List of Famous people who died at 59

Gameel Al-Batouti was a pilot for EgyptAir and a former officer for the Egyptian Air Force. On 31 October 1999, he murdered all 216 passengers and crew on board EgyptAir Flight 990 when he intentionally crashed their plane into the Atlantic Ocean about 60 miles (100 km) southeast of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded and stated that the crash was caused by a series of deliberate flight control inputs to the aircraft made by Al-Batouti, while being alone in the cockpit and in the position of relief first officer. The NTSB went on to state that the reason for his inputs were "not determined".

Ahmed Al-Rubei was a prominent liberal Kuwaiti politician, journalist, and professor. He graduated from Harvard University with a PhD in Islamic philosophy. He was elected as a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Kuwait in 1985, 1992, and 1999. He also served as Kuwait's Minister of Education and Higher Education from 1992 to 1996. He was also a professor in Kuwait University's Philosophy department.

José João Mendes Pratas was a Portuguese football referee.

Douglas Fisher was an English actor.