List of Famous people who born in 1979

Sachiko Sugiyama is a volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #12 jersey. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team. Sugiyama played as a middle-blocker.

Enezaide do Rosário da Vera Cruz Gomes OIH is a former Portuguese heptathlete and long jumper. She also competed in 100 metres hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At club level, she represented Sporting CP.

Kaoru Morioka is a Peruvian-born Japanese futsal player. He plays for O Parrulo FS and Japanese national futsal team.

Laurence Rochat is a Swiss cross-country skier who has competed since 1996. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and had her best individual finish with a 15th place in the Individual sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Makiko Horai is a former Japanese volleyball player.

Gerd Kanter is a retired Estonian discus thrower. He was the 2007 World Champion in the event and won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and bronze in London 2012. His personal best throw of 73.38 m is the Estonian record and the third best mark of all-time.

Alice Bota is a German journalist, presently working for the weekly Die Zeit, and a book author. Born in Poland, she studied in both Germany and Poland and focuses on topics of Eastern Europe.

Vitor Miranda is a Brazilian kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He was the K-1 Brazil 2005 and K-1 Turkey 2007 super heavyweight tournament champion.

Sophie Jordier, better known by her stage name Lynnsha, is a French R'n'B singer of Martinique origin. She has released four albums, self-titled Lynnsha (2004), Elle & moi (2008), Île & moi (2013) & Over & Other (2018).

Julio César Cáceres López is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays as a defender for Olimpia Asunción. He has played since 1999 in the Paraguayan national team, being part of the 2002, 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup finals.