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
Sidney Bechet (1897-1959)
Saxophonist
10
Max Baer (1909-1959)
Boxer
11
Alberto Guerrero (1886-1959)
Pianist
12
Victor McLaglen (1886-1959)
13
Wayne Morris (1914-1959)
14
Taylor Holmes (1878-1959)
15
Ante Pavelić (1889-1959)
Politician
16
Edmund Gwenn (1877-1959)
17
Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959)
Stage Actress
18
Jose Laurel (1891-1959)
World Leader
19
Mario Lanza (1921-1959)
Opera Singer
20
Matt Baker (1921-1959)
Comic Book Artist
21
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Composer
22
Lefty Williams (1893-1959)
Baseball Player
23
Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959)
Director
24
Duncan Hines (1880-1959)
Journalist
25
Raymond Chandler (1888-1959)
Novelist
26
Mike Hawthorn (1929-1959)
Race Car Driver
27
Bert Bell (1895-1959)
Business Executive
28
Jack Norworth (1879-1959)
Songwriter
29
Kay Kendall (1927-1959)
Movie Actress
30
Morrie Arnovich (1910-1959)
31
George Marshall (1880-1959)
War Hero
32
Baby Dodds (1898-1959)
Drummer
33
William Halsey Jr. (1882-1959)
34
Eric Blore (1887-1959)
35
Jack Davey (1907-1959)
Radio Host
36
Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Sculptor
37
Jozsef Revai (1898-1959)
38
Marshall Teague (1921-1959)
39
Andrew J. May (1875-1959)
40
Ragnar Nurkse (1907-1959)
41
Leff Pouishnoff (1891-1959)
42
Albert Namatjira (1902-1959)
Painter
43
Sisavang Vong (1885-1959)
King
44
Sam M. Lewis (1885-1959)
45
Lester Young (1909-1959)
46
Paul Douglas (1907-1959)
47
Ed Walsh (1881-1959)
48
Celebrities Born in 1959
Deaths by Year
