixth-greatest welterweight of all time. He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002, and into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008.

Walter Sydney Adams fue un astrónomo estadounidense. Director del Observatorio Monte Wilson, se especializó en espectroscopía estelar.

Herbert James Clarke was a British figure skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics. He was born in London. In 1924 he finished tenth in the singles event.

Jan Łukasiewicz fue un matemático, lógico y filósofo polaco que nació en Leópolis, Galitzia. Su trabajo se centró en la lógica. Él pensó innovar en la tradicional lógica proposicional, el principio de no contradicción y el principio del tercero excluido.

Tommy Dorsey fue un músico de jazz estadounidense, trombonista y director de big band.

Homer Scott was a founding member of the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.) and was their president from 1925-1926. He was also a member and director of its predecessor organization, The Static Club of America.

Huntley Ashworth Gordon was a Canadian actor who began his career in the Silent Film era.