List of Famous people who born in 1980

Meriam bint Abdullah Al-Khalifa is a member of the Bahraini Royal House of Al-Khalifa. She is best known for fleeing her family and native Bahrain to the United States to elope with US Marine Lance Corporal Jason Johnson, who was, at the time, stationed in Bahrain as part of a counter-terrorism unit providing security for expatriate Americans. After she was smuggled into the United States with help from Lance Corporal Johnson and being threatened with deportation by United States Customs, she was permitted to stay and apply for asylum, claiming that she feared honor violence by her family in retaliation for fleeing her country and entertaining a romantic relationship with a non-Muslim. Her story was featured heavily in the American press, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, and was turned into a television movie.

Jae Hee is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the 2004 arthouse film 3-Iron and the 2005 television series Sassy Girl Chun-hyang.

Marcelo Tavares is a Brazilian football (soccer) defender who is playing for Al-Sailiya in Qatar.

Lee Jae-won is a South Korean DJ and singer. He is the youngest member of Korean groups H.O.T and jtL.

Sheikha Hend bint Faisal Al Qasimi (Arabic: هند بنت فيصل القاسمي‎; She became known in the press after publicly speaking out against Islamophobic social media posts made by Indian citizens working in the United Arab Emirates.

Muhammad Mirzahady Bin Amir, also known as Hady Mirza is a Singaporean singer.

Shao Jiayi is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented Beijing Guoan, TSV 1860 Munich, Energie Cottbus and MSV Duisburg as well as the China national team with which he participated in the 2000 AFC Asian Cup, 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2004 AFC Asian Cup.

Orkun Uşak is a Turkish football goalkeeper who currently plays for Mersin İdmanyurdu SK. He is a product of the youth system of Galatasaray. He also played for Beykozspor, Bakırköyspor, Anadolu Üsküdar, Elazığspor, Ankaragücü, Kayseri Erciyesspor, Galatasaray, Manisaspor, Konyaspor and Kardemir Karabükspor. On 1 February 2012, he joined Antalyaspor for the rest of the season.

Ali Al-Nono is a retired Yemeni professional footballer who played as a striker. He was the captain of the Yemen national football team, and is the all-time highest goalscorer in the history of the Yemeni League.

Kennedy Bakircioglu is a Swedish former footballer who played as a midfielder. Bakircioglu is best remembered for his time with Hammarby IF, with whom he won the 2001 Allsvenskan and 2014 Superettan titles. He also represented Assyriska, Iraklis, Twente, Ajax, and Racing Santander. A full international between 2001 and 2008, he won 14 caps for the Sweden national team.