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
Ante Pavelić (1889-1959)
Politician
7
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)
Architect
8
Jozsef Revai (1898-1959)
9
George Reeves (1914-1959)
10
Kay Kendall (1927-1959)
Movie Actress
11
Mario Lanza (1921-1959)
Opera Singer
12
Albert Namatjira (1902-1959)
Painter
13
Mike Hawthorn (1929-1959)
Race Car Driver
14
Lou Costello (1906-1959)
Comedian
15
Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Sculptor
16
Matt Baker (1921-1959)
Comic Book Artist
17
Sidney Bechet (1897-1959)
Saxophonist
18
Raymond Chandler (1888-1959)
Novelist
19
Max Baer (1909-1959)
Boxer
20
Celebrities Born in 1959
Most Popular
Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959)
Stage Actress
21
George Marshall (1880-1959)
War Hero
22
Eric Blore (1887-1959)
23
Taylor Holmes (1878-1959)
24
Wayne Morris (1914-1959)
25
Jose Laurel (1891-1959)
World Leader
26
Alberto Guerrero (1886-1959)
Pianist
27
Marshall Teague (1921-1959)
28
Maxwell Anderson (1888-1959)
Playwright
29
Edmund Gwenn (1877-1959)
30
Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959)
Director
31
Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909-1959)
Poet
32
James Gleason (1882-1959)
33
John Foster Dulles (1888-1959)
34
Bert Bell (1895-1959)
Business Executive
35
Sisavang Vong (1885-1959)
King
36
Lefty Williams (1893-1959)
Baseball Player
37
Victor McLaglen (1886-1959)
38
Paul Douglas (1907-1959)
39
Sam M. Lewis (1885-1959)
Songwriter
40
Ed Walsh (1881-1959)
41
Nap Lajoie (1874-1959)
42
William Bishop (1918-1959)
43
Baby Dodds (1898-1959)
Drummer
44
Helen Broderick (1891-1959)
45
Bob Coleman (1890-1959)
Baseball Manager
46
George Grosz (1893-1959)
47
Jim Bottomley (1900-1959)
48
