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
Lefty Williams (1893-1959)
Baseball Player
5
The Big Bopper (1930-1959)
6
Errol Flynn (1909-1959)
Movie Actor
7
George Reeves (1914-1959)
8
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)
Architect
9
Sidney Bechet (1897-1959)
Saxophonist
10
George Marshall (1880-1959)
War Hero
11
Taylor Holmes (1878-1959)
12
Raymond Chandler (1888-1959)
Novelist
13
Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959)
Stage Actress
14
Wayne Morris (1914-1959)
15
Ante Pavelić (1889-1959)
Politician
16
Lou Costello (1906-1959)
Comedian
17
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Composer
18
Matt Baker (1921-1959)
Comic Book Artist
19
Max Baer (1909-1959)
Boxer
20
Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959)
Director
21
Alberto Guerrero (1886-1959)
Pianist
22
Albert Namatjira (1902-1959)
Painter
23
Jack Norworth (1879-1959)
Songwriter
24
Mack Gordon (1904-1959)
25
Jozsef Revai (1898-1959)
26
Vincent Astor (1891-1959)
Entrepreneur
27
Paul Douglas (1907-1959)
28
Mario Lanza (1921-1959)
Opera Singer
29
Andrew J. May (1875-1959)
30
Bob Coleman (1890-1959)
Baseball Manager
31
Lester Young (1909-1959)
32
Owen Willans Richardson (1879-1959)
Physicist
33
Ed Walsh (1881-1959)
34
Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909-1959)
Poet
35
Kay Kendall (1927-1959)
Movie Actress
36
Jack Davey (1907-1959)
Radio Host
37
Gilda Gray (1901-1959)
38
Tony Canzoneri (1908-1959)
39
Morrie Arnovich (1910-1959)
40
Samuel Tilden Norton (1877-1959)
41
Sisavang Vong (1885-1959)
King
42
Sam M. Lewis (1885-1959)
43
George Antheil (1900-1959)
44
Edmund Gwenn (1877-1959)
45
Nap Lajoie (1874-1959)
46
Preston Sturges (1898-1959)
47
Jose Laurel (1891-1959)
World Leader
48
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