Famous People Born in 1979 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 400 of 832

Norah Jones (43 years old)

Mar 30 American pop and jazz singer and pianist ("Come Away With Me"), born in Brooklyn, New York

Mar 30 Simon Webbe, English pop singer (Blue), born in Manchester, England
Mar 31 Amey Date, Indian playback singer
Apr 1 Ivano Balić, Croatian handballer (198 caps; Olympic gold 2004; World C'ship gold 2003), born in Split, Croatia
Apr 1 Ruth Beitia, Spanish athlete (Olympic gold women's high jump 2016), born in Santander, Spain
Apr 2 Jesse Carmichael, American musician and songwriter (Maroon 5), born in Boulder, Colorado
Apr 4 Andy McKee, American fingerstyle guitarist, born in Topeka, Kansas

Heath Ledger (1979-2008)

Apr 4 Australian-American Actor (Brokeback Mountain, The Dark Knight), born in Perth, Western Australia

Natasha Lyonne (43 years old)

Apr 4 American actress (Orange is the New Black), born in New York City

Apr 4 Rebecca Stoyel, Australian gymnast (Olympics 1996)
Apr 4 Roberto Luongo, Canadian ice hockey goaltender, born in Montreal, Quebec
Apr 5 Timo Hildebrand, German footballer
Apr 6 Frederick MGDL Windsor, son of English prince Michael
Apr 7 Adrián Beltré, Dominican baseball player
Apr 8 Alexi Laiho, Finnish guitarist and singer (Children of Bodom, Sinergy, Kylähullut), born in Espoo, Finland (d. 2021)
Apr 8 David Petruschin, American drag queen (Raven) and make-up artist, born in Victorville, California
Apr 8 Jeremy Guthrie, American MLB baseball pitcher, 2004-17 (Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, and 3 other teams), born in Roseburg, Oregon
Apr 9 Albert Hammond, Jr., American guitarist (The Strokes), born in Los Angeles, California
Apr 9 Clare Bronfman, American heiress (Seagrams), equestrian, and convicted felon (NXIVM human trafficking), born in New York City
Apr 9 Keith Nobbs, American actor (Phone Booth), born in Chicago, Illinois
Apr 9 Keshia Knight Pulliam, American actress (The Cosby Show - "Rudy"; Tyler Perry's House of Payne - "Miranda"), born in Newark, New Jersey
Apr 10 Peter Kopteff, Finnish footballer, born in Helsinki, Finland
Apr 10 Rachel Corrie, American political activist, born in Olympia, Washington (d. 2003)
Apr 10 Shemekia Copeland, American blues singer (Turn the Heat Up!), born in Harlem, New York
Apr 10 Sophie Ellis-Bextor, English singer ("Read My Lips"), born in London
Apr 10 Tsuyoshi Domoto, Japanese actor and singer (KinKi Kids), born in Nara, Japan
Apr 11 Chris Gaylor, American drummer (The All-American Rejects), born in Edmond, Oklahoma
Apr 11 Josh Server, American actor (All That), born in Highland Park, Illinois
Apr 11 Malcolm Christie, English footballer, born in Stamford, England
Apr 11 Michel Riesen, Swiss ice hockey player, born in Oberbalm, Switzerland
Apr 11 Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Canadian human rights activist, Miss World Canada, born in Tehran, Iran
Apr 11 Sebastien Grainger, Canadian musician (Death From Above), born in Mississauga, Canada

Claire Danes (43 years old)

Apr 12 American actress (Angela-My So Called Life, Romeo & Juliet), born in NYC, New York

Apr 12 Elena Grosheva, Russian gymnast (Olympic 1996), born in Yaroslavl, Russia
Apr 12 Jennifer Morrison, American actress (Once Upon a Time, House), born in Chicago, Illinois
Apr 12 Jordan De Jong, American baseball player, born in Orange City, Iowa
Apr 12 Mateja Kežman, Serbian footballer, born in Belgrade, Serbia
Apr 12 Paul Nicholls, English actor (EastEnders), born in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
Apr 13 Baron Davis, American basketball player, born in Los Angeles, California
Apr 13 Meghann Shaughnessy, American tennis player, born in Richmond, Virginia
Apr 13 Tony Lundon, Irish pop singer (Liberty X - "Thinking It Over"), TV presenter (Toast), and filmmaker, born in Galway, Ireland
Apr 14 Noé Pamarot, French footballer, born in Fontenay-sous-Bois, France
Apr 14 Randal McCloy, Survivor of the Sago Mine Disaster
Apr 14 Rebecca DiPietro, American model, born in Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Apr 16 Christijan Albers, Dutch Formula One driver, born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
Apr 16 Sixto Peralta, Argentine footballer, born in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
Apr 17 Siddharth Narayan, Indian film actor, born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Apr 17 Tram-Anh Tran, American actress (Ghostwriters'), born in NYC, New York
Apr 18 Anthony Davidson, British Formula One driver, born in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
Apr 18 Kourtney Kardashian, American reality television star, born in Los Angeles, California
Apr 18 Matthew Upson, English footballer (England national team World Cup 2010), born in Eye, England
Apr 18 Michael Bradley, American basketball player, born in Worcester, Massachusetts
Apr 18 Nuria Fergó, Spanish singer (La vida son sólo dos días), born in Nerja, Spain

Kate Hudson (43 years old)

Apr 19 American actress (Almost Famous, You, Me and Dupree), born in Los Angeles, California

Apr 21 James McAvoy, Scottish actor (X-Men: First Class), born in Glasgow, Scotland

Daniel Johns (43 years old)

Apr 22 Australian musician (Silverchair - "Freak"), born in Newcastle, New South Wales

Apr 22 Zoltan Gera, Hungarian footballer
Apr 23 Barry Fratelli [Wallace], Scottish rock bassist (The Fratellis - Costello Music; Here We Stand), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Apr 23 Jaime King, American model and actress (Bulletproof Monk), born in Omaha, Nebraska
Apr 23 Lauri Ylönen, Finnish singer and songwriter (The Rasmus), born in Helsinki, Finland
Apr 23 Yana Gupta, Czech actress and author (How To Love Your Body And Get The Body You Love), born in Brno, Czechoslovakia
Apr 24 Laurentia Tan, Singaporean Paralympic equestrienne, born in Singapore
Apr 26 Ariane Moffatt, Canadian singer (Aquanaute - "La barricade"; "Dans un océan"), born in Saint-Romuald, Quebec
Apr 26 Janne Wirman, Finnish progressive metal keyboardist (Children of Bodom), born in Espoo, Finland
Apr 26 Sean Fox, American actor (3 Ninjas Kick Back, Calendar Girl)
Apr 27 Natasha Chokljat, Australian netball player, born in Tasmania, Australia
Apr 27 Will Boyd, American bass guitarist (Evanescence), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
Apr 28 Bahram Radan, Iranian actor (The Passion of Love), born in Tehran, Iran
Apr 29 Jo O'Meara, British pop singer and songwriter (S Club - "Bring It All Back"), born in Romford, England
Apr 29 Lee Dong-Gook, Korean footballer, born in Pohang, South Korea
Apr 29 Matt Tong, British rock drummer (Bloc Party; Algiers), born in Bournemouth, England
Apr 29 Ryan Sharp, Scottish racing driver, born in Newtonhill, Scotland
Apr 30 Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer
May 1 Ben Easter, American actor
May 1 Daniel Letterle, American actor (Camp), born in Northfield, Ohio
May 1 Jennifer Botterill, Canadian ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 2002, 06, 10; Toronto Aeros, Harvard), born in Ottawa, Canada
May 1 Mauro Bergamasco, Italian rugby union flanker (Italy 106 caps; Benetton Treviso, Stade Français), born in Padova, Italy
May 2 Jason Chimera, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
May 2 Roman Lyashenko, Russian ice hockey player, born in Murmansk, Russia (d. 2003)
May 3 Genevieve Nnaji, Nigerian actress and director (Lionheart), born in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria
May 3 Monsta Mack [Steven Carrasquillo], American professional wrestler, born in Brooklyn, New York
May 4 Lance Bass, American pop singer (NSYNC - "Bye, Bye, Bye"), born in Laurel, Mississippi
May 4 Lesley Vainikolo, Tongan born rugby union and rugby league player, born in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
May 4 Wes Butters, British broadcaster, born in Salford, England
May 5 Bodek Janke, Polish jazz drummers, percussionist, and tabla player, born in Warsaw Poland
May 5 Vincent Kartheiser, American actor (Mad Men), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 6 Nikki Hayes, Irish radio personality
May 7 Katie Douglas, American basketball player
May 9 Andrew W.K. [Wilkes-Krier], American rock singer, musician, songwriter ("Party Hard"), motivational speaker, and advice columnist, born in Stanford, California
May 9 Brandon Webb, American baseball player
May 9 Pierre Bouvier, Canadian singer and bass player (Simple Plan - "Perfect"; "Welcome To My Life"), born in Montreal, Quebec
May 9 Rosario Dawson, American actress
May 10 Lee Hyori, South Korean R&B and K-pop singer, born in Cheongwon, South Korea
May 11 Erin Lang, Canadian alternative rock musician (Feral & Stray; The Tail Lights), born in Montreal, Quebec
May 12 Andre Carter, American football player and coach, born in Denver, Colorado
May 12 Steve Smith, American football player, orn in Los Angeles, California
May 13 Carl Philip, Prince of Sweden, son of Carl XVI Gustaf, born in Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden
May 13 Michael Madden, American rock bassist (Maroon 5, 1994-2020), born in Austin, Texas
May 14 Carlos Tenorio, Ecuadorian soccer forward (50 caps; LDU Quito, Al-Sadd), born in Esmeraldas, Ecuador
May 14 Clinton Morrison, English-born Irish footballer
May 15 Adolfo "Bofo" Bautista, Mexican professional footballer, 1998-2016, born in Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico
May 16 Barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak horror movie actress (Hostel), born in Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
May 16 Evan Ferrante, American actor (Owen-Swan's Crossing), born in Armonk, New York
May 17 Kristóf Baráti, Hungarian classical violinist, born in Budapest, Hungary
May 17 Wayne Thomas, English footballer, born in Gloucester, England
May 18 (Jens} "Jeb" Bergensten, Swedish video game designer (Minecraft), born in Orebro, Sweden
May 18 Julián Speroni, Argentine footballer (Crystal Palace), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
May 18 Mariusz Lewandowski, Polish footballer (Shakhtar Donetsk), born in Legnica, Poland
May 18 Milivoje Novakovič, Slovenian footballer, born in Ljubljana, Slovenia
May 19 Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer
May 19 Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer
May 21 Damián Ariel Álvarez, Argentinian Mexican footballer, born in Morón, Argentina
May 21 Fayçal Salhi, French-Algerian jazz guitarist and oud player, born in Khenchela, Algeria
May 21 Gaspard Augé, French electronic-rock musician (Justice), born in Besançon, France
May 21 James Clancy Phelan, Australian novelist, born in Melbourne, Australia
May 21 Jamie Hepburn, Scottish politician, Member of the Scottish Parliament, born in Glasgow, Scotland
May 21 Scott Smith, mixed martial arts fighter, born in Reno, Nevada
May 22 Maggie Q [Margaret Quigley], American actress (Mission Impossible III, Nikita), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
May 22 Nadia Khan, TV Presenter
May 23 Brian Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player
May 23 Ivo Kahánek, Czech concert pianist, born in Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
May 23 Josh Cooley, American animator, screenwriter (Inside Out), and Academy Award-winning director (Toy Story 4), born in Berkeley, California
May 23 Kirk Saarloos, American baseball player
May 24 Frank Mir, American UFC fighter and professional wrestler, born in Las Vegas, Nevada
May 24 Tracy McGrady, American Basketball Hall of Fame forward (NBA All-Star 2001–07; NBA scoring champion 2003, 04; Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets), born in Bartow, Florida
May 25 Carlos Bocanegra, American sports executive and footballer, born in Alta Loma, California
May 25 Caroline Ouellette, French Canadian ice hockey player, born in Montreal, Quebec

Jonny Wilkinson (43 years old)

May 25 English international and Newcastle Falcons rugby player, born in Frimley, England

May 25 Sam Sodje, Nigerian footballer, born in Greenwich, London
May 26 Ashley Massaro, American model and professional wrestler
May 26 Elisabeth Harnois, American actress (CSI), born in Detroit, Michigan
May 26 Mehmet Okur (Memo), Turkish basketball player
May 27 Mile Sterjovski, Australian footballer
May 28 Jesse Bradford, American actor
May 28 Joeri Jansen, Belgian athlete
May 28 Monica Keena, American actress
May 29 Arne Friedrich, German soccer defender, coach (Germany 82 caps, Hertha BSC), born in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
May 29 Brian Kendrick, American pro wrestler (WWE cruiserweight tag team champion), born in Fairfax, Virginia
May 29 Casey Sheehan, American soldier; son of Cindy Sheehan (d. 2004)
May 30 Kugimiya Rie, Japanese seiyuu (voice actress)
May 30 Mike Bishai, Canadian ice hockey player
May 31 Vir Das, Indian comedian and actor, born in Dehradun, India
Jun 1 Ladislav Nagy, Slovak ice hockey left wing (World C'ship gold 2002; NHL: SL Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars, LA Kings), born in Šaca, Slovakia
Jun 1 Markus Persson, Swedish video game programmer (Mojang; Minecraft), born in Stockholm, Sweden
Jun 1 Santana Moss, American NFL wide receiver / punt returner (Pro Bowl 2005; New York Jets, Washington Redskins), born in Miami, Florida
Jun 2 Morena Baccarin, Brazilian-American actress (Serenity; Deadpool; Homeland), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Jun 4 Daniel Lucca Parenti, American jazz bassist, born in Walnut Creek, California
Jun 4 Daniel Vickerman, Australian rugby union player
Jun 4 Naohiro Takahara, Japanese soccer forward (57 caps; Hamburg S-V, Urawa Reds), born in Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
Jun 5 David Bisbal, Spanish singer, born in Almería, Spain
Jun 5 Jason White, American NASCAR driver, born in Richmond, Virginia
Jun 5 Pete Wentz, American musician (Fall Out Boy), born in Wilmette, Illinois
Jun 7 Anne McClain, American army officer and NASA astronaut (Soyuz MS-11), born in Spokane, Washington
Jun 7 Hilary Lunke, American golfer (US Open 2003), born in Edina, Minnesota
Jun 7 Kevin Hofland, Dutch footballer
Jun 8 Derek Trucks, American guitarist and founder of Grammy Award-winning The Derek Trucks Band (Tedeschi Truck Band), born in Jacksonville, Florida
Jun 8 Luis Ernesto Michel, Mexican football player
Jun 8 Pete Orr, Canadian baseball player
Jun 10 Lee Brice, American country singer and songwriter (Love Like Crazy, Hard to Love), born in Sumter, South Carolina
Jun 11 Texito Langa, Mozambican jazz drummer-percussionist, composer, and arranger, born in Maputo, Mozambique
Jun 12 Dallas Clark, American football tight end (Super Bowl 2006; Pro Bowl, First-team All-Pro 2009; Indianapolis Colts), born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Jun 12 Robyn [Robin Carlsson], Swedish pop and dance music singer-songwriter, and record producer ("Show Me Love"; "Dancing On My Own"), born in Stockholm, Sweden
Jun 12 Wil Horneff, American actor (Ghost in the Machine; Sandlot), born in Englewood, New Jersey
Jun 13 Nila Håkedal, Norwegian beach volleyball player
Jun 14 Carlos Henriquez, American jazz and Latin jazz double bassist (Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra), born in New York City
Jun 15 Charles Zwolsman Jr., Dutch racing driver
Jun 15 Yulia Nestsiarenka, Belarusian sprinter (Olympic gold, 2004), born in Brest, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Jun 17 Nick Rimando, American soccer player, born in Montclair, California
Jun 19 John Duddy, Northern Irish boxer
Jun 19 Quentin Jammer, American football player
Jun 20 Cael Sanderson, Olympic Wrestler
Jun 20 Charles Howell III, American golfer (3 PGA Tour titles, Rookie of the Year 2001), born in Augusta, Georgia
Jun 20 Charlotte Hatherley, English guitarist (Ash)
Jun 20 Lani Billard, Canadian actress
Jun 20 Sydne Vogel, figure skater (1996 NW Pac Sr champ), born in Anchorage, Alaska

Chris Pratt (43 years old)

Jun 21 American actor (Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic World,), born in Virginia, Minnesota

Jun 21 Kostas Katsouranis, Greek soccer midfielder (116 caps; Super League Greek Footballer of the Year 2005, 13; Panachaiki, AEK Athens, Benfica, Panathinaikos, PAOK), born in Patras, Greece
Jun 22 Brad Hawpe, American baseball player
Jun 22 Joey Cheek, American speed skater
Jun 22 Thomas Voeckler, French road cyclist
Jun 23 LaDainian Tomlinson, American football player
Jun 24 Craig Shergold, British internet folklore subject
Jun 24 Mindy Kaling, American actress and TV producer (The Office, The Mindy Project), born in Cambridge Massachusetts
Jun 24 Petra Němcová, Czechoslovakian-born model, born in Karviná, Czechoslovakia
Jun 25 Busy Philipps, American actress (Freaks and Geeks), born in Oak Park, Illinois
Jun 25 Hirooki Goto, Japanese professional wrestler, born in Kuwana, Mie, Japan

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