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
Errol Flynn (1909-1959)
Movie Actor
7
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)
Architect
8
Lou Costello (1906-1959)
Comedian
9
George Marshall (1880-1959)
War Hero
10
Alberto Guerrero (1886-1959)
Pianist
11
Sidney Bechet (1897-1959)
Saxophonist
12
Matt Baker (1921-1959)
Comic Book Artist
13
Ante Pavelić (1889-1959)
Politician
14
Taylor Holmes (1878-1959)
15
Jose Laurel (1891-1959)
World Leader
16
Jozsef Revai (1898-1959)
17
Max Baer (1909-1959)
Boxer
18
Mario Lanza (1921-1959)
Opera Singer
19
Lefty Williams (1893-1959)
Baseball Player
20
Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959)
Stage Actress
21
Jack Norworth (1879-1959)
Songwriter
22
Raymond Chandler (1888-1959)
Novelist
23
Victor McLaglen (1886-1959)
24
Celebrities Born in 1959
Deaths by Year
Edmund Gwenn (1877-1959)
25
Olin Howland (1886-1959)
26
Vincent Astor (1891-1959)
Entrepreneur
27
Andrew J. May (1875-1959)
28
Gilda Gray (1901-1959)
Movie Actress
29
Duncan Hines (1880-1959)
Journalist
30
Wayne Morris (1914-1959)
31
Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959)
Director
32
Baby Dodds (1898-1959)
Drummer
33
Kay Kendall (1927-1959)
34
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Composer
35
Mike Hawthorn (1929-1959)
Race Car Driver
36
Bert Bell (1895-1959)
Business Executive
37
Ed Walsh (1881-1959)
38
Eric Blore (1887-1959)
39
Jack Davey (1907-1959)
Radio Host
40
Roald Larsen (1898-1959)
Speedskater
41
Leff Pouishnoff (1891-1959)
42
Morrie Arnovich (1910-1959)
43
Albert Namatjira (1902-1959)
Painter
44
Sisavang Vong (1885-1959)
King
45
Sam M. Lewis (1885-1959)
46
Alexander Vesnin (1883-1959)
47
Lester Young (1909-1959)
48
