List of Famous people who born in 1959

Paulo Roberto Bacinello, commonly known as Paulinho Cascavel, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a striker.

Richard LaGravenese is an American screenwriter and film director, known for The Fisher King, The Bridges of Madison County, and Behind the Candelabra.

Diana Khristova Koleva-Tsvetanova is a former Bulgarian badminton player. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics in 1992 Barcelona, 1996 Atlanta, and 2000 Sydney. Koleva won sixteen times National Championships title from 1985 to 2003. She also won the women's singles title at the 1988/89 season of European Circuit.

Josef Řihák is a Czech politician. Řihák is a member of Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic and the Assembly of the Central Bohemian Region. He is also a former member of Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic and a former mayor of Příbram.

Pia Gjellerup is a Danish politician representing the Social Democrats. She has been a Member of Parliament (Folketinget) since 8 September 1987 and has occupied three different cabinet positions: Justice Minister, Minister of Trade and Industry, and Finance Minister.

Baselios Cleemis is the current major archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. He was named to the College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church by Pope Benedict XVI on 24 November 2012.

Manfred Möck is a German actor. He has appeared in over 80 films and television shows since 1982. He starred in the 1988 film Bear Ye One Another's Burden and with co-star Jörg Pose, won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival.