List of Famous people who are 79

Jukka Paarma was the Archbishop of Turku and Finland, and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. He retired as Archbishop on 1 June 2010.

Leslie Robert (Les) Krims is a conceptualist photographer living in Buffalo, New York. He is noted for his carefully arranged fabricated photographs, various candid series, a satirical edge, dark humor, and long-standing criticism of what he describes as leftist twaddle.

Gregory Haines Laughlin is a politician from the state of Texas. He is a former member of the United States House of Representatives.

Gerben Karstens is a former professional racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who won the gold medal in the 100 km team trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics, alongside Bart Zoet, Evert Dolman, and Jan Pieterse. At the same Olympics he finished 27th in the individual road race.

Timothy Bond is a Canadian theatre and television director and screenwriter. He holds a BSc and a BA both earned in 1965 from Carleton University Ottawa. Apprenticed as assistant director, Stratford Shakespearean Festival (Canada) under Michael Langham and John Hirsch. He has directed dozens of stage productions, mostly in Canada, but also in the US and England. He has directed at least 100 television episodes and several dozen television movies.