List of Famous people who born in 1959

Ahmet Muhtar Gün is a Turkish diplomat and current permanent representative of Turkey to United Nations Vienna Office.

Ron Johnson is the former chief executive officer of J. C. Penney. Previously, he was the senior vice president of retail operations at Apple Inc., where he pioneered the concept of the Apple Retail Stores and the Genius Bar, and the vice president of merchandising for Target Corporation, where he was credited for making the store appeal to a younger and trendy crowd." He is currently the head of Enjoy, a startup company and he serves on the Board of Directors for Globality Inc., a start-up company based in Menlo Park, CA.

Kevin Jolly is a retired male badminton player from England.

Karen Chapman née Karen Puttick is a retired badminton player of England.

Karen Beckman (Bridge) was a female badminton player of England.

Robh Ruppel is an American artist best known for his work on role-playing game products. Critic Joseph Szadkowski of The Washington Times has referred to him as a "horror genius".