List of Famous people who died at 59

Lewis William Wannamaker was an American biochemist who won the Robert Koch Prize with César Milstein in 1980. He received his bachelor's degree from Emory University and his M.D. from the Duke University School of Medicine and taught at the University of Minnesota. In 1982 he was elected a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. He died in 1983 at the age of 59.

Larry Thor was a radio newscaster and announcer, an actor in film and radio, and a university professor. He "was noted for his distinctive voice ... his rich resonant tones."

Syahrul was an Indonesian politician and teacher. He served as the Mayor of Tanjungpinang, and capital and second largest city in the Riau Islands, from September 21, 2018, until his death from COVID-19 on April 28, 2020. Prior to that office, Syahrul had served as Vice Mayor of Tanjungpinang from 2013 to 2018.

Julius Richard Büchi (1924–1984) was a Swiss logician and mathematician.

Hassan Brijany was an Iranian-Swedish actor.