Ritchie Valens (1941-1959)
Rock Singer
1
Buddy Holly (1936-1959)
2
Billie Holiday (1915-1959)
Jazz Singer
3
Carl Switzer (1927-1959)
TV Actor
4
Lefty Williams (1893-1959)
Baseball Player
5
The Big Bopper (1930-1959)
6
Errol Flynn (1909-1959)
Movie Actor
7
Lou Costello (1906-1959)
Comedian
8
George Reeves (1914-1959)
9
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)
Architect
10
Alberto Guerrero (1886-1959)
Pianist
11
Max Baer (1909-1959)
Boxer
12
Wayne Morris (1914-1959)
13
Matt Baker (1921-1959)
Comic Book Artist
14
George Marshall (1880-1959)
War Hero
15
Madame Sul-Te-Wan (1873-1959)
Movie Actress
16
Albert Namatjira (1902-1959)
Painter
17
Taylor Holmes (1878-1959)
18
Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959)
Director
19
Ed Walsh (1881-1959)
20
Mario Lanza (1921-1959)
Opera Singer
21
James Gleason (1882-1959)
22
Sidney Bechet (1897-1959)
Saxophonist
23
Jose Laurel (1891-1959)
World Leader
24
Jozsef Revai (1898-1959)
Politician
25
Sisavang Vong (1885-1959)
King
26
Andrew J. May (1875-1959)
27
Ante Pavelić (1889-1959)
28
James Allan Mollison (1905-1959)
Pilot
29
Nap Lajoie (1874-1959)
30
Kay Kendall (1927-1959)
31
Paul Douglas (1907-1959)
32
Preston Sturges (1898-1959)
33
Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959)
Stage Actress
34
Victor McLaglen (1886-1959)
35
Jack Norworth (1879-1959)
Songwriter
36
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Composer
37
Lock Martin (1916-1959)
38
Mike Hawthorn (1929-1959)
Race Car Driver
39
Olin Howland (1886-1959)
40
Sam M. Lewis (1885-1959)
41
Duncan Hines (1880-1959)
Journalist
42
Roald Larsen (1898-1959)
Speedskater
43
Vincent Astor (1891-1959)
Entrepreneur
44
Harry Yarnell (1875-1959)
45
Raymond Chandler (1888-1959)
Novelist
46
Edmund Gwenn (1877-1959)
47
Baby Dodds (1898-1959)
Drummer
48
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