List of Famous people who born in 1979

Matthew Rosenfeld, known as Moxie Marlinspike, is an American entrepreneur, cryptographer, and computer security researcher. Marlinspike is the creator of Signal, co-founder of the Signal Foundation, and currently serves as the CEO of Signal Messenger LLC. He is also a co-author of the Signal Protocol encryption used by Signal, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Skype.

Hinano Yoshikawa is a Japanese actress, fashion model and singer.

Elton Tyron Brand is an American former professional basketball player and the current general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing college basketball for Duke, he was selected with the first overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls, and later played for the Philadelphia 76ers, the Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks and Atlanta Hawks. He was a two-time NBA All Star and an All-NBA Second Team selection in 2006.

Koichi Domoto is a Japanese idol, singer, singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, television personality, voice actor and actor. Along with Tsuyoshi Domoto, he is a member of the duo KinKi Kids.

Thomas Bartlett "Bart" Whitaker is an American convicted of murdering two family members, under the Texas Law of Parties, who spent nearly 11 years on death row at the Polunsky Unit near Livingston, Texas. He was convicted for the December 10, 2003, murders of his mother and brother by gunman Chris Brashear and sentenced to death in March 2007. On February 22, 2018, 45 minutes before the scheduled execution at 6:00 pm, Whitaker had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment without parole by Governor Greg Abbott, the first time Governor Abbott has done so. He currently resides in the McConnell Unit in Beeville, Texas, in solitary confinement.

Holger Chen or Chen Chih-han, is a Taiwanese internet celebrity, entrepreneur, political activist and mixed martial artist. He is also known popularly as Kuan Chang in Taiwan, being the founder and CEO of G.K. Fitness Club (成吉思汗健身俱樂部), named after Genghis Khan. As an actor, Chen had his first appearance as a cameo in the 2008 film Parking.

Kamini Zantoko is a French rapper. In 2006, his songs and music videos about rural French life became an Internet phenomenon.

Jade Jones is an English R&B singer turned chef. He is best known for being the lead singer of the band Damage. He was born to a British-Jamaican father and an English mother.

Miyuki Koizumi is a Japanese model from Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As well as modelling the Paris collection, she appears in domestic adverts and national magazines. She is currently signed to Tateoka Office Co., Ltd.

Ariana Clarice Richards is an American painter and former actress. She is best known for her role as Lex Murphy in the blockbuster film Jurassic Park. Richards won several Young Artist Awards for her acting, but since adulthood has focused on her art career.