Famous People Born in 1959 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 400 of 742

Robert Smith (64 years old)

Apr 21 British rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (The Cure - "Friday I'm In Love"), born in Blackpool, England

Apr 21 Tim Jacobus, American artist (Goosebumps)
Apr 22 Ranjan Madugalle, Sri Lankan cricket batsman and captain (21 Tests, 1 x 100, 7 x 50; 63 ODIs) and ICC match referee (77 Tests, 169 ODIs), born in Kandy, Sri Lanka
Apr 22 Ryan Stiles, American actor (Lewis-Drew Carey Show), born in Seattle, Washington
Apr 23 George Kalovelonis, Greek tennis player, born in Athens, Greece
Apr 24 Malcolm Oastler, Australian engineer (Jaguar Racing), born in Sydney, Australia
Apr 24 Yvonne Cagle, American astronaut and physician, born in West Point, New York
Apr 25 Billy Rankin, Scottish rock guitarist, born in Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Apr 25 Dominique Blanc, French actress (Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train), born in Lyon, France
Apr 26 John Corabi, American hard rock guitarist and singer (Mötley Crüe, 1992-96), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 26 Pedro Pierluisi, Puerto Rico politician, Governor of Puerto Rico (2019-), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Apr 27 Louis Lortie, French-Canadian Juno Award-winning concert pianist, born in Montreal, Quebec
Apr 27 Marco Pirroni, British rock guitarist (Adam & The Ants - "Ant Music"; "Goody Two Shoes"), born in London, England
Apr 27 Sheena Easton [Orr], Scottish singer ("9 to 5 (Morning Train)"; "For Your Eyes Only"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Apr 29 Roger Eno, British multi-instrumentalist, and ambient and film music composer, born in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
Apr 30 Kamaran Abdalla, Iraq/Engl/Neth actor (Goede Tijden Selechte Tijden)

Paul Gross (64 years old)

Apr 30 Canadian actor (Constable Benton Fraser - Due South), director, and writer (Passchendaele), born in Calgary, Alberta

Stephen Harper (64 years old)

Apr 30 22nd Prime Minister of Canada (2006-15), born in Toronto, Ontario

Apr 30 W. Thomas Smith, Jr, American author and columnist
May 1 Eddie Johnson, American basketball guard/forward (NBA Sixth Man of the Year 1989; Phoenix Suns, Seattle SuperSonics), born in Chicago, Illinois
May 1 Phil Smith, British rock saxophonist (Haircut One Hundred - "Love Plus One"), born in Redbridge, Essex, England
May 1 Roger Chapman, English golfer (Senior PGA 2012, US Seniors Open 2012), born in Nakuru, Kenya
May 2 Alan Best, Canadian animation director and producer, born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
May 3 Ben Elton, English actor and comedian (Blackadder Back & Forth, Friday Night Live), born in Fitzrovia, London
May 3 Carlos De León, Puerto Rican boxer (WBC cruiserweight champion (1980–82, 83–85, 86–88, 89–90), born in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico (d. 2020)
May 3 David Ball, English rock keyboardist (Soft Cell), born in Blackpool, Lancashire
May 3 Uma Bharati, Indian politician, Minister of Drinking Water & Sanitation, born in Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh, India
May 4 Bob Tway, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1986; US Open 1998 3rd; PGA Player of the Year 1986), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Randy Travis (64 years old)

May 4 American country and gospel music singer ("Diggin' Up Bones"; "Forever and Ever, Amen"), and actor, born in Marshville, North Carolina

May 4 Rohn Stark, American football punter (First-team All-Pro 1983; 4 × Pro Bowl; Indianapolis Colts; NFL record: highest net average punting yards in a game 59.50 1992), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 4 Scott Armstrong, American professional wrestling referee, born in Marietta, Georgia
May 5 Brian Phelps, American disk jockey and actor (Mark & Brian), born in Cambridge, Illinois
May 5 Ian McCulloch, English rock vocalist (Echo & Bunnymen - "Heaven Up Here"), born in Liverpool
May 5 Steve Stevens [Schneider], American rock guitarist and songwriter (Billy Idol - "Rebel Yell"; Bozzio Levin Stevens), born in New York City
May 6 Charles Hendry, British Conservative Party politician, born in Cuckfield, England
May 6 Eric D. Fingerhut, American businessman and politician (Rep-D-Ohio 1993-95), born in Cleveland, Ohio
May 6 Kate Collins, actress (Natalie Hunter-All My Children), born in Boston, Massachusetts
May 7 Barbara Yung Mei-ling, Hong Kong actress, born in Hong Kong (d. 1985)
May 7 Michael E. Knight, America actor (All My Children), born in Princeton, New Jersey
May 7 Tamara E. Jernigan, American astronaut (STS 40, 52, 67, 80), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
May 8 Ronnie Lott, College and Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive back (10-time NFL Pro Bowl; Super Bowl 1981, 84, 88-89; SF 49ers), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
May 9 Andrew Jones, New Zealand cricket batsman (39 Tests @ 44.27, 87 ODIs), born in Wellington, New Zealand
May 9 Asantha De Mel, cricketer (pioneering Sri Lankan Test opening bowler)
May 10 Cindy Hyde-Smith, American politician (Senator-R-Mississippi 2018-), born in Brookhaven, Mississippi
May 10 Dan Schayes, NBA center/forward (Miami Heat, Orlando Magic)
May 11 Ion Adrian Zare, Romanian soccer defender (7 caps; FC Bihor, BFC Siófok), born in Oradea, Romania (d. 2022)
May 11 Martha Quinn, MTV VJ (Tracey-Bradys), born in Albany, New York
May 12 Dave Christian, American NHL right wing, 1980-94 (Olympic gold, 1980; Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets, and 3 other teams), born in Warroad, Minnesota
May 12 Ving Rhames [Irving Rameses Rhames], American actor (Mission Impossible), born in New York City
May 13 Paul Pesco, Eurasian American session guitarist, singer-songwriter and record producer, born in Canandaigua, New York
May 14 Mike Quick, NFL wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles)
May 14 Patrick Bruel [Benguigui], Algerian-French actor (Coup of Sirocco), rock vocalist ("Marre de cette nana-là" - "Fed Up With That Chick"), and world class poker player, born in Tlemcen, Algeria
May 15 Andrew Eldritch, British rock singer-songwriter (Sisters of Mercy - Walk Away; Black Planet), born in Ely, England
May 15 Kaokor Galaxy, Thai boxer
May 16 Bob Patterson, pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in Jacksonville, Florida
May 16 Mare Winningham, actress (St Elmo's Fire, Turner & Hooch), born in Phoenix, Arizona
May 17 Jim Nantz, American sportscaster, born in Charlotte, North Carolina
May 17 Paul Di'anno [Andrews], Brazilian-British rock singer (Iron Maiden, 1981-84), born in Chingford, London, England
May 18 Graham Dilley, English cricket fast bowler (41 Tests, 138 wickets; Kent CCC, Worcestershire CCC), born in Dartford, England (d. 2011)
May 19 Nicole Brown Simpson, German-American ex-wife of O.J. Simpson who was later murdered, born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1994)
May 20 Bronson Pinchot, American actor (Perfect Strangers, Beverly Hills Cop), born in NYC, New York
May 20 Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Native Hawaiian singer, songwriter ("Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World"), and Hawaiian sovereignty advocate, born in Honolulu, Hawaii (d. 1997)
May 20 Peter Greene, American producer (After Midnight), born in Brooklyn, New York
May 21 Brisn Lenihan, Jnr, Irish politician and minister, born in Dublin (d. 2011)
May 21 Nick Cassavetes, American actor and director (The Notebook), born in NYC, New York
May 22 Ed Fry, American actor (Larry-As the World Turns, Adam Cory-Another World), born in Chicago, Illinois
May 22 Olin Browne, American golfer (US Senior Open 2011), born in Washington, D.C.
May 22 [Steven] Morrissey, British rock vocalist (The Smiths), born in Davyhulme, Lancashire, England
May 23 Ken Peplowski, American swing jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist, born in Cleveland, Ohio
May 23 Linden Ashby, American actor (Mortal Kombat), born in Atlantic Beach, Florida
May 23 Marcella Mesker, Netherlands, tennis star
May 23 Robert "Bob" Mortimer, British comedian, podcast presenter, and actor, born in Acklam, England
May 24 Mario Igrec, Croatian jazz guitarist, composer and music professor (Cubismo), born in Zagreb, Croatia
May 24 Pelle Lindbergh, Swedish NHL goaltender, 1981-86, Vezina Award winner (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1986)
May 25 Cathryn Harrison, English actress (Old Woman in Black Moon), born in London, England
May 25 Julian Clary, British television personality, born in Surbiton, Surrey, England
May 25 Manolis Kefalogiannis, Greek politician (Minister for Mercantile Marine), born in Heraklion, Greece
May 26 Brian Peaker, rower (Olympics 1996), born in London, Ontario
May 26 Ole Bornedal, Danish film director, actor and producer
May 26 Steve Hanley, English rock bassist (The Fall; Tom Hingley and the Lovers; Brix & the Extricated), born in Dublin, Ireland
May 26 Wayne Hussey, English rock singer and guitarist (Mission - "Lover for Life"), born in Bristol, England
May 27 Donna Strickland, Canadian physicist (Nobel Prize 2018 laser beams), born in Guelph, Ontario
May 28 Bernardine Evaristo, English writer ("Girl, Woman, Other" - 1st woman of Black heritage to win the Booker Prize), born in London, England
May 28 John Morgan, British etiquette expert (d. 2000)
May 28 Léon Klaassen, Dutch session and touring rock and jazz drummer (Powerplay; The Pilgrims; D'Wys), born in The Netherlands
May 28 Steve Strange [Harrington], Welsh pop singer (Visage) and nightclub host, born in Newbridge, Caerphily, Wales (d. 2015)
May 29 Juliano Mer-Khamis, Israeli actor, director, filmmaker and political activist, born in Nazareth, Israel (d. 2011)
May 29 Mel Gaynor, British rock drummer (Simple Minds - "Don't You (Forget About Me)"; "Alive And Kicking"), born in Balham, London, England
May 29 Rupert Everett, British actor (Another Country, My Best Friend's Wedding), born in Burnham Deepdale, England
May 30 Claudia Alexander, Canadian-born American NASA Scientist (led Galileo mission to Jupiter), born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 2015)
May 30 Frank Vanhecke, Belgian politician, born in Bruges, Belgium
Jun 1 Alan Wilder, British rock vocalist and musician (Depeche Mode, 1982-85 - "People Are People"; Recoil), born in Hammersmith, London
Jun 1 Martin Brundle, British auto racer (World Sportscar C'ship 1988; 24 Hours of Le Mans 1990) and F1 television commentator (ITV, BBC), born in King's Lynn, England
Jun 2 Charlie Huddy, Oshawa, NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres)
Jun 2 Lydia Lunch [Koch], American punk rock guitarist, singer (Teenage Jesus and the Jerks), actress, and poet, born in Rochester, New York
Jun 3 Sam Mills, NFL linebacker (New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers), (d. 2005)
Jun 4 Anil Ambani, Indian businessman (Reliance Group), born in Bombay, Maharashtra State, India
Jun 4 John Bickerton, Canadian jazz pianist, and composer, born in Windsor, Ontario
Jun 4 Lord Rayleigh, agri-businessman (Lord Rayleigh Farms)
Jun 4 Paul Taylor, American rock keyboardist (Winger - "Seventeen"; "Can't Get Enuff"), born in San Francisco, California
Jun 4 Rod Connop, Canadian CFL corner (Edmonton Eskimos), born in North Vancouver, British Columbia
Jun 5 Michael Winans, American gospel singer (Winans), born in Detroit, Michigan
Jun 6 Amanda Pays, English actress (Max Headroom, Off Limits), born in London, England
Jun 6 Colin Quinn, American comedian
Jun 6 David Schultz, American wrestler (d. 1996)
Jun 6 Georgios Voulgarakis, Greek politician
Jun 6 Jimmy Jam [James Harris], American songwriter and record producer (Janet Jackson), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jun 6 Josie Lawrence, British comedian and actress (Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Eastenders, Humans), born in Staffordshire, England

Mike Pence (64 years old)

Jun 7 48th Vice President of the United States (Republican: 2017-21) and Governor of Indiana (2013-16), born in Columbus, Indiana

Jun 9 Benny Gantz, Israeli soldier, politician and Alternate Prime Minister of Israel (Blue and White: 2020-), born in Kfar Ahim, Israel
Jun 9 Christian Wulff, German politician, prime minister of Lower Saxony (2003-10) and President of Germany (2010-12), born in Osnabrück, West Germany
Jun 9 Gregg Bissonette, American session and touring drummer (David Lee Roth; Ringo's All-Starr Band), born in Detroit Michigan
Jun 10 Carlo Ancelotti, Italian soccer manager (UEFA Champions League x 4 - AC Milan, Real Madrid; Chelsea, PSG, Bayern Munich, Juventus) and midfielder (26 caps; Roma, AC Milan), born in Reggiolo, Italy
Jun 10 Eliot Spitzer, American politician (Governor of New York 2007-8), born in the Bronx, New York
Jun 10 Timothy Van Patten, American actor (White Shadow, Master), born in Brooklyn, New York

Hugh Laurie (64 years old)

Jun 11 English actor (Strapless, Dr Gregory House-House), born in Oxford, England

Jun 12 Jalal-ud-din, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani paceman, ODI hat-trick v Aust 1982), born in Karachi, Pakistan
Jun 12 Jenilee Harrison, American actress (Cindy-3's Company, Dallas), born in Glendale, California
Jun 12 Jervis Johnson, Games Designer for Games Workshop, Nottingham, born in London
Jun 12 John Linnell, American musician (They Might Be Giants - Constantinople), born in NYC, New York
Jun 12 Kenneth Herdigein, Surinamese-Dutch actor (Say A), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
Jun 12 Scott Thompson, Canadian comedian (The Kids in the Hall, Larry Sanders Show), born in North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Jun 12 Steve Bauer, Canadian road racer cyclist (Olympic silver 84, 96), born in St. Catharines, Canada
Jun 13 Steve Georganas, Australian politician (MP for Adelaide), born in Adelaide, South Australia
Jun 14 Marcus Miller, American jazz and session bassist, record producer (Miles Davis; Luther Vandross; David Sanborn), and jazz and film score composer (Marshall), born in Brooklyn, New York
Jun 15 Eileen Davidson, Artesia California, actress (Kristen-Days of our Life)
Jun 16 The Ultimate Warrior [James Brian Hellwig], American professional wrestler, born in Crawfordsville, Indiana (d. 2014)
Jun 19 Anne Hidalgo, French Spanish politician, 1st female Mayor of Paris (2014-), born in San Fernando, Spain
Jun 19 Kimberley Leston, British journalist (d. 1995)
Jun 19 Mark DeBarge, American rock vocalist (DeBarge - "Who's Johnny"), born in Grand Rapids Michigan
Jun 21 Kathy Mattea, American country and bluegrass singer ("Love At The Five and Dime"; "Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses"), born in South Charleston, West Virginia
Jun 21 Tom Chambers, American NBA player (Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns), born in Ogden, Utah
Jun 22 Nicola Sirkis, French singer and lyricist (Indochine)
Jun 22 Wayne Federman, American comedian
Jun 24 Andy McClusky, British electronic singer-songwriter, and bassist (Orchestal Manoeveres in the Dark - "Maid Of Orleans"; "(Forever) Live and Die"), born in Heswall, Wirral, England
Jun 24 Rob Delahaye, Dutch soccer player (MVV), born in IJzeren, Netherlands
Jun 25 Jari Puikkonen, Finnish ski jumper (Winter Olympics medalist), born in Lahti, Finland
Jun 25 Paris Themmen, American actor (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory - Mike Teevee), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Jun 26 Mark McKinney, Canadian comedian and actor (The Kids in the Hall), born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Jun 27 Dan Jurgens, American comic book writer (The Death of Superman), born in Ortonville, Minnesota

Janusz Kamiński (64 years old)

Jun 27 Polish Academy Award-winning cinematographer (Schindler's List; Saving Private Ryan), born in Ziębice, Poland

Jun 27 Khadja Nin, Burundian singer (Sambolera), born in Burundi
Jun 27 Lorrie Morgan, American country singer (Out of Your Shoes), born in Nashville, Tennessee
Jun 28 Brad Fraser, Canadian playwright and screenwriter ( Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love), born in Edmonton, Alberta
Jun 29 Larry Parham, 4th victim of NYC's Zodiac killer (1st to die)
Jun 30 Michel Dion, Canadian Rifle shooter (Olympics 24-92, 96), born in Quebec City, Québec
Jun 30 Vincent D'Onofrio, American actor (Full Metal Jacket), born in NYC, New York
Jul 1 Anne Smith, American tennis player (10 Grand Slam doubles titles), born in Dallas, Texas
Jul 1 Chung Hae-Won, South Korean soccer striker (58 caps; Daewoo Royals), born in Seoul, South Korea (d. 2020)
Jul 2 Eduardo Bengoechea, Argentina, tennis star
Jul 2 Hoogie Drexler, jockey
Jul 2 Wendy B Lawrence, astronaut (STS 67, 86, sk:91), born in Jacksonville, Florida
Jul 3 Andreas Wisniewski, German actor (The Living Daylights), born in Berlin
Jul 3 Stephen Pearcy, American heavy metal vocalist (RATT - "Round & Round"), born in Los Angeles, California
Jul 3 Stoyan Deltchev, Bulgarian gymnast (Olympic gold horizontal bar 1980), born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Jul 4 Bill McCorvey, American country singer (Pirates of Mississippi - "Feed Jake"), born in Montgomery, Alabama
Jul 4 Victoria Abril [Rojas], Spanish actress (Libertarias), born in Madrid, Spain
Jul 5 Gary Callander, Scottish rugby union hooker (6 caps; South of Scotland RFC), born in Kelso, Scotland (d. 2021)
Jul 5 Marc Cohn, American folk rock singer ("Walking in Memphis"), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Jul 5 Tim Shaw, South African cricketer (South African ODI slow lefty 1991), born in Empangeni, South Africa
Jul 5 Veronica Guerin, Irish crime journalist, born in Dublin (d. 1996)
Jul 6 John Keeble, English rock drummer (Spandau Ballet - "True"), born in London, England
Jul 6 Tahir Naqqash, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani pace-bowler in 15 Tests 1982-85), born in Lahore, Punjab
Jul 7 Ben Linder, American engineer, born in California (d. 1987)
Jul 7 Billy Campbell [William Oliver], American actor (Once and Again, Dracula), born in Charlottesville, Virginia
Jul 7 Jessica Hahn, American model (playboy) and actress, accused evangelist Jim Bakker of rape, born in Massapequa, New York
Jul 8 Pauline Quirke, British actress (Birds Of A Feather - "Sharon"), born in Hackney, London, England
Jul 8 Robert Knepper, American actor (Prison Break), born in Fremont, Ohio
Jul 9 Clive Stafford Smith, British human-rights lawyer, born in Cambridge
Jul 9 D. H. Peligro [Darren Henley], American punk rock drummer (Dead Kennedys, Red Hot Chili Peppers,1988), born in St. louis, Missouri (d. 2022)
Jul 9 Jim Kerr, Scottish rock singer-songwriter (Simple Minds - "Don't You (Forget About Me)"; "Alive And Kicking"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Jul 9 Kevin Nash, American pro wrestler (WWF Triple Crown 1994; 21 x WWF, WCW, TNA awards; WWE Hall of Fame), born in Detroit, Michigan

Richie Sambora (64 years old)

Jul 11 American rock guitarist and songwriter (Bon Jovi, 1983-2018 - "Livin' on a Prayer"), boyfriend of Cher (1989-90), and husband of Heather Locklear (1994-2007), born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey

Jul 11 Suzanne Vega, American folk-rock singer-songwriter ("Luka"; "Tom's Diner"), born in Santa Monica, California
Jul 12 Rolonda Watts, talk show hostess (Rolanda)
Jul 12 Tupou VI, King of Tonga (2012-), born in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
Jul 14 Susana Martinez, American politician (Governor of New Mexico) 1st female Hispanic US governor, born in El Paso, Texas
Jul 15 Shep Pettibone, American record producer, born in Ocean Grove, New Jersey
Jul 15 Vincent Lindon, French actor (The measure of a Man), born in Paris, France
Jul 16 Doug Herzog, American television executive (Viacom Music and Entertainment Group), born in Paterson, New Jersey
Jul 16 Gary Anderson, NFL placekicker (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Parys, Orange Free State, South Africa
Jul 16 Gerd Wessig, East German high jumper (1st male to set high jump world record at Olympics (2.36m [7' 9"] Moscow), born in Lübz, Germany
Jul 17 Janet Lynn Kavandi, American scientist and NASA astronaut (sk:STS 91), born in Carthage, Missouri
Jul 19 Terri Treas, American actress (Hannah-7 Brides for 7 Brothers), born in Kansas City, Kansas
Jul 20 James Irvin, British new wave rock singer (Furniture - "Brilliant Mind"), born in London, England
Jul 20 Radney Foster, American country singer and songwriter (Foster & Lloyd - "Crazy Over You"), born in Del Rio, Texas
Jul 23 Carl Phillips, American poet ("Then the War" - 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry), born in Everett, Washington
Jul 23 Li Qiang, Chinese politician (Premier of China 2023-), born in Rui'an, Zhejiang, China
Jul 23 Nancy Savoca, American filmmaker (True Love), born in Bronx, New York