Nils Johan Semb

Norwegian footballer and manager.

Born February 24th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Borge Municipality.

Roberto Andò

Italian director, screenwriter, playwright and author.

Born January 11th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Palermo.

Eriko Hara

Japanese voice actress.

Born November 1st, 1959 (age 66 years) in Tokyo. ^[ref]

Wanda Panfil

Polish long distance runner.

Born January 26th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Opoczno.

Ernesto Canto

Athletics competitor (1959–2020).

Born October 18th, 1959 in Mexico City.

Died November 20th, 2020 at 61 years old in Mexico City (cancer). ^[ref]

Valeria de Paiva

Brazilian mathematician, logician, and computer scientist.

Born June 13th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Pouso Alegre.

Selçuk Yula

Turkish association football player (1959–2013).

Born November 8th, 1959 in Ankara.

Died August 6th, 2013 at 53 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).

Eugen Bejinariu

Romanian politician.

Born January 28th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Suceava.

Richard Budgett

British rower and medical doctor.

Born March 20th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Glasgow.

José Guirao

Spanish culture and sport minister.

Born June 9th, 1959 in Pulpí. ^[ref]

Died July 11th, 2022 at 63 years old in Madrid (cancer). ^[ref]

Laure Killing

French actress (1959-2019).

Born June 9th, 1959 in Gennevilliers. ^[ref]

Died November 17th, 2019 at 60 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). ^[ref]

Michiel Schapers

Dutch tennis player.

Born October 11th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Rotterdam.

Daniela Simmons

Swiss singer.

Born December 9th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Perugia.

José Milton Melgar

Bolivian footballer.

Born September 20th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

Marcel Coraș

Romanian footballer.

Born May 14th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Arad.

Charles Jason Gordon

Barbadian archbishop.

Born March 17th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Port of Spain.

Loris Reggiani

Italian motorcycle racer.

Born October 7th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Forlì.

Dag Erik Pedersen

Norwegian racing cyclist and cycling journalist (1959-2024).

Born June 6th, 1959 in Skien.

Died June 3rd, 2024 at 64 years old in Helgeroa. ^[ref]

Eduardo Acevedo

Uruguayan footballer.

Born September 25th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Montevideo.

Rafael Amador

Mexican footballer (1959-2018).

Born February 15th, 1959 in Tlaxcala de Xicoténcatl.

Died July 31st, 2018 at 59 years old in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza (cancer). ^[ref]

Dave Steen

Canadian decathlete.

Born November 14th, 1959 (age 66 years) in New Westminster.

Gerd Wessig

East german high jumper.

Born July 16th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Lübz.

Anne Smith

American female tennis player.

Born July 1st, 1959 (age 66 years) in Dallas.

Bobby Hackett

American swimmer, olympic silver medalist, world champion, former world record-holder.

Born August 15th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Yonkers.

Giuseppe Abbagnale

Italian rower.

Born July 24th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Pompei.