List of Famous people who born in 1979

Song Chong-gug is a retired South Korean football player. who played in 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Manal al-Sharif (Arabic: منال الشريف‎; born 25 April 1979 is a Saudi women's rights activist who helped start a right to drive campaign in 2011. Wajeha al-Huwaider filmed al-Sharif driving a car as part of the campaign. The video was posted on YouTube and Facebook. Al-Sharif was detained on 21 May 2011, released, and then rearrested the following day. On 30 May, al-Sharif was released on bail, on the conditions of returning for questioning if requested, not driving, and not talking to the media. The New York Times and Associated Press associated the women's driving campaign as part of the Arab Spring and the long duration of al-Sharif's detention due to Saudi authorities' fear of protests.

Alaine Laughton, known by her first name, is a Jamaican American reggae singer and songwriter. She was born in New Jersey. In early 2019, Alaine got baptized and released her new single in the summer holiday titled "Boast inna God”

Bárbara Ruiz-Tagle Correa is a Chilean actress of theater and television.

José Carlos da Silva or simply Carlinhos Bala, is a Brazilian striker. He retired in 2012 at CRB.

Edward Yum Liang-Hsien is a member of the Hong Kong pro-democracy camp People Power. He is the son of former Legislative Council member Yum Sin-ling, who once held a pro-Kuomintang party in Hong Kong called the 123 Democratic Alliance. Edward born in Hong Kong, his ancestral hometown is dongguan city, Guangdong province.

Xavier Espot Zamora is an Andorran judge and politician. He is a former minister of justice and the current prime minister of Andorra since 16 May 2019.

Hamid El Mahdaoui is a Moroccan journalist, and activist. Since 2014, he is the founder and the editor-in-chief of the online news website Badil.info. On July 20, El Mahdaoui was arrested in Al Hoceima, and later sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of 20.000 Dirhams for his activism in Hirak Rif.

Yuki Maeda is a former Japanese enka singer within Hello! Project. She started her career under the enka record label Teichiku in 2000 with her debut single "Naki Usagi", but did not have any charting singles in Japan until she signed with Up-Front Works and their label Zetima in 2003. In mid-2004 she was transferred to another Up-Front Works' label, Rice Music.

Yuichi Hisamoto is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Chunichi Dragons from 2002 to 2007 and from 2010 to 2012 and with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in 2013, 2014, and 2016.