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Born in 1979

3,221 people in this dataset · ordered by Wikipedia popularity

  1. Yumiko Kobayashi

    seiyū, singer

    47 years old

    June 18 · 1979

    Source: IMDb

  2. Gabri García

    association football player, association football coach

    47 years old

    February 10 · 1979

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  3. Wayne Barnes

    rugby union match official, barrister

    47 years old

    April 20 · 1979

    No external source identified

  4. Einav Zangauker

    46 years old

    December 3 · 1979

    No external source identified

  5. Marcela Bovio

    opera singer, violinist

    46 years old

    October 17 · 1979

    No external source identified

  6. Andrea Osvárt

    film producer, film actor

    47 years old

    April 25 · 1979

    No external source identified

  7. Noh Hong-chul

    comedian, actor

    47 years old

    March 31 · 1979

    No external source identified

  8. Ömer Rıza

    association football coach, association football player

    46 years old

    November 8 · 1979

    Source: Transfermarkt

  9. Gary Chaw

    singer, singer-songwriter

    47 years old

    July 9 · 1979

    Source: movie.douban.com

  10. Patryk Dominik Sztyber

    singer, guitarist

    47 years old

    August 4 · 1979

    No external source identified

  11. Sharon Chan

    model, actor

    47 years old

    January 17 · 1979

    Source: IMDb

  12. Mustis

    pianist, composer

    47 years old

    September 10 · 1979

    No external source identified

  13. Radoslav Kováč

    association football player, association football coach

    46 years old

    November 27 · 1979

    Source: FBref

  14. Andy McKee

    YouTuber, singer

    47 years old

    April 4 · 1979

    Source: SNAC

  15. Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson

    handball coach, handball player

    47 years old

    August 8 · 1979

    Source: THW Kiel

  16. Joel Griffiths

    association football player, association football coach

    47 years old

    August 21 · 1979

    Source: Transfermarkt

  17. Scott Taylor

    real estate agent, entrepreneur

    47 years old

    June 27 · 1979

    Source: bioguide.congress.gov

  18. Anna Ammirati

    stage actor, actor

    47 years old

    January 1 · 1979

    Source: IMDb

  19. Alper Gezeravcı

    fighter pilot, astronaut

    46 years old

    December 2 · 1979

    Source: pbs.twimg.com

  20. Abena Osei Asare

    politician, banker

    47 years old

    January 16 · 1979

    Source: parliament.gh

  21. Todd Fedoruk

    ice hockey player

    47 years old

    February 13 · 1979

    No external source identified

  22. Melanie Winiger

    actor, model

    47 years old

    January 22 · 1979

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  23. Renedy Singh

    association football coach, association football player

    47 years old

    June 20 · 1979

    Source: worldfootball.net

  24. Andriy Nesmachniy

    association football player

    47 years old

    February 28 · 1979

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  25. Robin Szolkowy

    coach, figure skating coach

    47 years old

    July 14 · 1979

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  26. Iain Canning

    film producer

    47 years old

    July 23 · 1979

    No external source identified

  27. Kim Rhode

    sport shooter

    47 years old

    July 16 · 1979

    No external source identified

  28. Hristo Yanev

    association football coach, association football player

    47 years old

    May 4 · 1979

    Source: Transfermarkt

  29. Iván Alonso

    association football player

    47 years old

    April 10 · 1979

    Source: Catalan Sport Encyclopedia

  30. Lira

    singer

    47 years old

    March 14 · 1979

    No external source identified

  31. Hirofumi Arai

    actor, film actor

    47 years old

    January 18 · 1979

    No external source identified

  32. Alicia Lagano

    film actor, television actor

    47 years old

    March 26 · 1979

    Source: IMDb

  33. Lonny Baxter

    basketball player

    47 years old

    January 27 · 1979

    Source: ACB.com

  34. Cedric Gervais

    composer, actor

    47 years old

    June 7 · 1979

    No external source identified

  35. Lars Jacobsen

    association football player, association football coach

    47 years old

    September 20 · 1979

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  36. Matt Charman

    film director, film screenwriter

    47 years old

    June 5 · 1979

    No external source identified

  37. Butterfly Boucher

    record producer, singer

    47 years old

    June 2 · 1979

    Source: Discogs

  38. Fred Jones

    basketball player

    47 years old

    March 11 · 1979

    Source: FIBA database

  39. Juan Ignacio Chela

    tennis player

    47 years old

    August 30 · 1979

    Source: Association of Tennis Professionals website

  40. Kim Bum-soo

    singer, recording artist

    47 years old

    January 26 · 1979

    No external source identified

  41. Ronald Murray

    basketball player

    47 years old

    July 29 · 1979

    Source: FIBA database

  42. Zerifa Wahid

    actor

    Born 1979

    1979

    No external source identified

  43. Bojana Popović

    handball player

    46 years old

    November 20 · 1979

    No external source identified

  44. Noura Al Kaabi

    businessperson, minister

    47 years old

    March 18 · 1979

    No external source identified

  45. Rob Hulse

    association football player

    46 years old

    October 25 · 1979

    Source: Transfermarkt

  46. Sana Nawaz

    actor, model

    47 years old

    June 16 · 1979

    No external source identified

  47. Antonio Núñez

    association football player

    47 years old

    January 15 · 1979

    Source: As

  48. Mirko Hrgović

    association football coach, association football player

    47 years old

    February 5 · 1979

    Source: Transfermarkt

  49. Zlatan Bajramović

    association football coach, association football player

    47 years old

    August 12 · 1979

    Source: FBref

  50. Youssoupha

    singer, lyricist

    47 years old

    April 29 · 1979

    Source: musee.sacem.fr

  51. Keven Mealamu

    rugby union player

    47 years old

    March 20 · 1979

    No external source identified

  52. Stephen McPhail

    association football player

    46 years old

    December 9 · 1979

    Source: Transfermarkt

  53. Joaquim Rodríguez

    sport cyclist

    47 years old

    May 12 · 1979

    Source: As

  54. Saša Ognenovski

    association football player, association football coach

    47 years old

    April 3 · 1979

    Source: Transfermarkt

  55. Alex Chu

    jazz musician, singer

    47 years old

    September 2 · 1979

    No external source identified

  56. Anne Berest

    novelist, actor

    47 years old

    September 15 · 1979

    Source: Korean Authority File

  57. Jamie Dwyer

    field hockey player

    47 years old

    March 12 · 1979

    No external source identified

  58. Karla Monroig

    model, actor

    47 years old

    March 5 · 1979

    Source: IMDb

  59. Alice Diop

    screenwriter, film screenwriter

    Born 1979

    1979

    Source: IMDb

  60. Emma Byrne

    association football coach, association football player

    47 years old

    June 14 · 1979

    Source: Soccerdonna

  61. Kevin Burleson*

    basketball coach, basketball player

    Date disputed

    April 9 · 1979

    Source: TBLStat.net

  62. Ararat Mirzoyan

    historian, politician

    46 years old

    November 23 · 1979

    No external source identified

  63. Rima Abdul Malak

    politician

    47 years old

    February 11 · 1979

    Source: ouest-france.fr

  64. Deyemi Okanlawon

    actor, television actor

    47 years old

    April 19 · 1979

    No external source identified

  65. Walter Ayoví

    association football player

    47 years old

    August 11 · 1979

    Source: As

  66. Sakio Bika

    boxer

    47 years old

    April 18 · 1979

    No external source identified

  67. Diana Gurtskaya*

    singer

    Date disputed

    July 2 · 1979

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  68. Per Krøldrup

    association football player

    47 years old

    July 31 · 1979

    Source: Transfermarkt

  69. Mohsen Chavoshi

    songwriter, singer

    47 years old

    July 30 · 1979

    No external source identified

  70. Alexander Nouri

    association football player, association football coach

    47 years old

    August 20 · 1979

    Source: Transfermarkt

  71. Leon Cort

    association football player

    47 years old

    September 11 · 1979

    Source: FBref

  72. Julien Escudé

    association football player

    47 years old

    August 17 · 1979

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  73. Melvin Brown

    association football player

    47 years old

    January 28 · 1979

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  74. Tomiko Van

    lyricist, actor

    47 years old

    January 9 · 1979

    Source: IMDb

  75. Anna Foglietta

    actor, film director

    47 years old

    April 3 · 1979

    Source: Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze

  76. Eric Brewer

    ice hockey player

    47 years old

    April 17 · 1979

    No external source identified

  77. Jake Tsakalidis

    basketball player

    47 years old

    June 10 · 1979

    Source: FIBA database

  78. Carter MacIntyre

    television actor, actor

    Born 1979

    1979

    No external source identified

  79. Karel Rachůnek

    ice hockey player

    1979–2011 · aged 32

    August 27 · 1979

    Source: Find a Grave

  80. Song Chong-gug

    association football player

    47 years old

    February 20 · 1979

    Source: FBref

  81. Mikhail Galustyan

    screenwriter, KVN actor

    46 years old

    October 25 · 1979

    No external source identified

  82. Gao Ling

    badminton player

    47 years old

    March 14 · 1979

    Source: bwf.tournamentsoftware.com

  83. Aaron North

    vocalist, musician

    47 years old

    March 22 · 1979

    No external source identified

  84. Natthaweeranuch Thongmee

    film actor, model

    46 years old

    October 28 · 1979

    Source: Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze

  85. Song Chang-ui

    stage actor, television actor

    47 years old

    January 24 · 1979

    No external source identified

  86. Rob Stewart

    filmmaker, film director

    1979–2017 · aged 37

    December 28 · 1979

    Source: BnF authorities

  87. Josué Anunciado de Oliveira

    association football player

    47 years old

    July 19 · 1979

    Source: As

  88. Jon Harley

    association football player

    47 years old

    September 26 · 1979

    Source: FBref

  89. Marcela Mar

    actor

    47 years old

    March 16 · 1979

    Source: Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze

  90. Leonora Jakupi

    singer

    47 years old

    March 3 · 1979

    No external source identified

  91. Olivier Bernard

    association football player

    46 years old

    October 14 · 1979

    Source: Transfermarkt

  92. Aldo Duscher

    association football player, association football coach

    47 years old

    March 22 · 1979

    Source: Transfermarkt

  93. Luis Carrión

    association football coach, association football player

    47 years old

    February 7 · 1979

    No external source identified

  94. Shahzoda

    film actor, actor

    47 years old

    July 28 · 1979

    No external source identified

  95. Natalia Barbu

    singer

    47 years old

    August 22 · 1979

    Source: Discogs

  96. Anshu Jamsenpa

    mountaineer

    46 years old

    December 31 · 1979

    No external source identified

  97. Vanessa Petruo

    musician, songwriter

    46 years old

    October 23 · 1979

    Source: Discogs

  98. Ameera Shah

    businessperson

    47 years old

    September 24 · 1979

    Source: mycorporateinfo.com

  99. Sheryn Regis*

    singer

    Date disputed

    November 26 · 1979

    Source: IMDb

  100. Mariana Ochoa

    television actor, singer

    47 years old

    February 19 · 1979

    No external source identified

  101. Keren Peles

    stage actor, composer

    47 years old

    March 11 · 1979

    Source: IMDb

  102. William Collum

    association football referee

    47 years old

    January 18 · 1979

    No external source identified

  103. Stéphane Dalmat

    association football player

    47 years old

    February 16 · 1979

    Source: Transfermarkt

  104. Deanna Nolan

    basketball player

    47 years old

    August 25 · 1979

    Source: FIBA database

  105. Géla Babluani

    director, manufacturer

    Born 1979

    1979

    Source: MAK

  106. Fadi El Khatib

    basketball player

    47 years old

    January 1 · 1979

    Source: FIBA database

  107. Steve Simonsen

    association football player

    47 years old

    April 3 · 1979

    Source: FBref

  108. Anthony Šerić

    association football player

    47 years old

    January 15 · 1979

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  109. Sabina Babayeva

    jazz musician, singer

    46 years old

    December 2 · 1979

    No external source identified

  110. Marieke Vervoort

    athletics competitor

    1979–2019 · aged 40

    May 10 · 1979

    No external source identified

  111. Abdul Raziq

    politician, military officer

    1979–2018

    1979

    No external source identified

  112. Fabian Ernst

    association football player

    47 years old

    May 30 · 1979

    Source: Transfermarkt

  113. Carlos Tenorio

    association football player

    47 years old

    May 14 · 1979

    Source: FBref

  114. Shane Gibson

    musician, guitarist

    1979–2014 · aged 35

    February 21 · 1979

    Source: Encyclopaedia Metallum

  115. Bonnie Mbuli

    reality television participant, actor

    47 years old

    March 18 · 1979

    Source: imdb.com

  116. Sarah Parcak

    anthropologist, archaeologist

    Born 1979

    1979

    No external source identified

  117. Frenchie Davis

    film actor, singer

    47 years old

    May 7 · 1979

    Source: Internet Broadway Database

  118. Christopher Kanu

    association football player

    46 years old

    December 4 · 1979

    Source: Transfermarkt

  119. Erkan Baş

    politician

    47 years old

    July 14 · 1979

    No external source identified

  120. Fábio Simplício

    association football player

    47 years old

    September 23 · 1979

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  121. Takashi Kondō

    singer, seiyū

    47 years old

    May 12 · 1979

    No external source identified

  122. Primož Brezec

    basketball player

    47 years old

    October 2 · 1979

    Source: FIBA database

  123. Gerd Kanter

    athletics competitor, coach

    47 years old

    May 6 · 1979

    Source: World Athletics database

  124. Marco Caneira

    association football player

    47 years old

    February 9 · 1979

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  125. Christos Patsatzoglou

    association football player

    47 years old

    March 19 · 1979

    Source: Transfermarkt

  126. Mike Cahill

    screenwriter, film editor

    47 years old

    July 5 · 1979

    No external source identified

  127. Joe Hursley

    television actor, actor

    47 years old

    March 19 · 1979

    No external source identified

  128. Leena Peisa

    keyboardist, poet

    47 years old

    March 16 · 1979

    No external source identified

  129. Amat Escalante

    screenwriter, film producer

    47 years old

    February 28 · 1979

    No external source identified

  130. Chen Hao

    film actor, actor

    46 years old

    December 9 · 1979

    Source: IMDb

  131. Semyon Slepakov

    singer-songwriter, manufacturer

    47 years old

    August 23 · 1979

    No external source identified

  132. Tsuyoshi Domoto

    child actor, singer-songwriter

    47 years old

    April 10 · 1979

    No external source identified

  133. Asha de Vos

    marine biologist, biologist

    Born 1979

    1979

    No external source identified

  134. Michael Rogers

    sport cyclist

    46 years old

    December 20 · 1979

    No external source identified

  135. Jamie Langfield

    association football player

    46 years old

    December 22 · 1979

    Source: Transfermarkt

  136. Aleksandar Vuković

    association football player, association football coach

    47 years old

    August 25 · 1979

    Source: Transfermarkt

  137. Choi Hee-seop

    baseball player

    47 years old

    March 16 · 1979

    No external source identified

  138. Xia Xuanze

    Olympic competitor, badminton player

    47 years old

    January 5 · 1979

    Source: sports-reference.com

  139. Sander van Doorn

    record producer, club DJ

    47 years old

    February 28 · 1979

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  140. Kati Piri

    political adviser, politician

    47 years old

    April 8 · 1979

    Source: parlement.com

  141. Albina Dzhanabaeva

    singer, television presenter

    47 years old

    April 9 · 1979

    Source: IMDb

  142. Noé Pamarot

    association football player

    47 years old

    April 14 · 1979

    Source: As

  143. Mia Audina

    badminton player, Olympic competitor

    47 years old

    August 22 · 1979

    Source: countrylicious.com

  144. Pablo Couñago

    association football player

    47 years old

    August 9 · 1979

    Source: Transfermarkt

  145. Julie Berthelsen

    songwriter, film actor

    47 years old

    June 7 · 1979

    No external source identified

  146. John Hutchinson

    association football coach, association football player

    46 years old

    December 29 · 1979

    Source: Transfermarkt

  147. Ella Koon

    actor, singer

    47 years old

    July 9 · 1979

    Source: IMDb

  148. Elena Podkaminskaya

    stage actor, television presenter

    47 years old

    April 10 · 1979

    Source: IMDb

  149. Robin Peterson

    cricketer

    47 years old

    August 4 · 1979

    No external source identified

  150. Ariel Garcé

    association football player

    47 years old

    July 14 · 1979

    Source: FBref

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