Ritchie Valens (1941-1959)
Rock Singer
1
Buddy Holly (1936-1959)
2
Carl Switzer (1927-1959)
TV Actor
3
Billie Holiday (1915-1959)
Jazz Singer
4
Ante Pavelić (1889-1959)
Politician
5
The Big Bopper (1930-1959)
6
Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909-1959)
Poet
7
George Reeves (1914-1959)
8
Errol Flynn (1909-1959)
Movie Actor
9
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)
Architect
10
Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959)
Director
11
Alberto Guerrero (1886-1959)
Pianist
12
Mario Lanza (1921-1959)
Opera Singer
13
Lou Costello (1906-1959)
Comedian
14
Jozsef Revai (1898-1959)
15
Albert Namatjira (1902-1959)
Painter
16
Matt Baker (1921-1959)
Comic Book Artist
17
Edmund Gwenn (1877-1959)
18
John Foster Dulles (1888-1959)
19
Jack Davey (1907-1959)
Radio Host
20
Celebrities Born in 1959
Deaths by Year
Helen Broderick (1891-1959)
Movie Actress
21
Victor McLaglen (1886-1959)
22
Taylor Holmes (1878-1959)
23
Max Baer (1909-1959)
Boxer
24
Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Sculptor
25
Sidney Bechet (1897-1959)
Saxophonist
26
Eric Blore (1887-1959)
27
Sam M. Lewis (1885-1959)
Songwriter
28
Mike Hawthorn (1929-1959)
Race Car Driver
29
Nap Lajoie (1874-1959)
Baseball Player
30
Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959)
Stage Actress
31
Jose Laurel (1891-1959)
World Leader
32
Baby Dodds (1898-1959)
Drummer
33
Kay Kendall (1927-1959)
34
Bob Coleman (1890-1959)
Baseball Manager
35
Preston Sturges (1898-1959)
36
Ed Walsh (1881-1959)
37
Wayne Morris (1914-1959)
38
Maxwell Anderson (1888-1959)
Playwright
39
Madame Sul-Te-Wan (1873-1959)
40
George Marshall (1880-1959)
War Hero
41
Sisavang Vong (1885-1959)
King
42
Marshall Teague (1921-1959)
43
Lefty Williams (1893-1959)
44
James Gleason (1882-1959)
45
George Grosz (1893-1959)
46
Raymond Chandler (1888-1959)
Novelist
47
Imre Schlosser (1889-1959)
Soccer Player
48
