List of Famous people who born in 1979

Fiona Sarah Wade is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Priya Sharma in Emmerdale since 2011.

Marko Nikolić is a Serbian football manager. He is the manager of Russian club FC Lokomotiv Moscow.

Gareth Gerald McAuley is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a centre back, most recently for Scottish Premiership club Rangers. He represented Northern Ireland at senior international level, being capped on 80 occasions between 2005 and 2019.

Aaron William Hughes is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Hughes played mainly at centre back, but was also used at right back or left back, as well as anywhere in midfield. He is renowned for his disciplined defending, having made 455 Premier League appearances without getting sent off, which is the second-most in the history of the league, behind only Ryan Giggs.

John-Blair Bickerstaff is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Prior to that, he was the head coach for the Memphis Grizzlies and has also been an assistant coach for several other NBA teams.

Laura Sánchez López is a Spanish model and television actress.

Xavier Legrand is a French actor, scriptwriter and filmmaker. Legrand was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for the 2013 film Avant que de tout perdre . His first feature Custody was in competition at the 74th Venice Film Festival and earned Legrand the Silver Lion for Best Director.

Derek Trucks is an American guitarist, songwriter, and founder of the Grammy Award-winning The Derek Trucks Band. He became an official member of The Allman Brothers Band in 1999. In 2010, he formed the Tedeschi Trucks Band with his wife, blues singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi. His musical style encompasses several genres and he has twice appeared on Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. He is the nephew of the late Butch Trucks, drummer for the Allman Brothers.

Corey Antoine Maggette is an American former professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He now plays professional basketball for the Power in the BIG3. He also works as an analyst for Fox Sports.

Jillian Harris is a Canadian television personality and interior designer. She is best known for appearing on the television series The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, and Love It or List It Vancouver. She has also appeared on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Canada's Handyman Challenge, and The Bachelorette Canada.