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
Errol Flynn (1909-1959)
Movie Actor
6
George Reeves (1914-1959)
7
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)
Architect
8
Lou Costello (1906-1959)
Comedian
9
George Marshall (1880-1959)
War Hero
10
Matt Baker (1921-1959)
Comic Book Artist
11
Ante Pavelić (1889-1959)
Politician
12
Max Baer (1909-1959)
Boxer
13
Jose Laurel (1891-1959)
World Leader
14
Wayne Morris (1914-1959)
15
Mario Lanza (1921-1959)
Opera Singer
16
Victor McLaglen (1886-1959)
17
Taylor Holmes (1878-1959)
18
Jozsef Revai (1898-1959)
19
Duncan Hines (1880-1959)
Journalist
20
Alberto Guerrero (1886-1959)
Pianist
21
Paul Douglas (1907-1959)
22
Sidney Bechet (1897-1959)
Saxophonist
23
John Foster Dulles (1888-1959)
24
Celebrities Born in 1959
Deaths by Year
Edmund Gwenn (1877-1959)
25
Raymond Chandler (1888-1959)
Novelist
26
Lester Young (1909-1959)
27
Mike Hawthorn (1929-1959)
Race Car Driver
28
Gerda Lundequist (1871-1959)
Stage Actress
29
Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909-1959)
Poet
30
Kay Kendall (1927-1959)
Movie Actress
31
Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959)
Director
32
William Bishop (1918-1959)
33
Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959)
34
Jack Davey (1907-1959)
Radio Host
35
Bob Coleman (1890-1959)
Baseball Manager
36
Helen Flanders Dunbar (1902-1959)
Doctor
37
Albert Namatjira (1902-1959)
Painter
38
Lefty Williams (1893-1959)
Baseball Player
39
Sam M. Lewis (1885-1959)
Songwriter
40
Sisavang Vong (1885-1959)
King
41
Maxwell Anderson (1888-1959)
Playwright
42
Nap Lajoie (1874-1959)
43
Maryla Jonas (1911-1959)
44
Preston Sturges (1898-1959)
45
Gilda Gray (1901-1959)
46
Baby Dodds (1898-1959)
Drummer
47
William Halsey Jr. (1882-1959)
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