Buddy Holly (1936-1959)
Rock Singer
1
Ritchie Valens (1941-1959)
2
Billie Holiday (1915-1959)
Jazz Singer
3
Carl Switzer (1927-1959)
TV Actor
4
The Big Bopper (1930-1959)
5
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)
Architect
6
Lou Costello (1906-1959)
Comedian
7
Jozsef Revai (1898-1959)
Politician
8
Max Baer (1909-1959)
Boxer
9
George Reeves (1914-1959)
10
Errol Flynn (1909-1959)
Movie Actor
11
Ante Pavelić (1889-1959)
12
George Marshall (1880-1959)
War Hero
13
Sidney Bechet (1897-1959)
Saxophonist
14
Victor McLaglen (1886-1959)
15
Alberto Guerrero (1886-1959)
Pianist
16
Wayne Morris (1914-1959)
17
Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Sculptor
18
Maxwell Anderson (1888-1959)
Playwright
19
Edmund Gwenn (1877-1959)
20
Celebrities Born in 1959
Deaths by Year
Helen Broderick (1891-1959)
Movie Actress
21
Bob Coleman (1890-1959)
Baseball Manager
22
Jose Laurel (1891-1959)
World Leader
23
Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959)
Director
24
Matt Baker (1921-1959)
Comic Book Artist
25
Taylor Holmes (1878-1959)
26
Marshall Teague (1921-1959)
Race Car Driver
27
Raymond Chandler (1888-1959)
Novelist
28
Eric Blore (1887-1959)
29
Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959)
Stage Actress
30
Paul Douglas (1907-1959)
31
Ed Walsh (1881-1959)
Baseball Player
32
Gilda Gray (1901-1959)
33
Lefty Williams (1893-1959)
34
Kay Kendall (1927-1959)
35
Baby Dodds (1898-1959)
Drummer
36
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Composer
37
William Bishop (1918-1959)
38
Bert Bell (1895-1959)
Business Executive
39
Jim Bottomley (1900-1959)
40
Preston Sturges (1898-1959)
41
Mike Hawthorn (1929-1959)
42
Sisavang Vong (1885-1959)
King
43
Olga Knipper (1868-1959)
44
Mario Lanza (1921-1959)
Opera Singer
45
James Gleason (1882-1959)
46
Ragnar Nurkse (1907-1959)
47
Albert Namatjira (1902-1959)
Painter
48
