List of Famous people who born in 1959

Valerie B. Ackerman is an American sports executive, former lawyer, and former basketball player. She is the current commissioner of the Big East Conference. She is best known for being the first president of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), serving from 1996 to 2005. Ackerman was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.

Ildikó Komlósi is a Hungarian mezzo-soprano.

Forrest L. Richardson is an American golf course architect and member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA).

Arthur Holden is a Canadian actor and writer. Known for his roles such as Mr. Ratburn in Arthur, Baba-Miao in Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat, Mayor Mallard in The Little Twins, and Mr. Larkin in later episodes of What's With Andy?, he has also had roles in film, television and theatre, and has written for stage, film and television. Ars Poetica is a play that Holden wrote.

Larry Klein is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and head of Strange Cargo, an imprint with Universal Music Group.