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Celebrities born in 1959

82 famous people born in 1959. Those still living turn 67 this year.

"Weird Al" YankovicMusician · October 23Carlo AncelottiSoccer player · June 10Bryan AdamsSinger · November 5Luc BessonFilm director · March 18Anil KapoorActor · December 24Val KilmerActor · December 31John McEnroeTennis player · February 16Sade AduSinger · January 16Allison JanneyActor · November 19Sean BeanActor · April 17Israel KamakawiwoʻoleSinger · May 20Rosanna ArquetteActor · August 10MorrisseySinger · May 22Kyle MacLachlanActor · February 22Sam RaimiFilm director · October 23Ramón DíazSoccer player · August 29Norm MacdonaldComedian · October 17Victoria AbrilActor · July 4Ken WatanabeActor · October 21Rupert EverettActor · May 29Jason AlexanderActor · September 23Marcia Gay HardenActor · August 14Vincent D'OnofrioActor · June 30Suzanne VegaSinger · July 11Jim MeskimenActor · September 10Linda BlairActor · January 22Robert SmithSinger · April 21Ving RhamesActor · May 12Zeca PagodinhoSinger · February 4Patricia ClarksonActor · December 29Catherine KeenerActor · March 26Boman IraniActor · December 2Tsitsi DangarembgaFilm director · February 14Frank DarabontFilm director · January 28Irene CaraSinger · March 18Clancy BrownActor · January 5Rebecca De MornayActor · August 29Sean YoungActor · November 20Nuri Bilge CeylanFilm director · January 26Bradley WhitfordActor · October 10Gustavo CeratiMusician · August 11Richie SamboraMusician · July 11Patrick BruelActor · May 14Majid MajidiFilm director · April 17Robert KnepperActor · July 8John C. McGinleyActor · August 3Tracey UllmanActor · December 30Peter GreeneActor · May 10Aleksei BalabanovFilm director · February 25Anthony LaPagliaActor · January 31Tom ArnoldComedian · March 6Morten HarketSinger · September 14Renny HarlinFilm director · March 15Vincent LindonActor · July 15Renée FlemingSinger · February 14Aidan QuinnActor · March 8Matthew ModineActor · March 22Nick CassavetesActor · May 21Per GessleMusician · January 12BabyfaceSinger · April 10Thomas F. WilsonActor · April 15John HawkesActor · September 11Lee DanielsFilm director · December 24Kelly LynchActor · January 31Donna MurphyActor · March 7Toni ServilloActor · January 25Paul McGannActor · November 14Susanna HoffsSinger · January 17Dylan BakerActor · October 7David Hyde PierceActor · April 3Sheena EastonSinger · April 27Mark WilliamsActor · August 22Mare WinninghamActor · May 16Peter MensahActor · August 27Alan WilderMusician · June 1Ferzan ÖzpetekFilm director · February 3Brian ThompsonActor · August 28Shawn WeatherlyActor · July 24Steven KnightFilm director · August 5Anne FontaineFilm director · July 15Elizabeth PeñaActor · September 23Henry CzernyActor · February 8

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Born in 1959, by the numbers

Celebrities8274 still living, 8 no longer with us
Oldest livingClancy Brownborn January 5, 1959
YoungestTracey Ullmanborn December 30, 1959
Most common roleActor57% of stars born in 1959, then singers
Top countryUnited States45 people, then United Kingdom and France
Top birthplaceNew York City5 celebrities born there
GenerationBaby Boomers
Living stars turn67 this year
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