List of Famous people who born in 1959

Alessandro "Sandro" Nannini is a former racing driver from Italy. He is the younger brother of singer Gianna Nannini. His five-year F1 career resulted in a win at the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix but ended less than a year later after a helicopter crash severed his right forearm.

María Elena Álvarez-Buylla Roces is a Mexican comunist professor of molecular genetics at National Autonomous University of Mexico and the director of the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología appointed by Andrés Manuel López Obrador in 2018.

Jorge Viana is a Brazilian engineer and politician. He has represented Acre in the Federal Senate since 2011. Previously, he was Governor of Acre from 1999 to 2007. He is a member of the Workers' Party. After Renan Calheiros lost the presidency of the Senate, Viana is now the president of the Brazilian Senate.

Zhang Jinlai, better known by his stage name Liu Xiao Ling Tong, is a Chinese actor, best known for his role as the Monkey King in the 1986 television series Journey to the West adapted from the classic Chinese novel of the same name. Zhang adopted his father Zhang Zongyi's stage name, Liu Ling Tong, and amended it to Liu Xiao Ling Tong.

Jana Nagyová is a Slovak actress, most noted for her portrayal as Princess Arabela in Czechoslovak television series Arabela. She studied opera singing and piano at the Bratislava Conservatory.

Sergey Vyacheslavovich Savelyev is a Russian doctor of biological Sciences, Professor. Sergey Savelyev's statements and books have been repeatedly criticized by experts for a large number of factual errors and incorrect conclusions.

Majid bin Abdullah Al Qasabi is the minister of commerce and investment and acting minister of media of Saudi Arabia. Prior to entering the Saudi politics, Al Qasabi earned a PhD degree in engineering management.

Peter Spuhler is a Swiss entrepreneur and politician of the Swiss People's Party, from 1999 to 2012 he was a member of the Swiss National Council for the canton of Thurgau. Spuhler was CEO of the family firm Stadler Rail from 1989 to 2017 and from 2020 onwards. As of April 2019, he held a 40% shareholding in Stadler.

Harald Weyel is a German politician. Born in Herborn, Hesse, he represents Alternative for Germany (AfD). Harald Weyel has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2017.

Larry Kent Sheets is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and designated hitter who played for the Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, and Seattle Mariners from 1984 to 1990 and 1993. He also played one season in Japan for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales in 1992.