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
Sidney Bechet (1897-1959)
Saxophonist
9
Lou Costello (1906-1959)
Comedian
10
Max Baer (1909-1959)
Boxer
11
Alberto Guerrero (1886-1959)
Pianist
12
Wayne Morris (1914-1959)
13
Taylor Holmes (1878-1959)
14
Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959)
Stage Actress
15
Victor McLaglen (1886-1959)
16
Jozsef Revai (1898-1959)
Politician
17
Mario Lanza (1921-1959)
Opera Singer
18
Ante Pavelić (1889-1959)
19
Edmund Gwenn (1877-1959)
20
Jose Laurel (1891-1959)
World Leader
21
Matt Baker (1921-1959)
Comic Book Artist
22
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Composer
23
Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959)
Director
24
Duncan Hines (1880-1959)
Journalist
25
Raymond Chandler (1888-1959)
Novelist
26
Ed Walsh (1881-1959)
Baseball Player
27
Mike Hawthorn (1929-1959)
Race Car Driver
28
Bert Bell (1895-1959)
Business Executive
29
Jack Norworth (1879-1959)
Songwriter
30
Kay Kendall (1927-1959)
Movie Actress
31
Lefty Williams (1893-1959)
32
George Marshall (1880-1959)
War Hero
33
Baby Dodds (1898-1959)
Drummer
34
William Halsey Jr. (1882-1959)
35
Eric Blore (1887-1959)
36
Jack Davey (1907-1959)
Radio Host
37
Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Sculptor
38
Morrie Arnovich (1910-1959)
39
Marshall Teague (1921-1959)
40
Andrew J. May (1875-1959)
41
Ragnar Nurkse (1907-1959)
42
Leff Pouishnoff (1891-1959)
43
Albert Namatjira (1902-1959)
Painter
44
Sisavang Vong (1885-1959)
King
45
Sam M. Lewis (1885-1959)
46
Lester Young (1909-1959)
47
Paul Douglas (1907-1959)
48
Celebrities Born in 1959
Deaths by Year
