List of Famous people who died in 1956

Jens Steenberg Bull was a Norwegian jurist and diplomatist. He played his most important role during World War II, when he represented his country in Stockholm, Sweden.

Léon Eugène Bérard was a French surgeon and oncologist. He was the younger brother of Hellenist scholar Victor Bérard (1864–1931).

Marshall Field III was an American investment banker, publisher, racehorse owner/breeder, philanthropist, grandson of businessman Marshall Field, heir to the Marshall Field department store fortune, and a leading financial supporter and founding board member of Saul Alinsky's community organizing network Industrial Areas Foundation.

Ewald Theodor Alfred Bosse was a Swedish-Norwegian sociologist and economist.

Miguel Inclán (1897–1956) was a Mexican film actor. He became known for his villainous roles during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.

Mitchell Lewis was an American film actor whose career as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player encompassed both silent and sound films.