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
George Reeves (1914-1959)
8
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)
Architect
9
Alberto Guerrero (1886-1959)
Pianist
10
Lou Costello (1906-1959)
Comedian
11
Sidney Bechet (1897-1959)
Saxophonist
12
Jack Davey (1907-1959)
Radio Host
13
Mario Lanza (1921-1959)
Opera Singer
14
George Marshall (1880-1959)
War Hero
15
Max Baer (1909-1959)
Boxer
16
Taylor Holmes (1878-1959)
17
Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959)
Director
18
Raymond Chandler (1888-1959)
Novelist
19
Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959)
Stage Actress
20
Sophie Theresa Pemberton (1869-1959)
Painter
21
Wayne Morris (1914-1959)
22
William Halsey Jr. (1882-1959)
23
Jose Laurel (1891-1959)
World Leader
24
Matt Baker (1921-1959)
Comic Book Artist
25
George Antheil (1900-1959)
Composer
26
Bert Bell (1895-1959)
Business Executive
27
Jozsef Revai (1898-1959)
28
Lester Young (1909-1959)
29
Paul Douglas (1907-1959)
30
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
31
Mike Hawthorn (1929-1959)
Race Car Driver
32
Lefty Williams (1893-1959)
Baseball Player
33
Duncan Hines (1880-1959)
Journalist
34
James Allan Mollison (1905-1959)
Pilot
35
Duleepsinhji (1905-1959)
Cricketer
36
Ed Walsh (1881-1959)
37
Edmund Gwenn (1877-1959)
38
Maxwell Anderson (1888-1959)
Playwright
39
Albert Namatjira (1902-1959)
40
Sisavang Vong (1885-1959)
King
41
Sam M. Lewis (1885-1959)
Songwriter
42
Kay Kendall (1927-1959)
Movie Actress
43
James Gleason (1882-1959)
44
Nap Lajoie (1874-1959)
45
Bob Coleman (1890-1959)
Baseball Manager
46
Preston Sturges (1898-1959)
47
Madame Sul-Te-Wan (1873-1959)
48
Celebrities Born in 1959
Deaths by Year
