* Brett Austin ( 1959 – 1990 ), New Zealand swimmer

British Medical Journal, Jan. 3, 1959, 1 ( 5113 ): 1 – 6.

* 1959 – Gail Shea, Canadian politician

* 1883 – Dally Messenger, Australian footballer ( d. 1959 )

* 1959 – Paul Gross, Canadian actor, director, and writer

* 1959 – Stephen Harper, Canadian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Canada

* 1959 – W. Thomas Smith, Jr, American author and columnist

* 1909 – Lester Young, American saxophonist ( d. 1959 )

* 1959 – Gerhard Berger, Austrian race car driver

* 1959 – Downtown Julie Brown, English television host and actress

* 1959 – Juan Fernando Cobo, Colombian painter and sculptor

* 1959 – András Petöcz, Hungarian author

* 1959 – Jeanette Winterson, English novelist

* 1959 – Rajendra Singh Indian water conservationist

* 1875 – Albert Ketèlbey, English conductor, composer, and pianist ( d. 1959 )

* 1959 – Kurtis Blow, American rapper and producer

* 1959 – Stuart Hughes, Canadian actor

* 1959 – Michael Kors, American fashion designer

* 1959 – Toni Servillo, Italian actor and director

* 1959 – Danny Bonaduce, American actor

* 1959 – Michael Bradley, Irish bass player and radio host ( The Undertones )

* 1959 – Bruce French, English cricketer

* 1959 – Tom Niedenfuer, American baseball player

* 1959 – Victoria Jackson, American comedian, actress, and singer

* 1959 – Apollonia Kotero, American singer and actress ( Apollonia 6 )

** Tonadilla ( 1959 ; first performance by the guitar duo of Ida Presti and Alexandre Lagoya )

Alexandre Borges Guimarães ( born November 7, 1959 ) is a Brazilian-born ( Maceió, Alagoas in the northeast of Brazil ), Costa Rican-raised ex-footballer and coach.

* Costa Azzurra ( 1959 )

* Laura Chinchilla Miranda ( 1959 ), 46th President of Costa Rica

* Costa Rica Cup ( 2 ): 1954 ( undefeated ) y 1959

It was at this time in late 1959 that Costa, along with Lawrence and Gorme, left ABC to join the United Artists label as A & R Director.

Pedro Costa ( born 1959 ) is a Portuguese film director.

Additionally, as late as 1959, the railroad tracks of the Sacramento Northern Railway ran along Shafter Avenue, crossed College Ave. near where the Rockridge BART station is now and ran along the corridor of what is now state Highway 13 ( the portion after Ashby Ave .), through Montclair Village and over into Contra Costa County.

Róger Flores Solano ( born 26 May 1959 in San José ) is a retired Costa Rican football player, a manager and father of three, a daughter ( Adela Flores ) and two sons ( Roger & Andres Flores who is also a professional soccer player ).

Simon worked enthusiastically on the project for many years and described it as " a New York Puerto Rican story based on events that happened in 1959 — events that I remembered.

" The musical tells the story of real-life Puerto Rican youth Salvador Agron, who wore a cape while committing two murders in 1959 New York, and who went on to become a writer in prison.

During the 1980s, notable players followed in the footsteps of players such as Juan " Pachin " Vicens ( Named Greatest Basketball Player in the World at the Basketball World Championship, held in Santiago, Chile, 1959 ) and Butch Lee, the first Puerto Rican and BSN player to enter the NBA.

Carlos De León, also known as " Sugar " De Leon, ( born May 3, 1959 ) is a Puerto Rican former boxer who made history by becoming the first Cruiserweight to win the world title twice.

In 1959, an aborted rumble between rival Irish and Puerto Rican gangs led to the notorious " Capeman " murders in which two innocent teenagers were killed.

Yolanda Vadiz ( 1959 – 1987 ) was a Puerto Rican soprano.

* Rafael Martínez Torres ( born 1959 ), Puerto Rican jurist

Vincent Michael Irizarry ( born November 12, 1959 in Queens, New York ) is an American actor of Puerto Rican and Italian descent.

In 1959, Mari Brás founded the " Pro-Independence Movement ", which grouped Puerto Rican independence followers who supported the Socialist philosophy.

Angelita Lind a. k. a. " The Angel of Puerto Rico " ( born January 13, 1959 ) is a Puerto Rican track and field athlete.

* Leo Fernández III ( b. 1959 ), Puerto Rican reporter

* Angelita Lind ( born 1959 ), Puerto Rican track and field athlete

Luis Palés Matos ( March 20, 1898-February 23, 1959 ) was a Puerto Rican poet who is credited with creating the poetry genre known as Afro-Antillano.

Salvador Agron ( April 24, 1943 – April 22, 1986 ), a. k. a. " The Capeman ", was a Puerto Rican gang member who murdered two teenagers in a Hell's Kitchen park in 1959.

The Captains had not won a Puerto Rican national championship tournament since 1959, and when Chade and other team personnel promised the city of Arecibo, Puerto Rico that they would become champions again soon, they were met with many skeptics, both among Puerto Rican basketball fans and sports writers.

* César Mercado ( born 1959 ), Puerto Rican marathon runner