List of Famous people who born in 1979

Howard Bach is a Vietnamese-American male badminton player from the United States. He was the 2005 world champion in the men's doubles with Tony Gunawan.

Amadou Sanokho is a French football midfielder or central defender.

Takayuki Ochiai is a Japanese politician from the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. Ochiai represents the Tokyo 6th district.

Jeremy Gan Wye Teck is a Malaysian former badminton player, who now works as a badminton coach. Gan was a boys' doubles gold medalist at the 1996 World Junior Championships, and 1997 Asian Junior Championships partnered with Chan Chong Ming. Gan was part of the national team that won the men's team bronze at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok. Gan resigned from the Badminton Association of Malaysia in 2017, and moved as the mixed doubles coach at the Nippon Badminton Association starting in January 2018.

Philippe Bourret is a male badminton player from Canada.

Klára Issová, sometimes known as Klára Issa, is a Czech film, stage and television actress. In 1997, she won the Czech Lion Award for Best Supporting Actress in Nejasná zpráva o konci světa. She is the cousin of actress Martha Issová.