Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1959

Richard Irvine Best, often known as R. I. Best, was an Irish scholar who specialised in Celtic Studies.

Eugene Isaac Meyer was an American financier, public official, and newspaper publisher. He published The Washington Post from 1933 to 1946, and the paper stayed in his family throughout the rest of the 20th century. He served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1930 to 1933 and was the first President of the World Bank Group.

Mack Gordon fue un letrista y compositor de canciones para el cine y teatro, de origen polaco y nacionalizado estadounidense. Fue nominado al premio Óscar a la mejor canción original en nueve ocasiones, y lo ganó en una ocasión, por la canción You'll Never Know, con música de Harry Warren para la película Hello, Frisco, Hello, donde era cantada por la popular actriz Alice Faye.

Septimus Drummond "Sep" Lambert was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played 14 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1896 and 1921, including seven first-class matches.

Lieutenant-General Sir George Sidney Clive, was a British Army officer who subsequently became Military Secretary.

Giuseppe Bottai fue un político italiano y ministro durante el régimen fascista de Benito Mussolini.