List of Famous people who died at 59
Halis Bütünley
Paulo Bentancur
Willie Rushton
William George Rushton was an English cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor and performer who co-founded the satirical magazine Private Eye.
Dominique Corbasson
Freeman King
Freeman King (1943–2002) was an American comedian known for such television shows and films as The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, Fletch and The Buddy Holly Story.
Dominique Durand
Willy Lambregt
Francis Mariani
Viktor Sviridov
Hans Multhopp
Hans Multhopp was a German aeronautical engineer/designer. Receiving a degree from the University of Göttingen, Multhopp worked with the famous designer Kurt Tank at the Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG during World War II, and was the leader of the team responsible for the design of the Focke-Wulf Ta 183 lightweight jet fighter, which was the winner of the 1945 Emergency Fighter Competition. Emigrating to the United Kingdom after the war, he assisted in the advancement of British aeronautic science before moving to the United States, where his work for Martin Marietta on lifting bodies provided aerodynamic experience that proved instrumental in the development of the Space Shuttle.