List of Famous people who died in 1959

Charles Halton was an American character actor who appeared in over 180 films.

Colin Fraser Steyn was a lawyer and a politician of Southern Africa, Member of the House of Assembly, Senator, and Cabinet Minister in the government of Jan Smuts.

Daniel B. Cathcart was an American art director. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction. He was born in Idaho and died in Los Angeles, California.

George Douglas Howard Cole was an English political theorist, economist, and historian. As a libertarian socialist, he theorised guild socialism. He belonged to the Fabian Society and was an advocate for the co-operative movement.

Robert Van Eenaeme (1916–1959) was a Belgian cyclist.

Tulsi Lahiri was a Bengali actor, director and play writer.

William Edward Flannery was an American art director and architect for William Randolph Hearst. He won an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film Picnic.