- Alfred Groyer (born 8 January 1959 in Villach) is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed from 1978 to 1984. He finished seventh in the individual normal hill event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Groyer's best career finish was third four times from 1979 to 1982.
Cherry Hood
Cherry Hood is an Australian artist, known for her portraiture. She won the 2002 Archibald Prize for her portrait Simon Tedeschi Unplugged.Christian Jacob
Christian Jacob (born 4 December 1959) was the Minister of French Civil Service in Jacques Chirac's second term as President of France. Before being appointed to cabinet position in 2002, he was deputy for the 4th circonscription of Seine-et-Marne (Provins). A farmer, Christian Jacob has been in position of responsibility in farm trade unions, local, départemental, regional then national. He was the President of the CNJA (Centre National des Jeunes Agriculteurs) from 1992 to 1994.- Photo: user uploaded image
Andrzej Buncol
Andrzej Bernard Buncol (born 21 September 1959) is a Polish former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for clubs such as Ruch Chorzów, Legia Warszawa, FC 08 Homburg (West Germany), Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Germany) and Fortuna Düsseldorf (Germany).He played for the Polish national team. He was a participant at the 1982 FIFA World Cup (where Poland won third place) and the 1986 FIFA World Cup. After the 1986 World Cup, he emigrated to West Germany. Boris Kokorev
Boris Borisovich Kokorev (Russian: Борис Борисович Кокорев, 20 April 1959 in Tbilisi – 22 October 2018 in Moscow) was a Russian competitive pistol shooter who won a gold medal in the Men's 50 Metre event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.Armin Kogler
Armin Kogler (born 4 September 1959) is an Austrian former ski jumper.- Beniamino Vignola (born 12 June 1959 in Verona) is an Italian former footballer and entrepreneur, who played as a midfielder. He notably played for Juventus and was part of their European Cup victory in 1985. A small, quick, mobile, agile, and creative player, with excellent technical ability and a slender physique, he usually played as a central or attacking midfielder; considered a promising talent, he was compared to Gianni Rivera as a youngster.
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Dennis Rasmussen
Dennis Rasmussen may refer to: Dennis F. Rasmussen (born 1947), American politician Dennis Rasmussen (baseball) (born 1959), an American former MLB player Dennis Rasmussen (ice hockey) (born 1990), Swedish NHL player Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre
Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre (born 26 February 1959) is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra and currently Minister of State in the Government of India and a member of the 17th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Akola constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party. He was also a member of the 14th Lok Sabha, 15th Lok Sabha and 16th Lok Sabha between 2004-2019 from Akola.Christoph Matznetter
Christoph Matznetter (born 8 June 1959 in Vienna) is an Austrian politician. He has been a member of the Austrian Parliament since 2002. His service in parliament was interrupted by a brief tenure from 2007 to 2008 as State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Finance. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party.Diamantino Miranda
Diamantino Manuel Fernandes Miranda (born 3 August 1959), known simply as Diamantino in his playing days, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, and is the manager of Mozambican club Liga Desportiva de Maputo. Diamantino most notably played for Benfica (11 seasons in two separate spells), appearing in more than 300 official matches and winning 11 major titles. After retiring, he embarked in a lengthy managerial career. An international in the early 80s, Diamantino represented Portugal at one World Cup and one European Championship.Bill Whittle
William Alfred "Bill" Whittle is an American conservative blogger, political commentator, director, screenwriter, editor, pilot, and author. He is best known for his PJ Media internet videos and short films, one of which, "Three and a Half Days", has been viewed more than 2.4 million times on YouTube as of November 2012. He is currently the presenter of Afterburner and The Firewall, and co-hosts Trifecta with Stephen Green and Scott Ott. In addition, Whittle has interviewed a number of political personalities as a PJTV.com commentator. He is a former National Review Online contributor and has been a guest on the Fox News Channel, The Dennis Miller Show, Sun TV, and national radio programs. His first book, Silent America: Essays from a Democracy at War, was published in 2004. Since 2009, Whittle has been a featured speaker at universities and a number of Republican and Tea Party events throughout the United States. He is also the co-founder of Declaration Entertainment, an independent film studio, and a narrator for Encounter Books.- Photo: Metaweb (FB) / CC-BYAlistair Jardine "Ali" McMordie (born 31 March 1959 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a bass guitarist, who made his name with, and was a founding member of, Stiff Little Fingers. He was with them from their inception in 1977 until they broke up in 1983, and joined them on the first few years of reunion tours five years later. After Stiff Little Fingers disbanded in 1983, McMordie formed Friction Groove with a group of Reading musicians who were in a successful local band, Between Pictures. Friction Groove secured a deal with Warner label, Atlantic, and went on to record an album - The Black Box - in Berlin and Brussels, from which the first single ("Time Bomb") charted very briefly. Around 1986 he provided, along with other Friction Groove members, the core band behind Sinéad O'Connor, who had just arrived in London from Dublin. Ali was later sacked. Between 1992 and 1994 Ali McMordie was executive producer for the Peace Together Irish concert events. Since 1994 he has been the tour manager for American artist Richard Hall AKA Moby (with whose band he has sometimes played bass). Ali has also been used as the live bassist for Belfast singer-songwriter Dan Donnelly, having played in Dan's live band at the Beautiful Days Festival 2006 in Devon. In 2006, it was announced that McMordie was to rejoin Stiff Little Fingers for their current tour, and subsequently that he was rejoining the band on a permanent basis. As of 2018, he is still playing bass with SLF. Besides being a live musician, McMordie runs Alistair McMordie Tour Management.
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Dalal Mughrabi
Dalal Mughrabi (Arabic: دلال المغربي, Dalāl al-Muɣrabī; c. 1959 – 11 March 1978) was a Palestinian militant who was a member of the Fatah faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and participated in the 1978 Coastal Road massacre in Israel. The attack resulted in the death of 38 Israeli civilians, including 13 children. Mughrabi and eight other militants were also killed in the course of the operation. While she has been hailed as a martyr and a national hero among many Palestinians, Israel and the United Nations has described her as a terrorist. Buzz Feitshans IV
Buzz Feitshans IV is a cinematographer.Alberto Fernández
Alberto Ángel Fernández (born 2 April 1959) is an Argentine politician. He was the Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers during the entirety of Néstor Kirchner's presidency, and the early months of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's. His tenure as Cabinet Chief from 2003 to 2008 remains the longest since the post was created in 1994.Beverly Jo Scott
Beverly Jo Scott, also known as B. J. Scott, is an American-born singer-songwriter living in Brussels, Belgium.Anya Kubrick
Anya Kubrick was the daughter of Stanley Kubrick and Christiane Kubrick.Blake Wesley
Trevor "Blake" Wesley (born July 10, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played parts of seven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques and Toronto Maple Leafs. Wesley was born in Red Deer, Alberta. His younger brother Glen also played in the NHL. Wesley's nephew, Josh Wesley, was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.Dale Frank
Dale Frank (born 1959) is a contemporary Australian artist best known for his biomorphic abstract paintings. His practice has included found object-sculptures, performance installations, drawings and most recently paintings with sculptural elements. Frank lives and works in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia.- Photo: Metaweb / Fair use
Desai Williams
Desai Williams (June 12, 1959 – April 2022) was a sprinter from Canada, who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984. He was born in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis. - Photo: user uploaded image
Anne Kursinski
Anne Kindig Kursinski (born April 16, 1959) is a showjumper from the United States. She is best known for winning two Olympic silver medals in team jumping. - Photo: Metaweb (FB) / CC-BY-SA-2.0
Andrzej Iwan
Andrzej Iwan (born 10 November 1959 in Kraków) is a retired Polish footballer who played as a striker. He is the father of Bartosz Iwan. Chris Isaac
Christopher Dwight Isaac (born May 15, 1959) is an American former quarterback with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).- Photo: user uploaded image
Chaudhary Lal Singh
Chaudhary Lal Singh (born 2 February 1959) is an Indian politician and a member of the 12th Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir. He was Minister for Forest, Environment, Ecology of J&K in PDP-BJP coalition government in J&K. He represents the Basohli constituency in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly and is president of the Dogra Swabhimaan Sangathan . - Photo: Metaweb (FB) / CC-BY-SA
Bill Morrison
Bill Morrison (born 1959) is an American comic book artist and writer, and co-founder of Bongo Comics (along with Matt Groening and Steve and Cindy Vance). He is the Executive Editor of MAD Magazine since early 2018 (beginning with the rebooted issue #1 dated June 2018), after the retirement of 30+ year editor John Ficarra and the magazine shifting offices to Los Angeles, California after decades in Manhattan (first on Madison Avenue and then on Broadway). - Photo: Getty Images
Brook Steppe
Michael Holbrook "Brook" Steppe (born November 7, 1959) is a retired American basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a 6'5" 190 lb (86 kg) shooting guard. Born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Steppe played competitively from 1977 to 1982 at DeKalb Central Community College and Georgia Institute of Technology, and was selected with the 17th pick in the 1982 NBA draft by the Kansas City Kings. He played five NBA seasons with as many teams until 1989. He was once suspended for one game without pay by the Kansas City Kings during his rookie season in 1983 when he missed a plane from Atlanta to Kansas City. - Photo: user uploaded image
Bryan Warrick
Bryan Anthony Warrick (born July 22, 1959) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'5" (195 cm) 218 lb (99 kg) shooting guard and played collegiately at Saint Joseph's University where he was named to the East Coast Conference and Philadelphia Big 5 First Teams.Warrick was selected with the 2nd pick of the second round in the 1982 NBA draft by the Washington Bullets. His NBA career, which lasted from 1982 to 1986, included stints with the Bullets, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Indiana Pacers. Amauri Ribeiro
Amauri Ribeiro (born January 23, 1959), known as Amauri, is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. In 1980, he was part of the Brazilian team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches. Four years later, he won the silver medal with the Brazilian team in the 1984 Olympic tournament. He played five matches. At the 1988, Games he was a member of the Brazilian team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches again. His final Olympic appearance was in Barcelona when he won the gold medal with the Brazilian team in the 1992 Olympic tournament. He played two matches.Chang Woe-ryong
Chang Woe-ryong (Korean: 장외룡; Korean pronunciation: [tɕaŋ.we̞.ɾjoŋ]; born April 5, 1959) is a South Korean football coach and a former international player who represented his country in the 1980 AFC Asian Cup.
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