List of Famous people who are 79

Hussain Dawood is a Pakistani businessman, educationalist and philanthropist.

David Medalla was a Filipino international artist. His work ranged from sculpture and kinetic art to painting, installation, and performance art. He lived and worked in Manila and Berlin.

Suzanne Roquette was a German actress. She is best known for her role as Main Mission Operative Tanya Alexander in Year One of the science fiction television series Space: 1999. Space:1999 costar Prentis Hancock noted her death on Facebook on May 29, 2020, and Nick Tate memorialized Suzanne on his Facebook page on May 30.

Jack M. Greenberg was Chairman and CEO of McDonald's Corporation from 1999 through 2002, when he was replaced by James R. Cantalupo. He was promoted to CEO in 1998, succeeding Michael R. Quinlan in that role as Quinlan retained the title of Chairman.

John Dunning is an American writer of non-fiction and detective fiction. He is known for his reference books on old-time radio and his series of mysteries featuring Denver bookseller and ex-policeman Cliff Janeway.

Thomas Francis Reilly is an American attorney and politician who served as the 45th Massachusetts Attorney General. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts to Irish immigrant parents.