Kinky Friedman

American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician, and columnist (1944–2024).

Born November 1st, 1944 in Chicago.

Died June 27th, 2024 at 79 years old in Medina. ^[ref]

Terry Jacks

Canadian singer-songwriter and environmentalist.

Born March 29th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Winnipeg.

Tim McIntire

American character actor (1944-1986).

Born July 19th, 1944 in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Died April 15th, 1986 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). ^[ref]

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

Indian politician (1944–2024).

Born March 1st, 1944 in Kolkata.

Died August 8th, 2024 at 80 years old in Kolkata (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).

Maurice Bishop

Revolutionary and grenada 's second prime minister (1979-1983).

Born May 29th, 1944 in Aruba.

Died October 19th, 1983 at 39 years old in St. George's (ballistic trauma).

Jitan Ram Manjhi

Union minister of micro, small and medium enterprises.

Born October 6th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Gaya district.

Ed Rendell

Governor of pennsylvania from 2003 to 2011.

Born January 5th, 1944 (age 82 years) in New York City.

Sherry Lansing

American actress and film studio executive.

Born July 31st, 1944 (age 81 years) in Chicago.

Sylvie Vartan

French singer.

Born August 15th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Iskrets.

Judee Sill

American singer (1944–1979).

Born October 7th, 1944 in Studio City.

Died November 23rd, 1979 at 35 years old in North Hollywood (drug overdose).

Rajshree

Actress from india.

Born October 8th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Mumbai.

Jack Casady

American bass guitarist.

Born April 13th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Washington, D.C..

John Sandford

American novelist and journalist.

Born February 23rd, 1944 (age 82 years) in Cedar Rapids.

Ray Meagher

Australian actor.

Born July 4th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Roma.

Gregory Jarvis

American astronaut (1944-1986).

Born August 24th, 1944 in Detroit.

Died January 28th, 1986 at 41 years old in Cape Canaveral (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).

Angélica María

Mexican singer.

Born September 27th, 1944 (age 81 years) in New Orleans.

Sebastião Salgado

Brazilian photographer (1944–2025).

Born February 8th, 1944 in Aimorés. ^[ref]

Died May 23rd, 2025 at 81 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (leukemia). ^[ref]

Princess Benedikte of Denmark

Danish princess; second daughter and child of king frederick ix and queen ingrid of denmark.

Born April 20th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Amalienborg. ^[ref]

Ralph McTell

English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player.

Born December 3rd, 1944 (age 81 years) in Farnborough.

François Cevert

French racing driver.

Born February 25th, 1944 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.

Died October 6th, 1973 at 29 years old in Watkins Glen International.

Jan Brewer

Governor of arizona from 2009 to 2015.

Born September 26th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Hollywood.

Mike Post

American composer and record producer.

Born September 29th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Berkeley.

Tisha Sterling

American actress.

Born December 10th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Los Angeles.

Jim Abrahams

American movie director and writer (1944–2024).

Born May 10th, 1944 in Shorewood.

Died November 26th, 2024 at 80 years old in Santa Monica (leukemia). ^[ref]

Helmut Berger

Austrian actor (1944–2023).

Born May 29th, 1944 in Bad Ischl.

Died May 18th, 2023 at 78 years old in Salzburg. ^[ref]