Famous People Born in 1979

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 810

• Jan 1 Brody Dalle [Bree Robinson], Australian punk rock singer (The Distillers), born in Melbourne, Australia
• Jan 1 Koichi Domoto, Japanese J-Pop singer-songwriter (KinKi Kids - "Glass no Shōnen / Glass Boy"), born in Ashiya, Hyōgo, Japan
• Jan 2 Jagmeet Singh, Canadian politician and leader of the New Democratic Party (2017-), born in Scarborough, Ontario

• Jan 2 Suranne Jones, British actress
• Jan 3 Francesco Bellissimo, Italian mangaka
• Jan 4 Jeph Howard, American rock bass player (The Used), born in Orem, Utah
• Jan 4 Tristan Gommendy, French racing driver, born in Le Chesnay, Yvelines
• Jan 5 Ronnie O'Brien, Irish footballer, born in Bray, County Wicklow
• Jan 7 Bipasha Basu, Indian model, born in New Delhi, India
• Jan 7 Mariangel Ruiz, Venezuelan actress and model, born in San Juan de los Morros, Venezuela
• Jan 8 Adrian Mutu, Romanian footballer, born in Călinești, Romania
• Jan 8 Sarah Polley, Canadian filmmaker and actress (Sweet Hereafter, Women Talking), born in Toronto, Ontario
• Jan 8 Seol Ki-hyeon, South Korean footballer, born in Jeongseon County, South Korea
• Jan 8 Sequoyah, chimpanzee (son of Washoe)
• Jan 8 Stipe Pletikosa, Croatian footballer, born in Split, Croatia
• Jan 9 Amber Ruffin, American talk show host and writer (The Amber Ruffin Show), born in Omaha, Nebraska

• Jan 9 Tomiko Van, Japanese pop-rock singer (Do As Infinity), born in Yamato, Japan
• Jan 10 Chris "Daddy Mac" Smith, American rapper (Kris Kross - "Jump"), born in Atlanta, Georgia
• Jan 11 Darren Lynn Bousman, American film director, born in Overland Park, Kansas
• Jan 11 Henry Shefflin, Irish hurler, born in Waterford, Ireland
• Jan 11 Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysian singer, born in Kampung Awah, Malaysia
• Jan 12 Grzegorz Rasiak, Polish footballer, born in Szczecin, Poland
• Jan 12 Jenny Schmidgall, American ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics 1998), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
• Jan 13 Jill Wagner, American Actress and TV host, known for "Wipeout", born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• Jan 14 Angela Lindvall, American supermodel, born in Midwest City, Oklahoma
• Jan 14 John Reuben, American hip hop artist, born in Columbus, Ohio
• Jan 14 Karen Elson, British supermodel, born in Oldham, United Kingdom

• Jan 15 Ken Chu, Taiwanese singer, actor, and tai-chi champion, born in Taiwan
• Jan 15 Martin Petrov, Bulgarian soccer winger (90 caps; Servette, VfL Wolfsburg, Atlético Madrid, Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers), born in Vratsa, Bulgaria
• Jan 15 Young Dro [D'Juan Hart], American rapper (Shoulder Lean), born in Atlanta, Georgia
• Jan 16 Aaliyah [Haughton], American singer and actress, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2001)
• Jan 16 Brenden Morrow, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Carlyle, Canada
• Jan 16 Jason Ward, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Chapleau, Canada
• Jan 16 Jimmy Walker, American golfer (PGA C'ship 2016), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Jan 16 Rashawn Ross, American trumpeter (Dave Mathews Band), born in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
• Jan 18 Brian Gionta, American NHL ice hockey player, 2001-18 (New Jersey Devils, Montreal Canadiens, and 2 other teams), born in Rochester, New York
• Jan 18 Jay Chou, Taiwanese singer and producer known as the 'King of Mandopop', born in New Taipei City, Taiwan
• Jan 18 Kenyatta Jones, American NFL and arena football player (New England Patriots and 3 other teams, born in Gainesville, Florida (d. 2018)
• Jan 18 Leo Varadkar, Irish politician (Prime Minister, 2017-20 & 2022-), born in Dublin, Ireland
• Jan 18 Paulo Ferreira, Portuguese footballer, born in Cascais, Portugal
• Jan 19 Josu Sarriegi, Spanish football player, born in Lazkao, Spain
• Jan 19 Spider Loc [Curtis Williams], American rapper (G-Unit), and actor, born in Compton, California
• Jan 19 Svetlana Khorkina, Russian gymnast, born in Belgorod, Russia
• Jan 19 Wiley [Richard Cowie], English rapper (Grime), born in Bow, London, England
• Jan 20 Asaka Kubo, Japanese J-pop singer (A+Jyuc), born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
• Jan 20 Rob Bourdon, American rock drummer (Linkin Park), born in Calabasas, California
• Jan 20 Will Young, British singer-songwriter and actor, born in Wokingham, England

• Jan 21 Byung-Hyun Kim, Korean baseball player
• Jan 23 Juan Rincón, Venezuelan baseball player, born in Maracaibo, Venezuela
• Jan 23 Larry Hughes, American basketball player, born in St. Louis, Missouri
• Jan 23 Sampsa Astala, Finnish musician (Lordi), born in Vantaa, Finland
• Jan 24 Tatyana M. Ali, American actress (Sesame St, Fresh Prince of Bel Air), born in New York City
• Jan 25 Christine Lakin, American actress (Step by Step), born in Dallas, Texas
• Jan 26 Sara Rue, American actress, born in New York
• Jan 27 Daniel Vettori, New Zealand cricketer
• Jan 27 Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgian beach volleyball player
• Jan 27 Rodrigo Ribeiro, Brazilian racing driver, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Jan 28 Ali Boulala, Swedish skateboarder, born in Stockholm, Sweden
• Jan 29 Andrew Keegan, American actor (Step by Step; Party of Five), born in Los Angeles, California
• Jan 29 April Scott, American actress and model, born in Campbell, Missouri
• Jan 29 Christina Hammock Koch, American NASA astronaut (longest single spaceflight by a woman, Soyuz MS-12, Artemis II), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan [1]
• Jan 31 Daniel Tammet, British writer and autistic savant, born in Barking, London
• Feb 1 Jason Isbell, American singer-songwriter (Drive-By Truckers), born in Green Hill, Alabama
• Feb 1 Juan Silveira dos Santos, Brazilian soccer defender (79 caps; Flamengo, Bayer Leverkusen, Roma, Internacional), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Feb 1 Valentin Elizalde, Mexican singer, born in Navojoa, Mexico (d. 2006)
• Feb 2 Christine Bleakley, Northern Irish broadcaster and presenter (BBC, ITV, UKTV), born in Newtownards, Northern Ireland
• Feb 2 Fani Chalkia, Greek athlete (Olympic gold 400m hurdles 2004), born in Larissa, Greece
• Feb 2 Shamita Shetty, Indian actress ( Mohabbatein), born in Mangalore, India
• Feb 4 Andrei Arlovski, Russian mixed martial artist
• Feb 4 Giorgio Pantano, Italian racing car driver
• Feb 5 Paulo Gonçalves, Portuguese rally racing motorcycle rider (FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship 2013), born in Gemeses, Portugal (d. 2020)
• Feb 6 Dan Bălan, Moldovan singer (O-Zone), born in Chișinău, Moldova
• Feb 7 Cerina Vincent, American actress (Stuck In The Middle), and author (Hot Chick books), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
• Feb 7 Daniel Bierofka, German football player and coach, born in Munich, West Germany
• Feb 7 Jon Leicester, American baseball player
• Feb 7 Nicola Campedelli, Italian football coach, born in Cesena, Italy
• Feb 7 Tawakkol Karman, Yemeni journalist, Nobel Peace Prize winner (2011), and human rights activist, born in Taiz Governorate, North Yemen (now Yemen Arab Republic)
• Feb 8 Deng Chao, Chinese actor (The Mermaid, The Dead End), born in Nanchang, China
• Feb 8 Josh Keaton [Weiner], American actor and singer (No Authority), born in Hacienda Heights, California
• Feb 9 "Casper" David Gray, English snooker player (2003 Scottish Open Winner), born in Lower Morden, Greater London
• Feb 9 Akinora Iwamura, Japanese professional baseball infielder (NPB,1998-2006. 2011-14; MLB 2007-10), born in Uwajima, Ehime, Japan
• Feb 9 Zhang Ziyi, Chinese actress (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), born in Beijing, China
• Feb 10 Daryl Palumbo, American rock singer-songwriter (Glassjaw), born in Bellmore, New York
• Feb 10 Ross Powers, American snowboarder, born in Bennington, Vermont

• Feb 12 Antonio Chatman, American NFL wide receiver and punt returner, born in Jackson, Alabama
• Feb 12 Jesse Spencer, Australian actor, born in Melbourne, Australia
• Feb 12 Matt Mauck, American NFL player, born in Jasper, Indiana
• Feb 13 Anders Behring Breivik, Norwegian terrorist, born in Oslo, Norway
• Feb 13 Mena Suvari, American actress, born in Newport, Rhode Island
• Feb 13 Rafael Márquez, Mexican footballer, born in Zamora, Mexico
• Feb 14 Pablo Pallante, Uruguayan footballer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay
• Feb 15 Adam Granduciel [Granofsky], American guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer (The War on Drugs - "Thinking Of A Place"; "Holding On": The Violators, 2003-11), born in Dover, Massachusetts
• Feb 15 Alenka Kejžar, Slovenian swimmer, born in Kranj, Slovenia
• Feb 15 Gordon Shedden, Scottish auto racing driver, born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
• Feb 15 Josh Low, English footballer, born in Bristol, United Kingdom
• Feb 15 Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Canadian actor (Quarantine), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
• Feb 16 Eric Mun [Mun Jung-hyuk], South Korean rapper, songwriter (Shinhwa - "Venus"), and actor (Super Rookie), born in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea

• Feb 17 Bear McCreary, American composer for film, television (Outlander; The Walking Dead: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), and video games, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Feb 17 Josh Willingham, American MLB baseball outfielder, 2004-14 (Florida Marlins, and 4 other teams), born in Florence, Alabama
• Feb 17 Sarah Lee Guthrie, American folk dinger-songwriter, daughter of Arlo, and granddaughter of Woody, born in Massachusetts
• Feb 19 Clinton Morrison, Irish footballer
• Feb 19 Mariana Ochoa, Mexican singer and actress, born in Mexico City, Mexico
• Feb 19 Mariska [Anna Maria Rahikainen], Finnish rapper, born in Helsinki, Finland
• Feb 19 Steve Cherundolo, American soccer player
• Feb 21 Carly "Carlito" Colón, Puerto Rican professional wrestler, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico

• Feb 21 Jordan Peele, American actor, comedian and director (Fargo, Get Out), born in New York City
• Feb 21 Pascal Chimbonda, French footballer, born in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
• Feb 22 Brett Emerton, Australian footballer, born in Bankstown, Australia
• Feb 22 David Lopez, American actor (And God Created Woman; Ghostwriter), born in Queens, New York
• Feb 22 Lee Na-young, South Korean actress, born in Seoul, South Korea
• Feb 22 Tom Higgenson, American singer-songwriter (Plain White T's - "Hey There Delilah"), born in Villa Park, Illinois
• Feb 23 D-Roc [D'Angelo Holmes], American rapper (Ying Yang Twins), born in Atlanta, Georgia
• Feb 24 Jesse Billauer, American quadriplegic surfer
• Feb 25 David Hoflin, Swedish-born Australian Actor
• Feb 25 Jennifer Ferrin, American actress
• Feb 25 Joanna Pascale, American jazz singer (When Lights Are Low), and educator (Temple University), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Feb 26 Corinne Bailey Rae, EnglishGrammy Award-winning R&B and neo-soul singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist ("Put Your Records On"), born in Leeds, England
• Feb 26 Mariano Bainotti, Argentine racing driver, born in San Basilio, Argentina
• Feb 26 Pedro Mendes, Portuguese footballer, born in Guimarães, Portugal
• Feb 26 Shalim Ortiz, Puerto Rican singer and actor, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Feb 28 Ivo Karlović, Croatian tennis player, born in Zagreb, Croatia
• Feb 28 Michael Bisping, English mixed martial artist, born in Nicosia, Cyprus
• Feb 28 Primož Peterka, Slovenian ski jumper, born in Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Feb 28 Sébastien Bourdais, French auto racer, (Champ Car World Series 2004-07, Le Mans 24 Hours 2016), born in Le Mans, France
• Mar 1 Mikkel Kessler, Danish boxer (WBA super-middleweight title x 3; WBC title x 2; IBA title 2002), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
• Mar 2 Amanda Ireton, Cast member of MTV's A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila
• Mar 2 Damien Duff, Irish soccer winger (100 caps, Republic of Ireland; Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Newcastle United, Fulham), born in Dublin, Ireland
• Mar 3 Alex Zane, English comedian
• Mar 3 Patrick Renna, American actor
• Mar 4 Ben Fouhy, New Zealand flatwater canoeist
• Mar 4 Geoff Huegill, Australian swimmer
• Mar 4 Jon Fratelli [John Lawler], Scottish rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboard player (The Fratellis - Costello Music; Here We Stand), born in Glasgow, Scotland
• Mar 5 Tang Gonghong, Chinese weightlifter (Olympic gold women's 75kg 2004; World C'ship gold 1998, 99), born in Yantai, China
• Mar 6 David Flair, American professional wrestler
• Mar 6 Erik Bedard, Canadian baseball player
• Mar 6 Ryan Nyquist, American BMX rider (4 x X Games gold; 3 x Gravity Games gold), born in Los Gatos, California
• Mar 7 Lisa Batiashvili, Georgian-German concert violinist, born in Tblisi, Georgian SSR
• Mar 7 Ricardo Rosselló, Puerto Rican politician, Governor of Puerto Rico (2017-), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Mar 8 Andy Ross, American rock guitarist (OK Go), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
• Mar 8 Tom Chaplin, British rock singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist (Keane), born in Hastings, East Sussex, England
• Mar 9 Chingy [Howard Bailey, Jr.], American rapper (Right Thurr), born in St. Louis, Missouri
• Mar 9 Melina Perez, American model and WWE Diva, born in High Desert, California

• Mar 10 Danny Pudi, American comedian and actor (Community), born in Chicago, Illinois
• Mar 10 Edi Gathegi, Kenyan actor (Blacklist), born in Nairobi, Kenya
• Mar 11 Benji Madden, American rock guitarist (Good Charlotte), born in Waldorf, Maryland
• Mar 11 Elton Brand, American NBA basketball player, 1999-2016 (Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, and 3 other teams), and general manager (76ers, 2018-present), born in Cortlandt Manor, New York
• Mar 11 Fred Jones, American basketball player
• Mar 11 Joel Madden, American rock singer (Good Charlotte), born in Waldorf, Maryland
• Mar 12 Edwin Villafuerte, Ecuadorian soccer goalkeeper (16 caps; Barcelona SC), born in Ventanas, Ecuador
• Mar 12 Nidia Guenard, American professional wrestler
• Mar 12 Pete Doherty, British singer-songwriter (The Libertines), born in Hexham, Northumberland, England
• Mar 13 Cedric Van Branteghem, Belgian athlete, born in Ghent, Belgium
• Mar 13 Johan Santana, Venezuelan baseball pitcher (4 × MLB All-Star; AL Cy Young 2004, 06; Triple Crown 2006; Gold Glove 2007; no-hitter 2012; Minnesota Twins, NY Mets), born in Tovar Municipality, Mérida, Venezuela
• Mar 13 Spanky G [Michael Guthier], American musician (Bloodhound Gang), born in Souderton, Pennsylvania
• Mar 14 Chris Klein, American actor (American Pie films), born in Hinsdale, Illinois
• Mar 14 Love [Arsénio Sebastião Cabungula], Angolan footballer, born in Luanda, Angola
• Mar 14 Nicolas Anelka, French footballer, born in Le Chesnay, France
• Mar 14 Sead Ramović, German-born Bosnian footballer
• Mar 15 Kevin Youkilis, American baseball player
• Mar 16 Édison Méndez, Ecuadorian soccer midfielder (111 caps; Deportivo Quito, LDU Quito, PSV), born in Ibarra, Ecuador
• Mar 16 Leena Peisa, Finnish hard rock and heavy metal keyboardist (Lordi; Sampsa Astala & Qma), born in Vantaa, Finland
• Mar 16 Rashad Moore, National Football League player
• Mar 17 Andrew Ference, Canadian ice hockey player
• Mar 17 Nicole "Coco" Austin, American glamor model
• Mar 17 Samoa Joe, Samoan professional wrestler
• Mar 17 Stormy Daniels [Stephanie Clifford], American pornographic actress, claims had affair with Donald Trump, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Mar 18 Adam Levine, American singer (Maroon 5 - "This Love"; "Moves Like Jagger"), and television personality (The Voice, 2011-19), born in Los Angeles, California
• Mar 18 Anthony Maher, American soccer player
• Mar 18 Danneel Harris, American actress
• Mar 18 Dramane Coulibaly, Malian footballer
• Mar 19 Christos Patsatzoglou, Greek footballer
• Mar 19 Hedo Türkoğlu, Turkish basketball player
• Mar 19 Hee-Seop Choi, Korean baseball player
• Mar 19 Ivan Ljubičić, Croatian tennis player
• Mar 20 Bernard O'Connor, Gaelic Footballer
• Mar 20 Bianca Lawson, American actress
• Mar 20 Freema Agyeman, English actress (Doctor Who, New Amsterdam), born in London, England
• Mar 20 Keven Mealamu, New Zealand rugby player
• Mar 20 Molly Jenson, American singer-songwriter, born in San Diego, California
• Mar 20 Silvia Abascal, Spanish actress
• Mar 22 Aaron North, American musician (Nine Inch Nails), born in Los Angeles, California
• Mar 22 Juan Uribe, Dominican baseball player, born in Sabana Grande de Palenque, Dominican Republic
• Mar 23 Donncha O'Callaghan, Irish rugby player
• Mar 23 Mark Buehrle, American baseball player
• Mar 23 Misty Hyman, American swimmer (Olympic gold 200m butterfly 2000), born in Mesa, Arizona
• Mar 23 Natalya Baranovskaya, Olympic swimmer
• Mar 24 Emraan Hashmi, Indian actor (Murder, Zeher), born in Pulgaon, Maharashtra
• Mar 24 Graeme Swann, English cricket spin bowler (60 Tests, 255 wickets, BB 6/65; 79 ODIs; 39 T20I; Northamptonshire CCC, Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Northampton, England
• Mar 24 Lake Bell, American actress and director (I Do... Until I Don't), born in New York City
• Mar 24 Periklis Iakovakis, Greek athlete (400 meter hurdles)
• Mar 25 Lee Pace, American actor
• Mar 25 Natasha Yi, American supermodel
• Mar 26 Heidi Zeigler, American child actress (Just the 10 of Us - "Sherry"), born in Lansing, Michigan

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