Famous People Born in 1979

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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 Actor
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

Drew Brees (44 years old)

Jan 15 American football quarterback (Super Bowl MVP 2009, New Orleans Saints; 13 x Pro Bowl; 7 × NFL passing yards leader), born in Austin, Texas

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 ice hockey player, born in Rochester, New York
Jan 18 Jay Chou, Taiwanese singer & producer, born in New Taipei City, Taiwan
Jan 18 Kenyatta Jones, American football player, born in Gainesville, Florida
Jan 18 Leo Varadkar, Irish politician (Prime Minister, 2017-), 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, English Rapper (Grime), born in Bow, London
Jan 20 Asaka Kubo, Japanese singer (A+Jyuc), born in Japan
Jan 20 Rob Bourdon, American musician (Linkin Park), born in Calabasas, California
Jan 20 Will Young, British singer-songwriter & actor, born in Wokingham, United Kingdom

Brian O'Driscoll (44 years old)

Jan 21 Irish rugby union player (Ireland, British & Irish Lions), born in Dublin, Ireland

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 25 Pi Hongyan, Chinese-born French badminton player, born in Chonqing, China
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

Rosamund Pike (44 years old)

Jan 27 British actress (Gone Girl; An Education; A Private War; The Wheel of Time), born in London

Jan 28 Ali Boulala, Swedish skateboarder
Jan 29 Andrew Keegan, American actor (Step by Step, Party of Five), born in Los Angeles, California
Jan 29 April Scott, American actress & 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 30 Karen Smith, Australian hockey player (Olympics 1996)
Jan 31 Daniel Tammet, British writer & autistic savant, born in Barking, London
Feb 1 Jason Isbell, American singer (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 Halkia, Greek hurdler
Feb 2 Irini Terzoglou, Greek shot putter
Feb 2 Petra Cada, Canadian table tennis player (Olympics 1996), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
Feb 2 Shamita Shetty, Indian actress
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 Aaron Cook, American baseball player, born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky
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

Brandy Norwood (44 years old)

Feb 11 American R&B singer-songwriter ("The Boy Is Mine"; "Have You Ever") and stage and film actress ("Moesha"), born in McComb, Mississippi

Feb 12 Antonio Chatman, NFL wide receiver and punt returner, born in Jackson, Alabama
Feb 12 Jesse Spencer, Australian actor, born in Melbourne, Australia
Feb 12 Matt Mauck, 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, Korean rapper (Shinhwa)

Valentino Rossi (44 years old)

Feb 16 Italian motorcycle road racer (MotoGP World C'ship 2001, 02, 03, 04, 05, 08, 09; 250cc World C'ship 1999; 125cc World C'ship 1997), born in Urbino, Italy

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 18 Julia Greville, Australian swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Perth, Australia
Feb 19 Clinton Morrison, Irish footballer
Feb 19 Mariana Ochoa, Mexican singer and actress, born in Mexico City
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

Jennifer Love Hewitt (44 years old)

Feb 21 American actress (Sarah Reeves-Party of Five), born in Waco, Texas

Feb 21 Jordan Peele, American actor, comedian and director (Fargo, Get Out), born in NYC, New York
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 Women, 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, English singer, born in Leeds, United Kingdom
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
Feb 28 Virginia Ledgerwood, American rhythmic gymnast (Olympics 1996), born in Chester, Virginia
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, 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 guitarist (OK Go)
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

Oscar Isaac (44 years old)

Mar 9 French Guatemalan-American actor (Scenes From A Marriage; Balibo; Inside Llewyn Davis), born in Guatemala City, Guatemala

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 David Williams, American MLB baseball pitcher, 2001-07 (Pittsburgh Pirates, and 2 other teams), born in Anchorage, Alaska
Mar 12 Edwin Villafuerte, Ecuadorian footballer
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 Edison Méndez, Ecuadorian footballer
Mar 16 Leena Peisa, Finnish musician (Lordi)
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"), 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
Mar 23 Natalya Baranovskaya, Olympic swimmer