List of Famous people who died in 1959

Ronald Charles Grant, 10th Baron de Longueuil was born on 13 March 1888 at Pau, France. He was the son of John Moore Charles de Bienville Grant. He married Ernestine Hester Maud Bowes-Lyon, daughter of the Hon. Ernest Bowes-Lyon and Isobel Hester Drummond, on 4 October 1918. He was educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey. He was in the French Foreign Legion and was a civil engineer.

Aleksander Tsolov Tsankov was a leading Bulgarian politician during the interwar period between the two world wars.

Sisavang Phoulivong was king of the Kingdom of Luang Phrabang and later the Kingdom of Laos from 28 April 1904 until his death on 29 October 1959.

Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan was the Prime Minister of Afghanistan from May 1946 to 7 September 1953, under King Mohammed Zahir Shah's monarchy. He was from the Pashtun tribe of Barakzai Mohammedzai. He was a brother of Nadir Khan, who ousted Habibullah Kalakani, and uncle of both Zahir Shah and Sardar Mohammed Daoud Khan, his eventual successor. His other two brothers are Sardar Mohammad Hashim Khan and Sardar Shah Wali Khan.

Maximilien-Paul-Marie-Félix d'Ollone was a 20th-century French composer.

Nicolae Dărăscu was a Romanian painter. He was influenced by Impressionism and Neo-impressionism.

Kathryn Adams, sometimes credited as Catherine Adams or Katherine Adams, was an American silent film actress.

Virgilio Riento was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 108 films between 1936 and 1959.