Famous People Who Died In 1959
Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1959. This list includes people like Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Errol Flynn, Frank Lloyd Wright, Billie Holiday and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include artists, political leaders, military leaders and lawyers who died in 1959. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & Australia and many more countries.

American

American
Architect

American
Musician

Australian
Actor

American
Singer, Songwriter

American
Actor

American
Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army

American
Film Director, Producer

American
Actor

American
Actor

American
Serial Killer

American
Novelist and Screenwriter

British
Former Viceroy of India

American
Former United States Secretary of State

American
Actress

Brazilian
Latin American Composer

American
Serial Killer

Australian
Artist

American
Educator

American
Art Historian

British
Physicist

American
Electrical Engineer

Argentinian
First Latin American Nobel Peace Prize Recipient

British
Physicist

Dutch
Painter

American
Singer, Musician, Disc jockey, Songwriter

American
Composer

Ukrainian
Political leader

American
Actor, singer

American
Clarinetist, Saxophonist, Composer, Jazz musician,

American
Military Leader

British, American
Actor, Boxer
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American
Composer, Clarinetist, Saxophonist, Jazz musician

British
Formula One driver

American
Officer, Diplomat

American
Sculptor, Painter

Cuban
Armed force officer

German, American
Painter, Draughtsperson, Photographer, University

British
Economist, Paramedic, University teacher

American
Baseball player

British
Painter

German, American
Physician

Polish
Lawyer, Peace researcher

Canadian
Politician, Lawyer

American
Composer

American
American playwright

French
Polymath, Singer, Poet, Trumpeter, Lyricist,

Swiss, German
Racecar driver, Motorcycle racer

Filipino
Former President of the Philippines

Sri Lankan
Diplomat, Politician, Lawyer

Swiss
Composer

American

American
illustrator, painter

Mexican
Writer, Philosopher, Politician, University

British
Politician, Diarist, Writer, Military personnel

South African
Minister, Politician

British
painter

American
Psychologist

Italian
Journalist

Australian
Military personnel

Austrian
Writer, Painter, Etcher

Indonesian
Politician, Philosopher

French
Actor

Canadian
Writer, Submariner

Japanese
Prime Minister, politician

American
Drummer

American
actor, boxer

American
Psychiatrist, Physician

Turkish
diplomat, politician, minister of agriculture,

German
German chemist

Songwriter, Singer

American

American

Croatian, Yugoslav
Author

Writer, Translator, Journalist