List of Famous people who born in 1979

Kamya Panjabi is an Indian television actress, who generally plays the vamp or negative characters in Hindi television serials. She gained popularity with her portrayals in Banoo Main Teri Dulhann, Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak and Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki. She was a celebrity contestant on the reality show Bigg Boss in 2013.

Christopher Kunitz is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Arne Friedrich is a German football coach and former football defender. He is currently the Performance Manager of Hertha BSC.

Princess Basmah Hamzah is the second wife of Hamzah bin Hussein of Jordan.

Adnan Ćatić, best known as Felix Sturm, is a German-Bosnian professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the WBO middleweight title from 2003 to 2004, the WBA middleweight title twice between 2006 and 2012, the IBF middleweight title from 2013 to 2014, and the WBA (Super) super-middleweight title in 2016. As an amateur, Sturm won a gold medal at the 2000 European Championships in the light-middleweight division.

Joseph Pera is an American comedian, writer and actor. He is best known as the creator and star of Adult Swim's Joe Pera Talks with You.

Masami Tanaka is a former breaststroke swimmer from Japan. She won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m Medley Relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Her winning teammates in that race were Mai Nakamura, Junko Onishi, and Sumika Minamoto. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996.

Loup-Denis Elion is a French actor and singer.

Fabrizio Miccoli is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Hiromi "Romi" Dames is a Japanese-American voice, film and television actress.