Marc Hauser

American biologist.

Born October 25th, 1959 (age 66 years).

Gene Banks

American basketball player.

Born May 15th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Philadelphia.

Michael Barratt

American astronaut.

Born April 16th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Vancouver. ^[ref]

Mats Näslund

Swedish ice hockey player.

Born October 31st, 1959 (age 66 years) in Timrå.

Amadou Gon Coulibaly

Ivorian politician (1959–2020).

Born February 10th, 1959 in Abidjan. ^[ref]

Died July 8th, 2020 at 61 years old in Abidjan. ^[ref]

Meral Okay

Turkish actress and screenwriter (1959-2012).

Born September 20th, 1959 in Ankara.

Died April 9th, 2012 at 52 years old in Istanbul (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Davy Spillane

Irish musician.

Born January 6th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Dublin.

Walter Bright

American software developer known for designing compilers.

Born March 10th, 1959 (age 67 years) in United States.

Vladimír Franz

Czech composer, painter, professor and university educator.

Born May 25th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Prague.

Fernando Chalana

Portuguese football player and manager.

Born February 10th, 1959 in Barreiro.

Died August 10th, 2022 at 63 years old in Lisbon. ^[ref]