* 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 )

For the 1959 Broadway musical starring Andy Griffith, see Destry Rides Again ( musical ).

A few of the many Carolina League players who have gone on to star in the Major Leagues are: Johnny Bench ( Peninsula, 1966 ), Wade Boggs ( Winston-Salem, 1977 ), Barry Bonds ( Prince William, 1985 ), Rod Carew ( Wilson, 1966 ), Dock Ellis ( Kinston, 1965 ), Dwight Evans ( Winston-Salem, 1971 ), Dwight Gooden ( Lynchburg, 1983 ), Andruw Jones ( Durham, 1996 ), Chipper Jones ( Durham, 1992 ), Willie McCovey ( Danville, 1956 ), Joe Morgan ( Durham, 1963 ), Dave Parker ( Salem, 1972 ), Tony Pérez ( Rocky Mount, 1962 ), Andy Pettitte ( Prince William, 1993 ), Jorge Posada ( Prince William, 1993 ), Darryl Strawberry ( Lynchburg, 1981 ), Bernie Williams ( Prince William, 1988 ), and Carl Yastrzemski ( Raleigh, 1959 ).

* Andy Holt, president of the University of Tennessee from 1959 to 1970, was born in Milan

* Andy Capp Spring Tonic ( No. 2 ) ( 1959 )

* Life with Andy Capp ( No. 3 ) ( 1959 )

* 1959 Andy Penman

* Andy Kohlberg ( born 1959, New York City ), a professional tennis player

* Andy and the Bey Sisters ( 1959 )

Andy Kershaw ( born in 1959 in Rochdale in Lancashire ) is a British broadcaster, known for his interest in world music.

In 1959 – 1960 season London Irish only lost 2 games all season, featuring Ireland International players such as Andy Mulligan & Sean McDermott, Mike ( C. M. H.

routinely tried to injure one another, and whether or not they stood up for teammates in such instances, it got so bad that in 1959 the Rangers ’ Andy Bathgate was compelled to write an article for True magazine, headlined “ Atrocities on Ice .” As this post from the blog Fellowship of Hockey relates, Bathgate ’ s article actually named the league ’ s guiltiest parties when it came to spearing: Montreal ’ s Doug Harvey and Tom Johnson, Boston ’ s Fern Flaman, Chicago ’ s Ted Lindsay and Pierre Pilote, and Lou Fontinato from Bathgate ’ s own Rangers.

On November 1, 1959, in a game between the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers of the National Hockey League ( NHL ), Canadiens goaltender Jacques Plante was struck in the face by a shot from Andy Bathgate.

* Andy Geddes ( born 1959 ), Scottish footballer

Andy Bausch was born 12 April 1959 in Dudelange ( Luxembourg ), and studied painting and photography.

Sergeant Andy McNab DCM MM ( born 28 December 1959 ) is the pseudonym of an English novelist and former SAS operative and soldier.

* Andy McNab ( born 1959 ), British novelist

In 1959, Andy moved to Nashville, Tennessee, for a year to popularize the Mosrite name and sold a few, including to Grand Ole Opry entertainers and road musicians.

In 1959, following the death of his mentor Andy Paull, Manuel was elected head of the North American Indian Brotherhood.

Andrew " Andy " Watson ( born 3 September 1959 ) is a former professional footballer and current coach.

* Andy Williams ( 1959 )

Orlovsky appeared in three films: Andy Warhol's Couch ( 1965 ) and in three films by photographer Robert Frank, Pull My Daisy ( 1959 ) ( a partly improvised 26 minute long film based on a Kerouac script ), Me and My Brother ( 1969 ) ( a film documenting his brother Julius Orlovsky's mental illness ) and One Hour ( C ' est Vrai ) ( a 60 minute one-take video made for French television in 1992 ).

* Andy Kershaw ( born 1959 ), British radio DJ

May 09, 1959 Darryl Hickman was a guest star on Gunsmoke as Andy Hill.

His Serene Highness Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg ( born 2 February 1959 in Mexico City ) is a Mexican Alpine skier, photographer, businessman, and a pop singer known as Andy Himalaya and Royal Disaster.