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Celebrities born in 1979

167 famous people born in 1979. Those still living turn 47 this year.

PinkSinger · September 8Diego ForlánSoccer player · May 19Andrea PirloSoccer player · May 19Kevin HartComedian · July 6Michael OwenSoccer player · December 14Heath LedgerActor · April 4Adam LevineSinger · March 18Siti NurhalizaSinger · January 11AaliyahSinger · January 16Jason MomoaActor · August 1Bipasha BasuActor · January 7Evangeline LillyActor · August 3Jennifer Love HewittActor · February 21Kate HudsonActor · April 19Norah JonesMusician · March 30Rafael MárquezSoccer player · February 13Jennifer MorrisonActor · April 12Ne-YoSinger · October 18BleonaSinger · May 14John KrasinskiActor · October 20Tim CahillSoccer player · December 6Aaron PaulActor · August 27Brandy NorwoodSinger · February 11Rosamund PikeActor · January 27Claire DanesActor · April 12Gong YooActor · July 10Nicolas AnelkaSoccer player · March 14Zhang ZiyiActor · February 9Tim HowardSoccer player · March 6Olga KurylenkoActor · November 14Eric AbidalSoccer player · September 11James McAvoyActor · April 21Amélie MauresmoTennis player · July 5Vidya BalanActor · January 1Sara BareillesSinger · December 7The GameRapper · November 29Diego LunaActor · December 29Jordan PeeleActor · February 21Morena BaccarinActor · June 2Júlio CésarSoccer player · September 3Rosario DawsonActor · May 9Genevieve NnajiActor · May 3Diego MilitoSoccer player · June 12Nargis FakhriActor · October 20Maggie QActor · May 22Kelly BrookActor · November 23Oscar IsaacActor · March 9Luke EvansActor · April 15Jay ChouSinger · January 18Mena SuvariActor · February 13Ivica OlićSoccer player · September 14Shinji OnoSoccer player · September 27Arne FriedrichSoccer player · May 29Rose ByrneActor · July 24Junichi InamotoSoccer player · September 18Emraan HashmiActor · March 24Lamar OdomBasketball player · November 6David BisbalSinger · June 5Noomi RapaceActor · December 28Koji NakataSoccer player · July 9Paulo FerreiraSoccer player · January 18PrabhasActor · October 23Mitsuo OgasawaraSoccer player · April 5Hitoshi SogahataSoccer player · August 2Metta Sandiford-ArtestBasketball player · November 13Naohiro TakaharaSoccer player · June 4Wes BrownSoccer player · October 13Carlos MarchenaSoccer player · July 31Adrian MutuSoccer player · January 8Keisuke TsuboiSoccer player · September 16Pete WentzMusician · June 5Sergei IgnashevichSoccer player · July 14Anatolii TymoshchukSoccer player · March 30Sophie MonkActor · December 14Jennifer CarpenterActor · December 7Jesse SpencerActor · February 12Konkona Sen SharmaActor · December 3Anna TorvActor · June 7VitasSinger · February 19Kristanna LokenActor · October 8Brandon RouthActor · October 9RobynSinger · June 12Natasha LyonneActor · April 4Caitríona BalfeActor · October 4Mickie JamesSinger · August 31Adam BrodyActor · December 15Tatyana AliActor · January 24Felicia DayActor · June 28B. 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NovakActor · July 31Joel KinnamanActor · November 25John CarewSoccer player · September 5Rob BourdonMusician · January 20James BlakeTennis player · December 28Lake BellActor · March 24MatisyahuMusician · June 30Tang WeiActor · October 7Michelle WilliamsSinger · July 23MýaSinger · October 10Débora FalabellaActor · February 22Hidayet TürkoğluBasketball player · March 19Nicolás MassúTennis player · October 10Alison LohmanActor · September 18Neill BlomkampFilm director · September 17Freema AgyemanActor · March 20Lance BassSinger · May 4ChamillionaireRapper · November 28Dan BalanSinger · February 6Jayma MaysActor · July 16Rachael Leigh CookActor · October 4Ryan TedderSinger · June 26Baron DavisBasketball player · April 13Travis FimmelActor · July 15Alexi LaihoMusician · April 8Cara BlackTennis player · February 17Cote de PabloActor · November 12Natalia BarbuSinger · August 22Sabina BabayevaSinger · December 2Ivo KarlovićTennis player · February 28Jaime KingActor · April 23Duncan JamesSinger · April 7Mike VogelActor · July 17Ludivine SagnierActor · July 3GaitanaSinger · September 29Ivan LjubičićTennis player · March 19Shawn AshmoreActor · October 7Shamita ShettyActor · February 2Laura BenantiActor · July 23Rachelle LefevreActor · February 1Danneel AcklesActor · March 18Max GreenfieldActor · September 4James RansoneActor · June 2Bae DoonaActor · October 11Chris O'DowdActor · October 9Edi GathegiActor · March 10Nick StahlActor · December 5SenhitSinger · October 1Daniel HenneyActor · November 28Pierre BouvierSinger · May 9Tomo MiličevićMusician · September 3Elizabeth GutiérrezActor · April 1Sarah PolleyActor · January 8Dania RamirezActor · November 8Lee HyoriSinger · February 19Marcus PausMusician · October 14Elton BrandBasketball player · March 11Busy PhilippsActor · June 25KelisSinger · August 21Michael ReddBasketball player · August 24Yukta MookheyActor · October 7Josh KlinghofferMusician · October 3Emilie AutumnMusician · September 22Hong ChauActor · June 25Valentín ElizaldeSinger · February 1Mehmet OkurBasketball player · May 26Emilio InsoleraActor · January 29Amandine BourgeoisSinger · June 12André HollandActor · December 28Petra NěmcováModel · June 24Nathalie DechyTennis player · February 21Paradorn SrichaphanTennis player · June 14Koit ToomeSinger · January 3Maria Haukaas MittetSinger · August 3Hindi ZahraSinger · January 20Riccardo ScamarcioActor · November 13Riki LindhomeActor · March 5Chris KleinActor · March 14Aaron AshmoreActor · October 7

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Born in 1979, by the numbers

Celebrities167162 still living, 5 no longer with us
Oldest livingVidya Balanborn January 1, 1979
YoungestDiego Lunaborn December 29, 1979
Most common roleActor49% of stars born in 1979, then singers
Top countryUnited States70 people, then United Kingdom and Australia
Most common signLibra21 celebrities
GenerationGen X
Living stars turn47 this year
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