List of Famous people who are 79

Morio Matsui is a Japanese artist who has lived and worked in Corsica, France, since 1998.

James William Loewen is an American sociologist, historian, and author, who is best known for his 1995 book, Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, which was republished in 2008, and then again in 2018.

Rutanya Alda is a Latvian-American actress. She began her career in the late 1960s, and went on to have supporting parts in The Deer Hunter (1978), Rocky II (1979), and the cult classic film Mommie Dearest (1981). She also appeared in a lead role in the horror films Amityville II: The Possession and Girls Nite Out.

Şenes Erzik is the vice president of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). He is a member of the FIFA Council.

Véronique Vendell is a French actress. She appeared mainly in French and German productions, but had roles in both Peter Glenville's Becket and Sam Peckinpah's Cross of Iron and its sequel Breakthrough.

Bernard Darniche is a French former rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 1976 and 1977 and the French Rally Championship in 1976 and 1978, each time behind the wheel of a Lancia Stratos HF. He also holds the record for most victories in the Tour de Corse which he won six times, a feat later equalled by Didier Auriol.

Imran Nazar Hosein is a Trinadian and Tobagonian Islamic scholar, author and philosopher, who specializes in Islamic eschatology, world politics, economics, and modern socio-economic/political issues. He is the author of Jerusalem in the Qur'an and other books.

Daniel Boone is an English pop musician who became a one-hit wonder in the United States with the single "Beautiful Sunday" in 1972. The song was written by Boone and Rod McQueen and sold over 2,000,000 copies worldwide. It peaked at #15 on The Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at the end of the summer of 1972, having already reached #21 on the UK Singles Chart earlier during that same year. In 1972, Boone was the recipient of the "Most Likeable Singer" award from Rolling Stone magazine.

Serge Lutens is a French photographer, filmmaker, hair stylist, perfume creator and fashion designer.

Heinrich Breloer is a German author and film director. He has mainly worked on docudramas related to modern German history and has received many awards. Breloer's 2005 docudrama Speer und Er was described as a milestone in the understanding of Nazi Germany by the German people.