List of Famous people who are 79

Giuseppe Lanci is an Italian cinematographer.

Vitus Huonder is a Swiss prelate of the Catholic Church who was bishop of Chur from 2007 to 2019.

Adriano Bernardini is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who occupied positions in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from the 1970s until he retired in 2017. His first assignment as Apostolic Nuncio was to Bangladesh (1992–1995) and his last to Italy (2011–2017). He has been an archbishop since 1992.

Robert Walter Kasten Jr. is an American Republican politician from the state of Wisconsin who served as a U.S. Representative from 1975 to 1979 and as a U.S. Senator from 1981 to 1993.

Sir Nicholas Markley Lloyd is a former British newspaper editor and broadcaster.

Norbert Trelle is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of Cologne from 1992 till 2005, when he became bishop of Hildesheim.

Mike Appel is an American music industry manager and record producer, best known for his role in both capacities in the early career of Bruce Springsteen.

Rolf Zetterlund is a Swedish former football player and manager.

Mario Joseph Gabelli is an American stock investor, investment advisor, and financial analyst. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Gabelli Asset Management Company Investors, an investment firm headquartered in Rye, New York. Forbes Magazine listed him as #1477 on the list of Billionaires. On January 10th, 2000, Gabelli was inducted into the Barron's (newspaper) All Century Team, their list of the most influential mutual fund industry portfolio managers. Mr. Gabelli was named an honorary member of Local 6 and the Hotel Trades Council in December 2019 and formally inducted into the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans on April 2-4, 2020, during the Association's 73rd Horatio Alger Award Induction Ceremonies in Washington, D.C.