Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1956

George Alfred Leon Sarton, químico y matemático belga, emigrado a los Estados Unidos, es considerado el fundador de la historia de la ciencia como disciplina académica.

Owen Gould Davis was an American dramatist known for writing more than 200 plays and having most produced. In 1919, he became the first elected president of the Dramatists Guild of America. He received the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Icebound, His plays and scripts included works for radio and film.

Edward Sanger fue un actor británico. Participó en Inglaterra en el mundo del circo y debutó en la escena teatral a inicios del siglo XX. Su nombre artístico lo tomó del personaje Sherlock Holmes y arribó a Hollywood en 1918.

Albert Aftalion fue un economista judío, nacionalizado en Francia.

Willem Hendrik Keesom fue un físico neerlandés, un gran científico que descubrió, en 1926, como solidificar helio, tiempo después que Heike Kamerlingh Onnes en 1908 lo cambiase a estado líquido.

Homer Stille Cummings was a U.S. lawyer and political figure who was United States Attorney General from 1933 to 1939. He also was elected mayor of Stamford, Connecticut, three times before founding the legal firm of Cummings & Lockwood in 1909. He later served as chairman of Democratic National Committee between 1919 and 1920.

François d'Astier de La Vigerie was a French military leader during two World Wars.