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
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)
Architect
6
Errol Flynn (1909-1959)
Movie Actor
7
George Reeves (1914-1959)
8
Ante Pavelić (1889-1959)
Politician
9
Jose Laurel (1891-1959)
World Leader
10
Jozsef Revai (1898-1959)
11
Taylor Holmes (1878-1959)
12
Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959)
Director
13
Lou Costello (1906-1959)
Comedian
14
Raymond Chandler (1888-1959)
Novelist
15
George Marshall (1880-1959)
War Hero
16
Max Baer (1909-1959)
Boxer
17
Gerda Lundequist (1871-1959)
Stage Actress
18
Alberto Guerrero (1886-1959)
Pianist
19
John Foster Dulles (1888-1959)
20
Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959)
21
Preston Sturges (1898-1959)
22
Sam M. Lewis (1885-1959)
Songwriter
23
Albert Namatjira (1902-1959)
Painter
24
Celebrities Born in 1959
Deaths by Year
Matt Baker (1921-1959)
Comic Book Artist
25
William Halsey Jr. (1882-1959)
26
Sidney Bechet (1897-1959)
Saxophonist
27
Maxwell Anderson (1888-1959)
Playwright
28
Baby Dodds (1898-1959)
Drummer
29
Mario Lanza (1921-1959)
Opera Singer
30
Lock Martin (1916-1959)
31
Andrew J. May (1875-1959)
32
Edmund Gwenn (1877-1959)
33
Paul Douglas (1907-1959)
34
Lefty Williams (1893-1959)
Baseball Player
35
Nap Lajoie (1874-1959)
36
James Allan Mollison (1905-1959)
Pilot
37
Roald Larsen (1898-1959)
Speedskater
38
Sisavang Vong (1885-1959)
King
39
Vincent Astor (1891-1959)
Entrepreneur
40
Jean Hugard (1872-1959)
Magician
41
Lester Young (1909-1959)
42
Ragnar Nurkse (1907-1959)
43
Leff Pouishnoff (1891-1959)
44
Wayne Morris (1914-1959)
45
Kay Kendall (1927-1959)
Movie Actress
46
Mike Hawthorn (1929-1959)
Race Car Driver
47
Maryla Jonas (1911-1959)
48
