List of Famous people who born in 1959

Ahmed Ezz is an Egyptian businessman and one-time politician, the owner of Ezz Steel and the former chairman of Egypt's national assembly's budget committee. He was also the secretary-general of the National Democratic Party of Egypt (NDP).

Michele Emiliano is an Italian politician and former judge, President of Apulia Region since June 2015. He previously served as Mayor of Bari from 2004 to 2014. Emiliano has often been considered a populist and regionalist politician.

Marie Haga is Norwegian diplomat, politician and international civil servant.. She has been Board Chair for various organizations including the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) and the Peace Research Institute in Oslo (PRIO). Haga has published three books – two on Norwegian politics and one novel.

Graham John Yost is a Canadian film and television screenwriter. His best-known works are the films Speed, Broken Arrow, and Hard Rain and the TV series Justified. In 2002, he created the television drama series Boomtown.

Eva Maria Düringer Cavalli is an Austrian fashion designer and former beauty pageant contestant. She held the title of Miss Austria in 1977 and the title of Miss Europe in 1978/1977. She was also previously the co-creative director for Cavalli brands. Cavalli and her husband divorced in 2010.

Hendrik Jules Joseph "Rik" Daems is a Belgian painter, wine trader and politician who is currently serving as the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, a 70-year-old body bringing together parliamentarians from 47 nations of the Council of Europe. He is a former member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives for the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD) and member of the city council of Leuven.

Chingiz Akif oğlu Abdullayev is an Azerbaijani writer, Secretary of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers.