* 1980 – Matthew Carey, American actor

* 1980 – Tommi Evilä, Finnish long jumper

* 1980 – Tanja Poutiainen, Finnish ski racer

* 1980 – Samuel Doe takes control of Liberia in a coup d ' état, ending over 130 years of minority Americo-Liberian rule over the country.

* 1980 – Terry Fox begins his " Marathon of Hope " at St. John's, Newfoundland.

* 1980 – Brian McFadden, Irish singer-songwriter ( Westlife )

* 1980 – Erik Mongrain, Canadian composer and guitarist

* 1980 – Accession of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

* 1980 – Jeroen Verhoeven, Dutch footballer

* 1980 – Luis Scola, Argentinean basketball player

* 1912 – Gloria Guinness, Mexican writer and editor ( d. 1980 )

* 1980 – Neha Dhupia, Indian model and actress

* 1980 – Kyle Lowder, American actor

* 1907 – László Heller, Hungarian engineer ( d. 1980 )

* 1980 – Danny Collins, Welsh footballer

* 1980 – Monique Ganderton, Canadian actress and stunt-woman

* 1980 – András Horváth, Hungarian footballer

* 1980 – Charles McCarthy, American mixed martial artist

* 1980 – Wilber Pan, American-Taiwanese singer, producer, and actor

* 1980 – Seneca Wallace, American football player

* 1896 – Erich Hückel, German physicist ( d. 1980 )

* 1896 – Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist ( d. 1980 )

* 1980 – Texas Battle, American actor

* 1980 – Nuria Cabanillas, Canadian-Spanish gymnast

* 1980 – Charlie David, Canadian actor

Count Nikolai Tolstoy-Miloslavsky joined in late 1975, and Prince Moshin Ali Khan of Hyderabad and Lord Sudeley ( Vice-Chancellor from 1985 ) were both announced as new members in 1980.

In 1980, the average Politburo member was 70 years old ( as opposed to 55 in 1952 and 61 in 1964 ), and by 1982, Brezhnev's Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Gromyko, his Minister of Defense Dmitriy Ustinov and his Premier Nikolai Tikhonov were all in their mid-to-late seventies.

Nikolai Aleksandrovich Antropov (; born February 18, 1980 ) is a Kazakh-Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League ( NHL ).

* Tikhonov, Nikolai – Soviet Chairman of the Council of Ministers 1980 – 1985 and First Deputy from 1976 – 1980

* Nikolai Dmitriyevich Vinogradov ( 1885 – 1980 ), a Russian architect

Boris Nikolaevich Delaunay or Delone (; March 15, 1890 – July 17, 1980 ) was one of the first Russian mountain climbers and a Soviet / Russian mathematician, and the father of physicist Nikolai Borisovich Delone.

* Nikolai Antropov ( born 1980 ), a Kazhakstani ice hockey player for the Atlanta Thrashers

* Nikolai Novosjolov ( born 1980 ), an Estonian fencer

* Nikolai Aleksandrovich Samoylov ( born 1980 ), a Russian football player

Valentin Altanietz ( 1936 – 1995 ) Andrey Antoniuk, Alexander Anufriev, Valery Basanietz, Alexei Bokatov, Igor Bozhko, Nadia Haiduk, Valentin Khrushch ( 1943 – 2005 ), Michail Kowalski, Ruslan Makoev, Victor Mariniuk, Volodymyr Naumez, Nikolay Novikov, Victor Pavlov, Valery Parfenenko, Evgeni Rakhmanin, Viktor Risovich, Sergei Savchenko, Vitaly Sazonov, Valentin Shapavlenko, Yuri Shurevich ( 1937 – 1997 ), Oleg Sokolov, Nikolai Stepanov, ( sculptor ) ( 1937 – 2003 ), Alexander Stovbur, Vladimir Strelnikov, Stanislav Sytchov ( 1937 – 2003 ), Vladimir Tziupko, Alexander Voloshinov, Ludmilla Yastreb ( 1945 – 1980 ), Anna Zilberman ( 1935-2000 ).

Georgi Tsurtsumia ( born October 29, 1980 in Tsalenjikha, Georgia ) is an Kazakh wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal.

Bekzat Sattarkhanov (; April 4, 1980 in Turkistan — December 31, 2000 in Shymkent ) was a Kazakh boxer who competed in the men's featherweight division ( 57 kg ) at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal.

* 1980 – Dominic Moore, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1980 – Robyn Regehr, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1980 – Robyn Regehr, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1980 – Vincent Lecavalier, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1980 – Simon Gagné, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1980 – Brad Fast, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1980 – Jim Vandermeer, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1980 – Antero Niittymäki, Finnish ice hockey player

* 1980 – Patrick Aufiero, American ice hockey player

* 1980 – Chanda Gunn, American ice hockey player

* 1980 – Jonathan Cheechoo, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1980 – Michael Rupp, American ice hockey player

* 1980 – Brad Richards, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1980 – Pamela O ' Connor, Scottish ice dancer

* 1980 – Michael Ryder, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1980 – John-Michael Liles, American ice hockey player

* 1980 – Blaž Emeršič, Slovenian ice hockey player

* 1980 – Kristina Lenko, Canadian ice skater

* 1980 – Henrik Zetterberg, Swedish ice hockey player

* 1980 – Dany Sabourin, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1980 – Patrik Štefan, Czech ice hockey player

* 1980 – Mike Comrie, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1980 – Josef Vašíček, Czech ice hockey player ( d. 2011 )

The ice is all post – 1980, making the glacier very young geologically.