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
George Reeves (1914-1959)
5
The Big Bopper (1930-1959)
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
John Foster Dulles (1888-1959)
11
Taylor Holmes (1878-1959)
12
Max Baer (1909-1959)
Boxer
13
Jose Laurel (1891-1959)
World Leader
14
Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959)
Stage Actress
15
Mario Lanza (1921-1959)
Opera Singer
16
Matt Baker (1921-1959)
Comic Book Artist
17
Alberto Guerrero (1886-1959)
Pianist
18
Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959)
Director
19
Maryla Jonas (1911-1959)
20
Jozsef Revai (1898-1959)
21
Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Sculptor
22
Mack Gordon (1904-1959)
Composer
23
Wayne Morris (1914-1959)
24
Celebrities Born in 1959
Deaths by Year
Sidney Bechet (1897-1959)
Saxophonist
25
Maxwell Anderson (1888-1959)
Playwright
26
Albert Namatjira (1902-1959)
Painter
27
Raymond Chandler (1888-1959)
Novelist
28
Helen Broderick (1891-1959)
Movie Actress
29
Sam M. Lewis (1885-1959)
Songwriter
30
Nap Lajoie (1874-1959)
Baseball Player
31
Sophie Theresa Pemberton (1869-1959)
32
George Marshall (1880-1959)
War Hero
33
Samuel Tilden Norton (1877-1959)
34
Gerda Lundequist (1871-1959)
35
Paul Douglas (1907-1959)
36
William Halsey Jr. (1882-1959)
37
Mike Hawthorn (1929-1959)
Race Car Driver
38
Lefty Williams (1893-1959)
39
James Gleason (1882-1959)
40
Sisavang Vong (1885-1959)
King
41
Edmund Gwenn (1877-1959)
42
Jerry Unser Jr. (1932-1959)
43
Preston Sturges (1898-1959)
44
Baby Dodds (1898-1959)
Drummer
45
Kay Kendall (1927-1959)
46
Lock Martin (1916-1959)
47
Ed Walsh (1881-1959)
48
