Aaliyah (January 16)
Pop singer and actress who sang "Try Again"
Famous People Born in 1979
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Ankiel, Rick (July 19)
The wild-armed St. Louis pitcher who switched to the outfield -
Bell, Lake (March 24)
The writer, director and star of In a World... -
Breivik, Anders (February 13)
The Norwegian extremist who killed 77 people in 2011 -
Brody, Adam (December 15)
Seth from TV's The O.C. -
Brook, Kelly (November 23)
Model-turned-actor from The Big Breakfast and Smallville -
Brown, Foxy (September 6)
The sassy rapper of Ill Na Na -
Byrne, Rose (July 24)
Ellen Parsons on TV's Damages -
Chamillionaire (November 28)
Rapper who did the hit song "Ridin'" -
Cook, Rachael Leigh (October 4)
The star of the movie She's All That -
Danes, Claire (April 12)
Angela Chase on TV's My So-Called Life -
Daniels, Stormy (March 17)
The adult film star paid hush money by Donald Trump's attorney -
Duke, Daisy
The hubba-hubba cousin on TV's The Dukes of Hazzard -
Elson, Karen (January 14)
The model married to rock star Jack White -
Evans, Luke (April 15)
The star of Dracula Untold -
Gupta, Yana (April 23)
Popular model for Lakme cosmetics -
Haddish, Tiffany (December 3)
She played Dina in the 2017 comedy 'Girls Trip' -
Harnois, Elisabeth (May 15)
Christina on TV's Point Pleasant -
Hart, Kevin (July 6)
The comedian in 'Let Me Explain' and 'Ride Along' -
Hewitt, Jennifer Love (February 21)
Sarah on TV's Party of Five -
Hill, Lauryn (May 25)
The singer from the Fugees -
Hudson, Kate (April 19)
Penny Lane in the movie Almost Famous -
Jenkins, Barry (November 19)
The director of 2016's 'Moonlight' -
Jones, Norah (March 30)
Grammy-winning singer of "Don't Know Why" -
Kaling, Mindy (June 24)
Kelly Kapoor on TV's The Office -
Kardashian, Kourtney (April 18)
Co-star of the TV show Keeping Up With the Kardashians -
Karman, Tawakkol (February 7)
The Yemeni activist who shared the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize -
King, James (April 23)
Model who started with a man's name and now's Jaime King -
Krasinski, John (October 20)
Jim Halpert on TV's The Office -
Kurylenko, Olga (November 14)
The Bond girl in the 2008 film Quantum of Solace -
Ledger, Heath (April 4)
The Brokeback Mountain star who died at age 28 -
Lilly, Evangeline (August 3)
Kate on the TV series Lost -
Mad Max
Hero of the Mad Max movie series -
Margera, Bam (September 28)
Skateboarding star of Jackass and Viva La Bam -
Mauresmo, Amelie (July 5)
The 2006 Wimbledon singles champion -
McAvoy, James
The Scottish star of The Last King of Scotland -
McGrady, Tracy (May 24)
Houston Rockets star who once scored 13 points in 33 seconds -
Mya (October 10)
Singer of "Ghetto Superstar" and "Fallen" -
Nemcova, Petra
Cover model for the 2003 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue -
Norwood, Brandy (February 11)
The R&B singer who starred as TV's Moesha -
Owen, Michael (December 14)
English hero of the 1998 World Cup -
Parker, Nate (November 18)
The star, writer and director of 2016's 'The Birth of a Nation' -
Paul, Aaron (August 27)
Jesse Pinkman in the TV series Breaking Bad -
Peele, Jordan (February 21)
The comedian who wrote and directed the horror film 'Get Out' -
Pike, Rosamund (January 27)
The female lead in Gone Girl -
Pink (September 8)
The singer of "Get This Party Started" -
Pratt, Chris (June 21)
Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy -
Rapace, Noomi (December 28)
The star of the original Girl With the Dragon Tattoo movies -
Rossi, Valentino (February 16)
"The Doctor," Italian MotoGP World Champion 2001-2005 -
Routh, Brandon (October 9)
Star of the 2006 movie Superman Returns -
Scrappy-Doo
Puppy nephew to the cartoon dog Scooby-Doo -
Shaughnessy, Meghann (April 13)
American tennis pro -
The Game (November 27)
Rapper who did 2005's The Documentary -
Wilkinson, Jonny (May 25)
Star fly-half for England Rugby Union -
Zaidi, Muntadhar
The Iraqi who threw his shoes at George W. Bush -
Zhang Ziyi (February 9)
The beautiful blind assassin in House of Flying Daggers