List of Famous people who born in 1980

Benjamin Köhler is a German former professional footballer. Köhler, who is left-footed, could play flexibly on all offensive positions but often found himself on the left wing.

Lauren Holtkamp is a professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA), wearing number 7. Holtkamp became the third woman to be a full-time NBA referee. Holtkamp also played college basketball at Drury University from 2000–2004. Holtkamp previously refereed the last five NBA Development League seasons before becoming a full-time referee for the 2014–15 NBA season. Holtkamp officiated four seasons in the WNBA including the WNBA 2014 conference finals. Holtkamp graduated from Emory University with a Master of Divinity. She also graduated from Drury University with both a Master of Arts in Communication and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. In June 2017, Holtkamp married NBA referee Jonathan Sterling. In 2019, Holtkamp gave birth to their daughter.

Hiroshi Miyama is a Japanese enka singer. His real name is Masaaki Tsuneishi .

Eduard Valentinovich Troyanovsky is a Russian professional boxer who held the IBF and IBO light-welterweight titles from 2015 to 2016.

James Veitch is an English comedian. He has mostly been known for his humorous interactions with the authors of scam emails using slideshows and video effects. In September 2020, Veitch was the subject of more than a dozen allegations of rape and sexual assault.

Akihiro Higashide is a Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Japan's Central League.

Marie Dompnier is a French actress, singer and director born in 1980 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, in France, best known both in France and internationally for her role as Lieutenant Sandra Winckler in the TV series Witnesses.

Shintaro Ikeda is a male badminton player from Japan.

David Kiptarus Ruto is a Kenyan former long-distance runner who competed in road races. He was the team gold medallist at the 2000 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships alongside Paul Tergat and Joseph Kimani, having finished fifth individually.

Pascal Papé is a former French rugby union footballer.