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Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1956

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 1956. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

  • LeRoy Samse
    May 1 LeRoy Samse

    American pole vaulter (d. 1956).

  • Miklós Nyiszli
    May 5 Miklós Nyiszli
  • Carl Brockelmann
    May 6 Carl Brockelmann
  • Louis Calhern
    May 12 Louis Calhern

    Louis Calhern was an American stage and film actor best known for his distinguished career in Hollywood during the Golden Age of cinema. He was frequently cast in supporting and character roles, especially in films of the 1940s and 1950s. [bio]

  • Aleksandr Aleksandrovič Fadeev
    May 13 Aleksandr Aleksandrovič Fadeev
  • Joan Malleson
    May 14 Joan Malleson

    English physician (born 1889).

  • Austin Osman Spare
    May 15 Austin Osman Spare

    English painter and magician (b. 1886).

  • H. B. Reese
    May 16 H. B. Reese

    American candy-maker and businessman, created reese's peanut butter cups (b. 1876).

  • Maurice Tate
    May 18 Maurice Tate

    English cricketer (d. 1956).

  • Max Beerbohm
    May 20 Max Beerbohm

    Author and illustrator from english-italian (d. 1956).

  • Zoltán Halmay
    May 20 Zoltán Halmay

    Hungarian swimmer and trainer (b. 1881).

  • Harry Bensley
    May 21 Harry Bensley

    English businessman and adventurer (b. 1877).

  • Richard Stanton
    May 22 Richard Stanton
  • Damiano Filia
    May 22 Damiano Filia
  • Samuel Jackson Barnett
    May 22 Samuel Jackson Barnett
  • Gustav Suits
    May 23 Gustav Suits

    Latvian-estonian poet and politician (b. 1883).

  • Guy Kibbee
    May 24 Guy Kibbee

    Guy Kibbee was an American actor known for his work in theater and film during the early to mid-20th century. Renowned for playing jovial or befuddled characters, he became a fixture in Hollywood's Golden Age, particularly in Warner Bros. productions of the 1930s. [bio]

  • Martha Annie Whiteley
    May 24 Martha Annie Whiteley

    English chemist and mathematician (b. 1866).

  • Charles Thom
    May 24 Charles Thom
  • Enrique Muiño
    May 24 Enrique Muiño
  • Johann Radon
    May 25 Johann Radon
  • Al Simmons
    May 26 Al Simmons

    Al Simmons was a prominent American baseball player and coach who played in Major League Baseball during the early 20th century, known for...

  • Stefano Perrier
    May 27 Stefano Perrier
  • Frank Beaurepaire
    May 29 Frank Beaurepaire
  • Hermann Abendroth
    May 29 Hermann Abendroth
  • Johannes Jørgensen
    May 29 Johannes Jørgensen
  • Walter Lewis
    May 29 Walter Lewis
  • Carl Alexander Neuberg
    May 30 Carl Alexander Neuberg
  • George Levick
    May 30 George Levick