List of Famous people who died at 59

Kiran Maheshwari was an Indian politician from Rajasthan state, belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party.

John Ferriter was an American television producer and talent representative.

Yury Nikolayevich Vasilyev was a Soviet and Russian stage and movie actor. Best known for movie roles in The Journalist (1967) and Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980). Sex symbol of the Soviet cinema.

Juliet Anne Prowse was a dancer whose four-decade career included stage, television and film. She was raised in South Africa, where her family emigrated after World War II. Known for her attractive legs, she was described after her death as having "... arguably the best legs since Betty Grable."

Dirk Hafemeister was a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in show jumping with the West German team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Berl Kutchinsky was a Danish Professor of Criminology at the University of Copenhagen. He became internationally famous for his studies in the public health effects of pornography.

Kyriakos Amiridis was a Greek career diplomat who served as the Ambassador of Greece to Libya and Brazil. He was reported missing on 28 December 2016 while serving as ambassador to Brazil and his body was found near Rio de Janeiro the next day.

Azucena Hernández Iglesias was a Spanish actress known for her work in cinema, stage and television. Her artistic career began in the late 1970s and flourished during early years of the 1980s. Her career was cut short in 1986 from a debilitating car crash that left her paralyzed.

James Firman Daly was an American theater, film, and television actor, who is perhaps best known for his role as Paul Lochner in the hospital drama series Medical Center, in which he played Chad Everett's superior.

Mark McManus was a Scottish actor. He was best known for playing the tough Glaswegian Detective Chief Inspector Jim Taggart in the long-running STV television series Taggart from 1983 until his death in 1994.