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
Errol Flynn (1909-1959)
Movie Actor
6
George Reeves (1914-1959)
7
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)
Architect
8
Jack Davey (1907-1959)
Radio Host
9
Alberto Guerrero (1886-1959)
Pianist
10
George Marshall (1880-1959)
War Hero
11
Taylor Holmes (1878-1959)
12
Lou Costello (1906-1959)
Comedian
13
Mario Lanza (1921-1959)
Opera Singer
14
Sidney Bechet (1897-1959)
Saxophonist
15
Matt Baker (1921-1959)
Comic Book Artist
16
Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959)
Director
17
Raymond Chandler (1888-1959)
Novelist
18
Ante Pavelić (1889-1959)
Politician
19
Paul Douglas (1907-1959)
20
Max Baer (1909-1959)
Boxer
21
Wayne Morris (1914-1959)
22
Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959)
Stage Actress
23
James Allan Mollison (1905-1959)
Pilot
24
George Antheil (1900-1959)
Composer
25
Duleepsinhji (1905-1959)
Cricketer
26
Mike Hawthorn (1929-1959)
Race Car Driver
27
Jose Laurel (1891-1959)
World Leader
28
Maxwell Anderson (1888-1959)
Playwright
29
Sophie Theresa Pemberton (1869-1959)
Painter
30
Madame Sul-Te-Wan (1873-1959)
Movie Actress
31
Ed Walsh (1881-1959)
Baseball Player
32
Kay Kendall (1927-1959)
33
James Gleason (1882-1959)
34
Preston Sturges (1898-1959)
35
Lefty Williams (1893-1959)
36
Jozsef Revai (1898-1959)
37
Duncan Hines (1880-1959)
Journalist
38
Helen Flanders Dunbar (1902-1959)
Doctor
39
Edmund Gwenn (1877-1959)
40
Albert Namatjira (1902-1959)
41
Sam M. Lewis (1885-1959)
Songwriter
42
Sisavang Vong (1885-1959)
King
43
Lester Young (1909-1959)
44
Victor McLaglen (1886-1959)
45
Nap Lajoie (1874-1959)
46
Bob Coleman (1890-1959)
Baseball Manager
47
Lock Martin (1916-1959)
48
Celebrities Born in 1959
Deaths by Year
