Buddy Holly (1936-1959)
Rock Singer
1
Ritchie Valens (1941-1959)
2
Carl Switzer (1927-1959)
TV Actor
3
Billie Holiday (1915-1959)
Jazz Singer
4
The Big Bopper (1930-1959)
5
George Reeves (1914-1959)
6
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)
Architect
7
Matt Baker (1921-1959)
Comic Book Artist
8
Ante Pavelić (1889-1959)
Politician
9
Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959)
Director
10
Taylor Holmes (1878-1959)
Movie Actor
11
Lou Costello (1906-1959)
Comedian
12
Alberto Guerrero (1886-1959)
Pianist
13
George Marshall (1880-1959)
War Hero
14
Errol Flynn (1909-1959)
15
Edmund Gwenn (1877-1959)
16
Sisavang Vong (1885-1959)
King
17
Paul Douglas (1907-1959)
18
George Antheil (1900-1959)
Composer
19
Jim Bottomley (1900-1959)
Baseball Player
20
Celebrities Born in 1959
Deaths by Year
Baby Dodds (1898-1959)
Drummer
21
Max Baer (1909-1959)
Boxer
22
Mario Lanza (1921-1959)
Opera Singer
23
Sam M. Lewis (1885-1959)
Songwriter
24
Wayne Morris (1914-1959)
25
Sidney Bechet (1897-1959)
Saxophonist
26
Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909-1959)
Poet
27
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
28
Albert Namatjira (1902-1959)
Painter
29
Mike Hawthorn (1929-1959)
Race Car Driver
30
Jose Laurel (1891-1959)
World Leader
31
Bert Bell (1895-1959)
Business Executive
32
Raymond Chandler (1888-1959)
Novelist
33
Ed Walsh (1881-1959)
34
Jack Davey (1907-1959)
Radio Host
35
Jean Hugard (1872-1959)
Magician
36
Jozsef Revai (1898-1959)
37
Lefty Williams (1893-1959)
38
Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959)
Stage Actress
39
Jur Hronec (1881-1959)
Mathematician
40
Kay Kendall (1927-1959)
Movie Actress
41
Nap Lajoie (1874-1959)
42
Helen Broderick (1891-1959)
43
Preston Sturges (1898-1959)
44
Maxwell Anderson (1888-1959)
Playwright
45
James Gleason (1882-1959)
46
William Bishop (1918-1959)
47
Eric Blore (1887-1959)
48
