List of Famous people who born in 1979

James Riley Blake is an American retired professional tennis player. Blake was known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. During his career, Blake amassed 24 singles finals appearances, while his career-high singles ranking was World No. 4. Career highlights included reaching the final of the 2006 Tennis Masters Cup, the semifinals of the Beijing Olympics, the quarterfinals of the Australian Open (2008) and US Open, as well as two titles at the Hopman Cup and being the No. 1 ranked American singles player. Blake was a key performer for the United States 2007 Davis Cup championship team, going 2–0 in the championship tie vs. Russia at second singles.

Masato Wada is a Japanese actor and singer. He is known for his role as Sengoku Kiyosumi in The Prince of Tennis musical series, Tenimyu. He is also part of a young men's stage acting troupe, D-BOYS, which perform in various skit-like performances. He starred as Nobuo Akagi/Akiba Red in the 2012 Super Sentai parody series Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger.

Waluscha De Sousa is an Indian model and a film actress. She made her debut in the 2016 Hindi film Fan.

Mikhail Sergeyevich Galustyan is a Russian showman, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Mikhail Galustyan was also a former participant in KVN and a show called Comedy Club. Awards Champion League KVN 2003, Winner of the Summer Cup of KVN 2004, 2005, 2009.

Lee Ji-hoon is a South Korean singer and actor.

Sarah Jo Pender is an American woman convicted along with her former boyfriend, Richard Edward Hull, of murdering their roommates, Andrew Cataldi and Tricia Nordman, on October 24, 2000, in Indiana. She has claimed ever since that she is victim of a wrongful conviction. She came to national attention in August 2008 after she escaped from the Rockville Correctional Facility and was featured on America's Most Wanted. She was recaptured by police in December at a house in Chicago.

Granger Kelly Smith, also known by his alter ego, Earl Dibbles Jr, is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has released ten studio albums, one live album, and two EPs. He has charted six times on the country airplay with, "Backroad Song", "If the Boot Fits", "Happens Like That", "You're in It", “That’s Why I Love Dirt Roads” and “Hate You Like I Love You”.

Ricardo Medina Jr. is an American former actor. He is best known for his role as Cole Evans, the Red Wild Force Ranger on the TV series Power Rangers Wild Force, and later as Deker, the Half-Human cursed Nighlok in Power Rangers Samurai. He is currently in prison for the voluntary manslaughter of his roommate.

Hiromi Uehara , known professionally as Hiromi, is a Japanese jazz composer and pianist. She is known for her virtuosic technique, energetic live performances and blend of musical genres such as stride, post-bop, progressive rock, classical and fusion in her compositions.

Santiago Andrés Cafiero is an Argentine political scientist and politician, currently serving as Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers under Alberto Fernández's administration, since 2019.