List of Famous people who born in 1980

Jessica Ofelia Mendoza is an American current sports broadcaster for ESPN and former collegiate 4-time First Team All-American, two-time medal winning Olympian, retired pro All-Star softball outfielder, originally from Camarillo, California. At Stanford University Mendoza played from 1999 to 2002 in the Pac-12 Conference. She was also a member of the United States women's national softball team from 2004 to 2010. She won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, and a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She played professionally in National Pro Fastpitch. Mendoza owns numerous Cardinal records. She was an analyst on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball from 2016 to 2019. She was dropped from the Sunday Night Baseball broadcast after the 2019 season but remains an ESPN baseball analyst. Mendoza was recently named by the fans and experts to the Greatest College Softball Team as an outfielder, one of only three to achieve the honor.

Hiroshi Tamaki is a Japanese actor, singer, and model from Nagoya, Japan. When he was still in high school, he was discovered by a talent agent while out shopping with friends. He made his debut in the drama Am I Weird? in 1998. Tamaki became more well known with his appearance in the 2001 film Waterboys.

Mitsu Dan is the professional name of Shizuka Saitō , a Japanese actress, gravure idol, and writer. She has played multiple lead roles in television and film, including Naoko in the 2013 erotic thriller Amai Muchi, for which she received a Newcomer of the Year award at the 37th Japan Academy Prize ceremony.

David Otero is a singer, guitarist and composer, born in Madrid (Spain) on 17 April 1980. He was a member of the famous pop rock band El Canto del Loco (1994–2010). After the band's break-up, he started his solo career as "El Pescao", recently changing it to his own name: David Otero.

Philip "Phil" Peter Dalhausser is an American professional beach volleyball player, playing as a blocker. He and his former playing partner, Todd Rogers, were the 2007 AVP Tour and FIVB world champions.

Clarissa Ward is an American television journalist who is currently chief international correspondent for CNN. She was formerly with CBS News, based in London. Before her CBS News position, Ward was a Moscow-based news correspondent for ABC News programs.

James Andrew Jones is an American professional basketball executive and former player. He is the current general manager for the Phoenix Suns. As a player, he played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Elena Igorevna Lyadova is a Russian actress. In 2002, she graduated from Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School in Moscow, Russia. Her film credits include Elena (2011), The Geographer Drank His Globe Away (2013), Leviathan (2014) and Orlean (2015).

Julien Denormandie is a French engineer and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as Minister of Agriculture in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex since 2019.

Augusto Alejandro José González, known professionally as Álex González, is a Spanish actor.