List of Famous people who born in 1959

Armand Paul Alivisatos is an American chemist who serves as the 14th president of the University of Chicago. Alivisatos is a scientist of Greek descent who has been hailed as a pioneer in nanomaterials development and is an internationally recognized authority on the fabrication of nanocrystals and their use in biomedical and renewable energy applications. He was ranked fifth among the world's top 100 chemists for the period 2000–2010 in the list released by Thomson Reuters. In February 2021, he was named the next president of the University of Chicago.

Karl Borsch is auxiliary bishop of Aachen.

Claudio Maniago is an Italian, Roman Catholic bishop..

Brendan Michael Perry is a British singer and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work as half of the duo Dead Can Dance with Lisa Gerrard.

Giorgio Diritti is an Italian director and screenwriter.