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
George Reeves (1914-1959)
6
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)
Architect
7
Errol Flynn (1909-1959)
Movie Actor
8
Lou Costello (1906-1959)
Comedian
9
Ante Pavelić (1889-1959)
Politician
10
George Marshall (1880-1959)
War Hero
11
Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959)
Stage Actress
12
Kay Kendall (1927-1959)
Movie Actress
13
Taylor Holmes (1878-1959)
14
Matt Baker (1921-1959)
Comic Book Artist
15
Paul Douglas (1907-1959)
16
Alberto Guerrero (1886-1959)
Pianist
17
Mario Lanza (1921-1959)
Opera Singer
18
Raymond Chandler (1888-1959)
Novelist
19
Sidney Bechet (1897-1959)
Saxophonist
20
Max Baer (1909-1959)
Boxer
21
James Gleason (1882-1959)
22
Bert Bell (1895-1959)
Business Executive
23
Jozsef Revai (1898-1959)
24
Celebrities Born in 1959
Deaths by Year
Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959)
Director
25
Sophie Theresa Pemberton (1869-1959)
Painter
26
Jose Laurel (1891-1959)
World Leader
27
Helen Broderick (1891-1959)
28
Lefty Williams (1893-1959)
Baseball Player
29
Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909-1959)
Poet
30
Gilda Gray (1901-1959)
31
Victor McLaglen (1886-1959)
32
Baby Dodds (1898-1959)
Drummer
33
Ed Walsh (1881-1959)
34
Duncan Hines (1880-1959)
Journalist
35
Jack Norworth (1879-1959)
Songwriter
36
Wayne Morris (1914-1959)
37
Eric Blore (1887-1959)
38
Olin Howland (1886-1959)
39
Marshall Teague (1921-1959)
Race Car Driver
40
Andrew J. May (1875-1959)
41
Vincent Astor (1891-1959)
Entrepreneur
42
Roald Larsen (1898-1959)
Speedskater
43
Leff Pouishnoff (1891-1959)
44
Albert Namatjira (1902-1959)
45
Sisavang Vong (1885-1959)
King
46
Edmund Gwenn (1877-1959)
47
Sam M. Lewis (1885-1959)
48
