List of Famous people who born in 1959

Viktor Viktorovich Chirkov is a Russian admiral and the former commander of the Baltic Fleet. On 6 May 2012, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, succeeding Vladimir Vysotsky, who had occupied the post for almost five years. He retired from his position due to health reasons in March 2016.

Dmitry Fyodorovich Mezentsev is a Russian politician and diplomat serving since 2021 as the State Secretary of the Union State of Russia and Belarus. Previously he was Ambassador of Russia to Belarus (2019–2021), Senator from Sakhalin Oblast (2015–2019), Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (2013–2015) and Governor of Irkutsk Oblast (2009–2012).

Simone Ritscher is a German actress, known for her roles as Doris van Norden in Sturm der Liebe and as Maria di Balbi in Verbotene Liebe.

Kurtis Walker, professionally known by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record/film producer, b-boy, DJ, public speaker and minister. He is the first commercially successful rapper and the first to sign with a major record label. "The Breaks", a single from his 1980 self-titled debut album, is the first certified gold record rap song. Throughout his career he has released 15 albums and is currently an ordained minister.

Jorge Alberto Furtado is a Brazilian film and television director, and screenwriter.

Jennifer Fox is an American film producer, director, cinematographer, and writer as well as president of A Luminous Mind Film Productions. She won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance for her first feature documentary, Beirut: The Last Home Movie. Her 2010 documentary My Reincarnation had its premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam (IDFA) in 2010, where it won a Top 20 Audience Award.

Marie-Thérèse Fortin is a Canadian actress. She has appeared in over twenty films since 1985.

Habib Jemli or Habib Jomli ; born 28 March 1959) is a Tunisian politician.

Kazue Ikura is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator who works for Aoni Production. She was previously affiliated with theater groups/production companies 劇舎燐, 俳協, Production Baobab and NABEYA.

Joël Giraud is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Hautes-Alpes department, and is a member of La République En Marche! and former Secretary of the Economic Affairs Committee. He was elected on 16 June 2002, and re-elected on 17 June 2007, 17 June 2012 and in 2017.