List of Famous people who are 79

Richard "Dick" Chrysler is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.

Fred V. Murphy II A.S.C. is a New York-based cinematographer who has worked on over 50 movies, among them such films as Hoosiers, The Dead, Secret Window, Auto Focus and The Mothman Prophecies. In 2006 he shot the US boxoffice hit RV, starring Robin Williams, and in 2007 the indie thriller Anamorph with Willem Dafoe. He worked as a gaffer for commercials before becoming a cinematographer.

Guy Bovet is a Swiss organist and composer.

Roberto Della Casa is an Italian actor. He appeared in more than sixty films since 1970.

Amadou Cheiffou is a Nigerien politician who was Prime Minister of Niger from 26 October 1991 to 17 April 1993, heading a transitional government. He has led the Social Democratic Rally (RSD-Gaskiya), a political party, since founding it in January 2004. Cheiffou was President of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of Niger (CESOC) from January 2006 to February 2010, and he held the official post of Ombudsman from August 2011 to December 2015.

Tetsu Ikuzawa is a Japanese former racing driver, team executive, and businessman from Tokyo, Japan. He is one of the most successful and prolific Japanese drivers from the early years of the nation's automobile racing history. Ikuzawa was the first Japanese driver to regularly compete in a number of notable European championships, namely the British Formula Three Championship and European Formula Two Championship. He was also one of the first Japanese drivers to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, making his first start in 1973 for Sigma Automotive alongside his countryman, Hiroshi Fushida. In domestic competition, Ikuzawa won the 1964 and 1967 Japanese Grand Prix sports car races, and the 1977 Fuji Grand Champion Series.