List of Famous people who born in 1959

Darren Henley, better known by his stage name D. H. Peligro, is an American punk rock musician, most commonly known as the drummer for the Dead Kennedys along with a brief stint as the drummer for Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Tatyana Gennadyevna Nesterenko is a Russian politician and stateswoman. Nesterenko led Federal Treasury for nine years (1998-2007) and in her position as First Deputy Minister of Finance in 2012-2021 was the highest-ranking woman in the Ministry.

Mohsen Kadivar is a philosopher, leading intellectual reformist, and professor of Islamic Studies. A political Iranian dissident, Kadivar has been a vocal critic of the doctrine of clerical rule, also known as Velayat-e Faqih, and a strong advocate of democratic and liberal reforms in Iran as well as constructional reform in shari'a and Shi'a theology. Kadivar has served time in prison in Iran for his political activism and beliefs.

Garry Vladimirovich Minkh, is a Russian politician and legal figure, who is currently the plenipotentiary of the President of the Russia in the State Duma.