page_title: 1979
section_title: May
hierarchical_section_title: 1979 / Births / May
caption_attribution_description: English: Jon Montgomery sings the Canadian national anthem at the 2010 Olympic medal ceremony
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: May 1
  Roman Lyashenko, Russian ice hockey player (d. 2003)
  Lars Berger, Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier
  Mauro Bergamasco, Italian rugby union player
  May 2 – Jason Chimera, Canadian ice hockey player
  May 3
  Danny Foster, English singer (Hear'Say)
  Ingrid Isotamm, Estonian actress
  May 4
  Lance Bass, American singer (NSYNC)
  Wes Butters, English broadcaster
  May 5 – Vincent Kartheiser, American actor
  May 6
  Mark Burrier, American cartoonist
  Kerry Ellis, English stage actress and singer
  Gerd Kanter, Estonian discus thrower
  Jon Montgomery, Canadian former skeleton racer and television personality; host of The Amazing Race Canada
  May 8 – Wendy Armoko, Indonesian singer, actor, presenter and comedian
  May 9
  Pierre Bouvier, Canadian musician
  Rosario Dawson, American actress
  May 10
  Marieke Vervoort, Belgian athlete (d. 2019)
  Lee Hyori, South Korean entertainer
  May 12 – Adrian Serioux, Canadian soccer player
  May 13
  Mickey Madden, American musician (Maroon 5)
  Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland
  Sid Ahmed Rezala, French serial killer
  May 14 – Urijah Faber, WEC Featherweight Champion
  May 15
  Ryan Max Riley, humorist and national champion skier
  James Mackenzie, Scottish actor and TV presenter
  May 16
  Brandon Lee, Filipino-American gay pornographic film actor
  Jessica Morris, American actress
  May 18
  Mariusz Lewandowski, Polish footballer
  Michal Martikán, Slovak slalom canoeist
  Jens Bergensten ("Jeb"), Swedish game designer and co-founder of the game company Mojang
  May 19
  Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer
  Diego Forlán, Uruguayan football player
  May 20 – Andrew Scheer, Canadian politician
  May 21 – Sonja Vectomov, Czech-Finnish electronic musician and composer
  May 22
  Maggie Q, American actress
  Nazanin Boniadi, Iranian-British-American actress
  May 23 – Rasual Butler, American basketball player (d. 2018)
  May 24
  Frank Mir, American mixed martial artist
  Tracy McGrady, American basketball player
  May 25 – Jonny Wilkinson, English rugby union player
  May 26
  Ashley Massaro, American professional wrestler and model (d. 2019)
  Elisabeth Harnois, American actress
  May 27 – Michael Buonauro, American comic creator
  May 28 – Jesse Bradford, American actor
  May 29 – Brian Kendrick, American wrestler
  May 30
  Mike Bishai, Canadian ice hockey player
  Clint Bowyer, American race car driver
  Rie Kugimiya, Japanese voice actress and singer
caption: Jon Montgomery
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