1979
Yadel Martí, Cuban baseball player
Yadel Martí Carrillo is a Cuban right-handed pitcher.
Yadel Martí, Cuban baseball player
The 1970s
Explore 4925 historical events from 1970–1979.
1979
Tamika Catchings, American basketball player
Tamika Devonne Catchings is an American former professional basketball player who played her entire 15-year career for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Associat…
Tamika Catchings, American basketball player
1979
Perro Aguayo Jr., Mexican wrestler and promoter (died 2015)
Pedro Aguayo Ramírez was a Mexican professional wrestler and promoter who achieved fame in wrestling as Perro Aguayo Jr. or El Hijo del Perro Aguayo. He was the real-life son of le…
Perro Aguayo Jr., Mexican wrestler and promoter (died 2015)
1979
Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Greek footballer
Sotirios Kyrgiakos is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Greek footballer
1979
Richard Sims, Zimbabwean cricketer
Richard William Sims is a Zimbabwean cricketer. An allrounder, he bats in the middle order and bowls right-arm offbreak. He is a good driver of the ball and is a straight hitter.
Richard Sims, Zimbabwean cricketer
1979
Ricardo Sperafico, Brazilian race car driver
Ricardo Sperafico is a Brazilian professional racing driver.
Ricardo Sperafico, Brazilian race car driver
1979
Cathleen Tschirch, German sprinter
Cathleen Tschirch is a German sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres. Her personal best time on the individual distance is 22.97 seconds, achieved in August 2007 in Bochum. She…
Cathleen Tschirch, German sprinter
1979
Michelle Williams, American singer-songwriter and actress
Tenitra Michelle Williams is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame in the early 2000s as a member of R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling female group…
Michelle Williams, American singer-songwriter and actress
1979
Rose Byrne, Australian actress
Mary Rose Byrne is an Australian actress. Renowned for her versatility across screen and stage, she is particularly recognised for her leading roles in blockbuster comedies, indepe…
Rose Byrne, Australian actress
1979
Ali Carter, English snooker player
Allister Carter is an English professional snooker player. He has twice been a World Championship finalist, in 2008 and 2012, losing both finals to Ronnie O'Sullivan. He has won si…
Ali Carter, English snooker player
1979
Tom Lungley, English cricketer and umpire
Tom Lungley is an English first-class cricketer and umpire. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.
Tom Lungley, English cricketer and umpire
1979
Ahmed Tantawi, Egyptian politician and journalist
Ahmed Mohamed Ramadan Tantawi known as Ahmed Tantawi also: Al-Tantawy is an Egyptian politician and journalist. As of July 2022, he was the former head of the Dignity Party and a f…
Ahmed Tantawi, Egyptian politician and journalist
1979
Friedrich Michau, German rugby player
Friedrich Michau is a German international rugby union player, playing for the FC St. Pauli Rugby in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.
Friedrich Michau, German rugby player
1979
Jerrod Niemann, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Jerrod Lee Niemann is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has released one single for Category 5 Records (2006); three albums for Sea Gayle Music/Arista Nashville: …
Jerrod Niemann, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1979
Derek Paravicini, English pianist
Derek Paravicini is an English savant pianist. He resides in London.
Derek Paravicini, English pianist
1979
Peter Sarno, Canadian ice hockey player
Peter Sarno is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre, who last played for Alleghe Hockey in the Italian Serie A. He was selected in the sixth round of the 1997 NHL entry…
Peter Sarno, Canadian ice hockey player
1979
Erik Westrum, American ice hockey player
Erik Clinton Westrum is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Phoenix Coyotes, Minnesota Wild, and Toronto Maple …
Erik Westrum, American ice hockey player
1979
Juliet Rylance, English actress
Juliet van Kampen Rylance is an English actress, known for her roles in The Knick, McMafia and Perry Mason.
Juliet Rylance, English actress
1979
Marielle Franco, Brazilian politician, feminist, and human rights activist (died 2018)
Marielle Franco was a Brazilian politician, sociologist, feminist, socialist and human rights activist. Franco served as a city councillor of the Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeir…
Marielle Franco, Brazilian politician, feminist, and human rights activist (died 2018)
1979
Jorge Arce, Mexican boxer
Jorge Armando Arce Armenta, best known as Jorge Arce, is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2014. He is a multiple-time world champion, and the second bo…
Jorge Arce, Mexican boxer
1979
Sidney Govou, French footballer
Sidney Rodrigue Noukpo Govou is a French former professional footballer who played primarily as a left winger, but was occasionally deployed as a striker. He is most prominent for …
Sidney Govou, French footballer
1979
Shannon Moore, American wrestler and singer
Shannon Moore is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his work with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) between 1999 and 2001 and with World Wrestling Entertainme…
Shannon Moore, American wrestler and singer
1979
Henrik Hansen, Danish footballer
Henrik Hallenberg Hansen is a Danish former professional football midfielder. He is currently an assistant coach of Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF.
Henrik Hansen, Danish footballer
1979
Birgitta Haukdal, Icelandic singer-songwriter and producer
Birgitta Haukdal Brynjarsdóttir, known mononymously as Birgitta, is an Icelandic singer. She rose to domestic media prominence as the lead singer of pop band Írafár. She represente…
Birgitta Haukdal, Icelandic singer-songwriter and producer