List of Famous people who born in 1979

Laurent Bonnart is a French retired footballer who played as a full-back.

Christophe Revel is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Aleš Pajovič is a Slovenian retired handball player and current coach of the Austrian national team. He is best known for poking Petar Metličić in the eye at the 2004 European Men's Handball Championship semifinal match vs Croatia.

Nicolas Andrés Córdova San Cristóbal is a Chilean football manager and former footballer.

Julien Régis Paul Escudé is a French former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender but also as a full back.

Nathalie Dechy is a former professional tour tennis player from France.

Pedro Andrade is a Brazilian journalist and model.

Fabian "Boller" Boll is a retired German football midfielder and current football manager. He is currently in charge of SC Victoria Hamburg.

Namie Odama (尾玉なみえ), born June 1, 1979, in Osaka Prefecture, known as "Namie-han" to her fans, is a Japanese gag manga artist. Her works have been featured in Shueisha's magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump and, more recently, its sister publications Business Jump, Ultra Jump and Young Jump.

Heidi Neururer is a professional snowboarder from Austria. Her speciality is the Parallel (Giant) Slalom.