1979
Richard Harwood, English cellist
Richard Craig Harwood is a British cellist.
Richard Harwood, English cellist
The 1970s
Explore 4009 historical events from 1970–1979.
1979
Rashard Lewis, American basketball player
Rashard Quovon Lewis is an American former professional basketball player, currently serving as player development coach for the San Antonio Spurs. Lewis entered the NBA directly f…
Rashard Lewis, American basketball player
1979
Richard Lyons, Northern Irish racing driver
Richard William Lyons is a British motor racing driver that competed in the Japanese Super GT series. In the 2006 Goodwood Festival of Speed Lyons set the fastest shootout time of …
Richard Lyons, Northern Irish racing driver
1979
Michael Kingma, Australian basketball player
Michael John Kingma is an Australian-Dutch former professional basketball player.
Michael Kingma, Australian basketball player
1979
Kliff Kingsbury, American football coach
Kliff Timothy Kingsbury is an American professional football coach and former quarterback who is the assistant head coach for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (…
Kliff Kingsbury, American football coach
1979
Lisa Nandy, British politician
Lisa Eva Nandy is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she has been the Member …
Lisa Nandy, British politician
1979
Tony Stewart, American football player
Tony Alexander Stewart is a former American football tight end. He is the founder and executive director of the non-profit Beyond the Locker, which helps youth and athletes. He als…
Tony Stewart, American football player
1979
Dinusha Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer
Kandana Arachchige Dinusha Manoj Fernando, or Dinusha Fernando, is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He studied at St. Sebast…
Dinusha Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer
1979
JoAnna Garcia Swisher, American actress
JoAnna García Swisher is an American actress and businesswoman. She is known for her roles as Sam in Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1994–96), Vicki Appleby in Freaks and Geeks (1999–…
JoAnna Garcia Swisher, American actress
1979
Ted Geoghegan, American author, screenwriter, and producer
Ted Geoghegan is an American filmmaker and publicist. He grew up in Great Falls, Montana, attending private and public schools and studying film extensively. He attended the Univer…
Ted Geoghegan, American author, screenwriter, and producer
1979
Brandon Lyon, American baseball player
Brandon James Lyon is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, De…
Brandon Lyon, American baseball player
1979
Rémy Martin, French rugby player
Rémy Martin is a French former rugby union player. He played for France internationally. His usual position was at flanker.
Rémy Martin, French rugby player
1979
Matjaž Perc, Slovene physicist
Matjaž Perc is Professor of Physics at the University of Maribor in Slovenia, and director of the Complex Systems Center Maribor. He is member of Academia Europaea and among top 1%…
Matjaž Perc, Slovene physicist
1979
Yannick Schroeder, French racing driver
Yannick Schroeder is a French racing car driver.
Yannick Schroeder, French racing driver
1979
Walter Ayoví, Ecuadorian footballer
Walter Orlando Ayoví Corozo is an Ecuadorian former professional footballer who played as a left-back or left midfielder. He made 121 appearances for the Ecuador national team, sco…
Walter Ayoví, Ecuadorian footballer
1979
D. J. Houlton, American baseball player
Dennis Sean "D. J." Houlton Jr. is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers and in Nippon Professional Baseb…
D. J. Houlton, American baseball player
1979
Ian Hutchinson, English motorcycle racer
Ian Hutchinson is an English professional motorcycle road racer specialising in events held on closed public roads, such as the Isle of Man TT, the North West 200 and Ulster Grand …
Ian Hutchinson, English motorcycle racer
1979
Cindy Klassen, Canadian speed skater
Cindy Klassen is a Canadian retired long track speed skater. She is a six-time medallist having achieved one gold, two silver, three bronze at the Winter Olympics.
Cindy Klassen, Canadian speed skater
1979
Austra Skujytė, Lithuanian pentathlete
Austra Skujytė is a retired Lithuanian athlete, competing in both the heptathlon and the decathlon. On 15 April 2005 in Columbia, Missouri, she broke the women's decathlon world re…
Austra Skujytė, Lithuanian pentathlete
1979
Román Colón, Dominican baseball player
Román Benedicto Colón is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, and Kansas City Royals. …
Román Colón, Dominican baseball player
1979
Corey Patterson, American baseball player
Donald Corey Patterson is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He debuted with the Chicago Cubs in Major League Baseball in 2000 after being a first-round draft…
Corey Patterson, American baseball player
1979
Taizō Sugimura, Japanese politician
Taizō Sugimura is a Japanese politician and a member of the Diet of Japan, representing the Liberal Democratic Party until 2009. He ran in House of Councillors election in 2010 as…
Taizō Sugimura, Japanese politician
1979
Paul Burgess, Australian pole vaulter
Paul Burgess is an Australian pole vaulter who became the thirteenth pole vaulter in the world to vault over 6 metres.
Paul Burgess, Australian pole vaulter
1979
Carl Edwards, American race car driver
Carl Michael Edwards Jr. is an American former professional stock car racing driver and a current analyst for NASCAR on Prime Video.
Carl Edwards, American race car driver