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

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

* 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 )

He married the former Gail Kahn in 1959.

Hackett debuted with the role of Gail Prentiss in the TV series Young Doctor Malone in 1959.

He married fellow writer and U. of S. alumna Gail Robinson in 1958 ; they moved to Britain in 1959, where he worked as a freelance writer and editor for Aldus Books.

Notable later 20th century productions include the Hilton Edwards ' 1959 production at the Gate Theatre in Dublin, starring Milo O ' Shea and Anna Manahan ; John Barton's 1960 Royal Shakespeare Company ( RSC ) production at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, starring Peter O ' Toole and Peggy Ashcroft, and which included both the complete Induction and the epilogue from A Shrew ; Maurice Daniels's 1961 RSC production at the Aldwych Theatre, starring Derek Godfrey and Vanessa Redgrave ; Trevor Nunn's 1969 RSC production also at the Aldwych, starring Michael Williams and Janet Suzman ; Clifford Williams ' 1973 RSC production at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, starring Alan Bates and Susan Fleetwood ; William Ball's 1976 commedia dell ' arte-style production at the American Conservatory Theater ; Wilford Leach's 1978 production at the Delacorte Theater, starring Raúl Juliá and Meryl Streep ; Barry Kyle's 1982 RSC production at the Barbican Centre, starring Alun Armstrong and Sinéad Cusack ; Toby Robertson's 1986 production at the Clwyd Theatr Cymru, starring Timothy Dalton and Vanessa Redgrave ; Jonathan Miller's 1987 RSC production at the Barbican, starring Brian Cox and Fiona Shaw ; A. J.

* In 1959, the Continental League was proposed by William Shea as a third major league for baseball scheduled to begin play in the 1961 season.

When requests for expansion were declined, Shea, along with Branch Rickey, announced the formation of the Continental League in 1959.

* 1959 – Chris Hadfield, Canadian astronaut

* 1959 – Florent Vollant, Canadian singer-songwriter ( Kashtin )

* 1959 – Michael Timmins, Canadian musician and songwriter ( Cowboy Junkies )

* 1959 – Dave Ridgway, Canadian football player

* 1959 – Mark Steyn, Canadian writer and cultural critic

* 1959 – Josée Verner, Canadian politician

* 1959 – Brian Propp, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1959 – Gaston Gingras, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1959 – Gord Hampson, Canadian ice hockey player

After 1959, the Canadian government established permanent services at Frobisher Bay, including full-time doctors, a school and social services.

* 1959 – Kim Coates, Canadian actor

* 1959 – Mark McKinney, Canadian actor

* 1959 – Scott Thompson, Canadian actor and comedian

* 1959 – Lance Kinsey, Canadian actor

* 1959 – Rob Ramage, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1959 – David Shore, Canadian writer

* 2000 – John Morris Rankin, Canadian musical entertainer ( b. 1959 )

* 1959 – Alan Best, Canadian director and producer

* 1959 – Jay Wells, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1959 – Randy Ferbey, Canadian curler

* 1959 – Ken Kirzinger, Canadian actor and stuntman