List of Famous people who born in 1959

Cornelia Pieper is a German politician of the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP). She currently serves as German consul general in Gdańsk, Poland.

Matthew Bronfman is an American businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist. A member of the Bronfman family, he is the son of prominent businessman and philanthropist Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

Carlos Alves de Brito is a Brazilian businessman who has served as CEO of Anheuser-Busch InBev since 2008.

Bi Fujian, also known by his nickname Laobi, is a Chinese director, television host and professor. Bi is the long-time host of the singing competition franchise Xingguang Dadao, and has been a host on the CCTV New Year's Gala variety entertainment program from 2012 to 2015.

Mitch Seavey is an American dog musher, who won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across the U.S. state of Alaska in 2004, 2013 and 2017. At age 57, Seavey is the oldest person to win the Iditarod in 2017. His son, Dallas Seavey, won the 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016 Iditarod; his 2012 win made him the youngest winner ever.

Abdul Ahad Mohmand is a former Afghan Air Force aviator who became the first Pashtun, first Afghan citizen and fourth Muslim to journey to outer space.

Ahn Suk-hwan is a South Korean actor. Ahn has been active in theater, film and television since 1986. His onscreen roles include both comedic and villainous supporting turns, among them a ruthless but humane prison warden in the film The Road Taken (2003), and a strict but loving father in the Hong sisters-penned drama Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang (2005).

Timothy Van Patten is an American television director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He has directed episodes of Perry Mason, Boardwalk Empire, Black Mirror, Deadwood, Ed, Game of Thrones, The Pacific, Rome, Sex and the City, The Sopranos, and The Wire.

Naoko Watanabe is a Japanese voice actress from Suginami, Tokyo. She is affiliated with Aoni Production.