Rikishi born in 1979
| Birthdate | In Kanji | Full shikona | Full original name | Birthplace | Heya | First | Current rank | Highest rank | Previous shikona |
| 1979.02.07. | 武甲・一輝 | TAKEKABUTO Kazuteru | Miyamoto Kazuteru | Saitama | Musashigawa | 2001 Haru | West Makushita 5 | Makushita 5 | Bukozan, Miyamoto |
| 1979.02.13. | 福春日・晃二 | FUKUKASUGA Koji | Ishibashi Koji | Fukuoka | Kasugayama | 1999 Hatsu | East Jonokuchi 11 | Jonidan 85 | |
| 1979.03.21. | 剛力山・太郎 | GORIKIYAMA Taro | Nakaseko Takayuki | Aichi | Takadagawa | 1994 Haru | West Sandanme 36 | Makushita 25 | Mitanoyama |
| 1979.04.20. | 魁ノ若・尚弥 | KAINOWAKA Naoya | Hisakado Naoya | Fukuoka | Tomozuna | 1995 Haru | West Sandanme 4 | Makushita 14 | |
| 1979.04.28. | 乾王・翔太 | KENO Shota | Kumai Kenichi | Osaka | Onomatsu | 1998 Haru | East Sandanme 5 | Makushita 15 | |
| 1979.05.17. | 越ノ龍・敏彦 | KOSHINORYU Toshihiko | Sasaki Toshihiko | Fukui | Musashigawa | 1995 Haru | East Sandanme 56 | Makushita 46 | |
| 1979.05.23. | 豊乃國・大地 | TOYONOKUNI Daichi | Minami Daichi | Niigata | Tokitsukaze | 1995 Haru | East Makushita 29 | Juryo 13 | Minami, Toyonokuni, Toyonokuni, Tokifutatsu |
| 1979.06.21. | 豪風・旭 | TAKEKAZE Akira | Narita Akira | Akita | Oguruma | 2002 Natsu | West Maegashira 5 | Komusubi | [Mta Tsukedashi 15] |
| 1979.06.28. | 天ノ若・清 | AMANOWAKA Kiyoshi | Amano Kiyotomo | Osaka | Tamanoi | 1995 Natsu | West Jonidan 65 | Jonidan 21 | Bentenmaru |
| 1979.06.29. | 旭隆岳・興一 | KYOKURYUDAKE Kyoichi | Saito Toshiyuki | Tokyo | Oshima | 1995 Haru | East Sandanme 59 | Makushita 48 | Asahiryu |
| 1979.07.03. | 魁将龍・邦昭 | KAISHORYU Kuniaki | Nishino Kuniaki | Tokyo | Tomozuna | 1995 Haru | East Makushita 51 | Makushita 6 | |
| 1979.07.05. | 照瀬川・邦昭 | TERUSEGAWA Kuniaki | Shoshiro Kuniaki | Kumamoto | Kiriyama | 1995 Haru | East Sandanme 41 | Makushita 43 | |
| 1979.07.09. | 恵那司・千浩 | ENATSUKASA Kazuhiro | Mizuno Kazuhiro | Gifu | Irumagawa | 1995 Natsu | West Sandanme 87 | Makushita 20 | |
| 1979.09.10. | 時天空・慶晃 | TOKITENKU Yoshiaki | Altangadas Khüchitbaatar | Mongolia | Tokitsukaze | 2002 Nagoya | West Maegashira 4 | Komusubi | |
| 1979.09.26. | 甲龍山・貴広 | KORYUYAMA Takahiro | Koyama Takahiro | Shiga | Mihogaseki | 1995 Haru | East Sandanme 76 | Sandanme 26 | |
| 1979.10.13. | 若春日・武士 | WAKAKASUGA Takeshi | Nomoto Norio | Aichi | Kasugayama | 1997 Kyushu | East Sandanme 18 | Makushita 33 | |
| 1979.10.24. | 輝風・修治 | TERUKAZE Shuji | Saito Shuji | Miyagi | Oguruma | 1995 Haru | West Jonokuchi 5 | Makushita 26 | |
| 1979.11.08. | 仁王山・和伸 | NIOYAMA Kazunobu | Harashima Kazunobu | Fukuoka | Takadagawa | 1995 Haru | East Sandanme 96 | Sandanme 43 | Iwatoumi?Maenojin, Maenoshima |
| 1979.11.26. | 旭照天・國宏 | KYOKUSHOTEN Kunihiro | Oda Kunihiro | Tokyo | Oshima | 1995 Haru | West Sandanme 65 | Makushita 46 | |
| 1979.12.03. | 隆小山・臣市 | TAKAKOYAMA Shinichi | Koyama Shinichi | Nagano | Naruto | 1998 Haru | East Makushita 23 | Makushita 5 | |
| 1979.12.07. | 大瀬・晃 | DAISE Akira | Fukushi Toshihiro | Osaka | Asahiyama | 1995 Aki | East Sandanme 79 | Sandanme 19 |