1959
Pete Burns, English singer-songwriter (died 2016)
Peter Jozzeppi Burns was an English singer, songwriter and television personality.
Pete Burns, English singer-songwriter (died 2016)
The 1950s
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1959
Pat Smear, American guitarist and songwriter
Georg Albert Ruthenberg, better known by his stage name Pat Smear, is an American musician who plays guitar for Foo Fighters. He was the lead guitarist and co-founder of the Los An…
Pat Smear, American guitarist and songwriter
1959
Joyce Sims, American singer (died 2022)
Joyce Elizabeth Sims-Sandiford was an American singer and songwriter, whose biggest hit single, "Come into My Life", reached the top 10 in both the US Billboard R&B Chart and the U…
Joyce Sims, American singer (died 2022)
1959
Koenraad Elst, Belgian orientalist and author
Koenraad Elst is a Belgian author, known primarily for his adherence to the Hindutva ideology and support of the Out of India theory, which is regarded as pseudohistorical by mains…
Koenraad Elst, Belgian orientalist and author
1959
Ali Shah, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach
Ali Hassimshah Omarshah, known as Ali Shah, is a former Zimbabwean international cricketer. An all-rounder who batted left-handed and bowled right-arm medium pace, Shah played in t…
Ali Shah, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach
1959
Caroline Ansink, Dutch flute player, composer, and educator
Caroline Ansink is a Dutch musician, music educator and composer.
Caroline Ansink, Dutch flute player, composer, and educator
1959
Michael Kors, American fashion designer
Michael David Kors is an American fashion designer. He is the chief creative officer of his brand, Michael Kors, which sells men's and women's ready-to-wear, accessories, watches, …
Michael Kors, American fashion designer
1959
Rajendra Singh, Indian environmentalist
Rajendra Singh is an Indian water conservationist and environmentalist from Alwar district, Rajasthan in India. Also known as the "Waterman of India", he won the Magsaysay Award in…
Rajendra Singh, Indian environmentalist
1959
Kurtis Blow, American rapper, producer, and actor
Kurtis Walker, known professionally by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Walker is the first commercially successful rapper and th…
Kurtis Blow, American rapper, producer, and actor
1959
Rosanna Arquette, American actress, director, and producer
Rosanna Lisa Arquette is an American actress. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance in the television film The Executioner's Song (1982) and won the BAFTA Award f…
Rosanna Arquette, American actress, director, and producer
1959
Albert Owen, Welsh sailor and politician
Albert Owen is a Welsh Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Ynys Môn from 2001 to 2019. He took the seat in the 2001 election from Plaid Cymru with a…
Albert Owen, Welsh sailor and politician
1959
Mark Price, English drummer
Mark Gerard Price is an English drummer known for being a member of Nik Kershaw's band, All About Eve and Del Amitri.
Mark Price, English drummer
1959
Florent Vollant, Canadian singer-songwriter
Florent Vollant is a Canadian singer-songwriter. An Innu from Maliotenam, Quebec, he was half of the popular folk music duo Kashtin, one of the most significant musical groups in F…
Florent Vollant, Canadian singer-songwriter
1959
Gustavo Cerati, Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2014)
Gustavo Adrián Cerati Clark was an Argentine musician and singer-songwriter who gained international recognition for being the leader, vocalist, composer, and guitarist of the rock…
Gustavo Cerati, Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2014)
1959
Yoshiaki Murakami, Japanese businessman
Yoshiaki Murakami is a Japanese investor, bull, former bureaucrat of the MITI, co-founder of "Murakami Fund", and founder of the Murakami Family Foundation (村上財団).
Yoshiaki Murakami, Japanese businessman
1959
Taraki Sivaram, Sri Lankan journalist and author (died 2005)
Taraki Sivaram or Dharmeratnam Sivaram was a popular Tamil journalist of Sri Lanka. He was kidnapped by four men in a white van on 28 April 2005, in front of the Bambalapitya polic…
Taraki Sivaram, Sri Lankan journalist and author (died 2005)
1959
Richard Scudamore, English businessman
Richard Craig Scudamore CBE is an English sports executive.
Richard Scudamore, English businessman
1959
László Szlávics, Jr., Hungarian sculptor
László Szlávics is a Hungarian sculptor and medallic artist. He publishes his works under the names László, ifj. Szlávics or Laszlo Szlavics Jr.László Szlávics jr. has set several …
László Szlávics, Jr., Hungarian sculptor
1959
Kerry Boustead, Australian rugby league player
Kerry Boustead is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the late 1970s, 1980s, & early 1990s. A talented representative wing for Queensland and Australia, at t…
Kerry Boustead, Australian rugby league player
1959
Danny Bonaduce, American actor and wrestler
Dante Daniel Bonaduce is an American retired radio personality, actor, television personality and professional wrestler. Bonaduce is the son of veteran TV writer and producer Josep…
Danny Bonaduce, American actor and wrestler
1959
Bruce French, English cricketer and coach
Bruce Nicholas French is a former English cricketer, who played in sixteen Test matches and 13 One Day Internationals for the England cricket team from 1985 to 1988. A wicket-keepe…
Bruce French, English cricketer and coach
1959
Tom Niedenfuer, American baseball player
Thomas Edward Niedenfuer is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher. Exclusively a reliever during his ten-year career, he played his first six-plus seasons f…
Tom Niedenfuer, American baseball player
1959
Frank Brickowski, American basketball player
Francis Anthony Brickowski is an American former professional basketball player, who started his career playing 3 seasons overseas before playing 13 seasons in the National Basketb…
Frank Brickowski, American basketball player
1959
Marcia Gay Harden, American actress
Marcia Gay Harden is an American actress. Her breakthrough came in 1990 with the Coen brothers' film Miller's Crossing. She received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supp…
Marcia Gay Harden, American actress