1959 in professional wrestling

Only one promotion held notable shows in 1959.

• Debut date uncertain:
  • Bruno Sammartino[13]
  • Great Goliath[13]
  • Adnan Al-Kaissie[13]
  • Tony Charles[13]
• October 7– Danny Hodge[13]

• Date of birth uncertain:
  • Super Maxx
• January 1:
  • Steve Cox[14]
  • Candi Devine[15](died in 2022)
• January 3 – Art Crews[15]
• January 15 – Ken Wayne[15]
• January 19 – Peggy Lee Leather (died in 2023)
• January 24 – Akira Maeda[15]
• January 29 – Boris Zhukov[15]
• February 3 – Haku[15]
• February 4:
  • Ed Gantner[15](died in 1990)
  • Lawrence Taylor
• February 8 – Misty Blue Simmes
• February 15 – Hugo Savinovich[15]
• February 28 – Rick Link
• March 2 – Lola González[14]
• March 7 – Sgt. Craig Pittman[16]
• March 8 – Maki Ueda
• March 9 – Nikita Koloff[14]
• March 16 – Scott L. Schwartz
• March 20 – Sting[14]
• March 21 – Tony Stetson
• March 24 – Barry Horowitz
• March 29 – Michael Hayes[14]
• April 4 – Jeannie Clark[15]
• April 14 – Jesse Barr[15]
• April 16 – Gran Apache[15](died in 2017)
• April 18 – Debbie Combs[17]
• April 27 – Mad Maxine
• May 1 – Scott McGhee
• May 19 – Vicky Carranza[14]
• May 21 – Sean Mooney[14]
• June 11 – Magnum T. A.[14]
• June 13 – Danny Fargo (died in 2003)
• June 14 – Buzz Sawyer[15](died in 1992)
• June 16 – The Ultimate Warrior[14](died in 2014)
• June 18 – Johnny Lee Clary (died in 2014)
• June 30 – Víctor Quiñones[14](died in 2006)
• July 6 – El Torero[14]
• July 8 – Don Nakaya Nielsen (died in 2017)
• July 9 – Kevin Nash[15]
• July 10:
  • Duane Gill[15]
  • Eric Embry[15]

July 15 – Ranger Ross[14]

• July 17:
  • DJ Peterson[15](died in 1993)
  • Randy Anderson[14](died in 2002)
• July 31 – Jason the Terrible
• August 13 – Danny Bonaduce
• August 16 – Dennis Koslowski
• August 18 – Tom Prichard[14]
• August 19 – Tim Horner[14]
• September 23 – Hans Nijman (died in 2014)
• October 6 – Barry Darsow[15]
• October 7 – Brazo de Oro[15](died in 2017)
• October 18:
  • Nord the Barbarian[14]
  • Carlos Cabrera
• October 21 – John Tatum[15]
• October 24 – Dave Meltzer[15]
• November 6 – Máscara Sagrada[14]
• November 9 – Nick Patrick[14]
• November 11 – Van Hammer
• November 21 – Jerry Flynn[15]
• December 11 – Doug Furnas[15](died in 2012)
• December 13 – Ricky Lawless (died in 1988)
• December 24 – Ángel Mortal[15]

• November 7 - Victor McLaglen, 72
• November 21 - Max Baer (boxer), 50