List of Famous people who are 79

Manfred Bischoff is a German businessman who has served as chairman of the supervisory boards of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz.

Howard Eric Jacobson is a British novelist and journalist. He is known for writing comic novels that often revolve around the dilemmas of British Jewish characters. He is a Man Booker Prize winner.

General Abdulsalami Abubakar is a Nigerian general who ruled as the de facto President of Nigeria from 1998 to 1999. He was also Chief of Defence Staff between 1993 and 1998. He succeeded General Sani Abacha upon his death.

Hideo Otake is a Japanese Go player.

Ronald Jay Bass sometimes credited as Ron Bass, is an American screenwriter and film producer. He won an Academy Award for writing the screenplay for Barry Levinson's film Rain Man, and films that Bass is associated with are regularly nominated for multiple motion picture awards. His films have grossed over $2 billion dollars.