page_title: 1979
section_title: July
hierarchical_section_title: 1979 / Births / July
caption_attribution_description: Mageina Tovah
context_page_description: 1979 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1979th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 979th year of the 2nd millennium, the 79th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1970s decade.
context_section_description: July 1
  Danisa Phiri, Zimbabwean footballer
  Forrest Griffin, American mixed martial arts fighter
  Patrik Baboumian, German-Iranian strongman competitor, strength athlete and bodybuilder
  July 2
  Diana Gurtskaya, Georgian singer
  Sam Hornish Jr., American race car driver
  Ayiesha Woods, American singer
  July 3
  Sayuri Katayama, Japanese actress, singer and lyricist
  Ludivine Sagnier, French model and actress
  July 4 – Kevin Thoms, American actor and voice actor
  July 5
  Oh Dae-hwan, South Korean actor
  Shane Filan, Irish singer (Westlife)
  Amélie Mauresmo, French tennis player
  Darine Hamze, Lebanese actress
  July 6
  Mohsen Bengar, Iranian footballer
  Kevin Hart, American actor, comedian, writer and producer
  July 7
  Pat Barry, American kickboxer and mixed martial artist
  Douglas Hondo, Zimbabwean cricketer
  Jan Hernych, Czech tennis player
  Shebly Niavarani, Swedish actor
  Amanda Françozo, Brazilian television presenter and model
  July 8 – Ben Jelen, Scottish-born American former singer-songwriter
  July 9
  Ella Koon, Hong Kong actress
  Gary Chaw, Malaysian Chinese singer
  July 10
  Gong Yoo, South Korean actor
  Dimitri Soudas, Canadian political consultant
  July 11
  Im Soo-jung, South Korean actress
  Marina Gatell, Spanish actress
  July 12
  Nikos Barlos, Greek basketball player and coach
  Justin Rockefeller, American venture capitalist and political activist
  Sam Golzari, British actor
  July 13
  Dejan Ćirjaković, Serbian actor, screenwriter and musician
  Daniel Galera, Brazilian writer, translator and editor
  Holly Gauthier-Frankel, Canadian voice actress and singer
  Ladyhawke, New Zealand singer-songwriter
  July 14
  Sioen, Belgian singer and songwriter
  Axel Teichmann, German cross-country skier
  July 15
  Laura Benanti, American actress and singer
  Travis Fimmel, Australian fashion model and actor
  Philipp Karner, American actor, writer and director
  July 16
  Landy Wen, Taiwanese singer
  Jayma Mays, American actress and singer
  Kinya Kotani, Japanese singer
  Kim Rhode, American double trap and skeet shooter
  July 17
  Mike Vogel, American actor
  Brendan James, American piano-based singer/songwriter
  July 18
  Rick Baxter, American politician
  Jaska Raatikainen, Finnish drummer (Children of Bodom)
  Jason Weaver, American actor and singer
  July 19
  Malavika, Indian actress
  David Sakurai, Danish-Japanese actor, director, scriptwriter and martial artist
  Bruno Cabrerizo, Brazilian football player, model and actor
  July 20
  Claudine Barretto, Filipino film actress, television actress, entrepreneur and product endorser
  Marcos Mion, Brazilian TV host, actor, voice actor and businessman
  Milan Nikolić, Serbian accordionist
  Adam Rose, South African professional wrestler
  Amr Shabana, Egyptian squash player
  July 21 – David Carr, American football player
  July 23 – Michelle Williams, American singer and actress
  July 24
  Rose Byrne, Australian actress
  Lee Si-yeon, South Korean actress
  Stat Quo, American rapper
  July 25 – Allister Carter, English snooker player
  July 26
  Johnson Beharry, British recipient of the Victoria Cross
  Tamyra Gray, American singer
  Derek Paravicini, British pianist
  Peter Sarno, Canadian ice hockey player
  Mageina Tovah, American actress
  July 27
  Marielle Franco, Brazilian politician (d. 2018)
  Jorge Arce, Mexican boxer
  Shannon Moore, American professional wrestler
  July 30
  Show Lo, Taiwanese singer
  Graeme McDowell, Northern Irish professional golfer
  Maya Nasser, Syrian journalist (d. 2012)
  July 31 – B. J. Novak, American actor, director and producer
caption: Mageina Tovah
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