List of Famous people who born in 1959

Marc Lawrence is an American director, screenwriter, and producer.

Marthinus Christoffel Johannes van Schalkwyk is a South African politician, academic, lawyer, and apartheid-era intelligence operative. He is also a former MP and Minister of Tourism in the Cabinet of South Africa. Formerly Premier of the Western Cape and Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of South Africa, he was the leader of the New National Party from its inception on 8 September 1997 until its dissolution on 9 April 2005. He was appointed Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism in the Thabo Mbeki administration after merging his party with the ruling African National Congress (ANC), despite the poor performance of the former in the 2004 General Election.

Ad Wijnands was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer, who won two stages in the 1981 Tour de France.

Daniel Edward Thomas is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. Since 2014 he has served as the eighth bishop of Toledo, Ohio.

Thomas McTigue is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Harvey Miller on the 1990s television series Baywatch. He made guest appearances on numerous television programs: Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1991 as Jack and on Roseanne in 1994 as a doctor. He has also appeared in several films and hundreds of commercials. He has a minor part as a teacher in the 2014 film Boyhood.