December 29, 1978

1978Alexis Amore, Peruvian-American porn actress and director^[†]

Alexis Amore is a Peruvian pornographic actress and feature dancer. In 2018, she was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.

1978Jake Berry, English lawyer and politician^[†]

Sir James Jacob Gilchrist Berry is a British Conservative Party former politician and former solicitor who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rossendale and Darwen in Lancashire first elected at the 2010 general election serving until defeat in the 2024 general election. He previously served as Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister without Portfolio from 6 September to 25 October 2022. Before this, he served as Minister of State for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth from 2017 to 2020 in the governments of Theresa May and Boris Johnson.

1978Matthew Carr, Australian footballer^[†]

Matthew Carr is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fremantle and St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played as a half-back flanker and began his football career at East Fremantle. Matthew is the elder brother of Josh Carr, who also played for Fremantle and they both attended Corpus Christi College in Bateman, Western Australia.

1978Kieron Dyer, English footballer and coach^[†]

Kieron Courtney Dyer is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is a first team coach at Chesterfield FC.

1978Danny Higginbotham, English footballer and journalist^[†]

Daniel John Higginbotham is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in England, he represented Gibraltar in international football.

1978Mitsuhiro Ishida, Japanese mixed martial artist^[†]

Mitsuhiro Ishida is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist who competed in Shooto, Strikeforce, PRIDE, DREAM, and DEEP. A professional competitor from 2001 until 2011, Ishida also participated in the Yarennoka event in the Saitama Super Arena in Japan.

1978LaToya London, American singer and actress^[†]

LaToya Renee London is an American R&B and soul singer and stage actress who was fourth-place finalist on the third season of American Idol. Her debut album, Love & Life, was released in September 2005 and spawned a number of moderate R&B chart hits. She has concentrated on stage work, including originating and performing the role of Nettie in the national tour of the Broadway musical The Color Purple from 2007 to 2010, for which she won an Ovation Award. She was the lead in the U.S. regional debut of The Bodyguard, a musical based on the 1992 film.

1978Angelo Taylor, American hurdler and sprinter^[†]

Angelo F. Taylor is an American track and field athlete, winner of 400-meter hurdles at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics. His personal record for the hurdles event is 47.25 seconds. His time puts him in a tie with Félix Sánchez for the #14 performer of all time. Sánchez also won two Olympic gold medals, in 2004 between Taylor's two golds and 2012, immediately following. Taylor also has a 400-meter dash best of 44.05 seconds, ranking him as the joint 29th performer of all time. He won the bronze medal in the 400 m at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics.