Roger Dean

English artist, designer, architect, and publisher.

Born August 31st, 1944 (age 81 years) in Ashford.

Peter Brabeck-Letmathe

Austrian businessman.

Born November 13th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Villach.

Margaret Hodge

British politician (born 1944).

Born September 8th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Cairo.

Jimmy Johnstone

Scottish footballer (1944-2006).

Born September 30th, 1944 in Uddingston.

Died March 13th, 2006 at 61 years old in Uddingston (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

Mick Avory

British drummer.

Born February 15th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Surrey.

Yusuf Estes

American islamic preacher.

Born January 1st, 1944 (age 82 years) in Texas.

Kiel Martin

American actor (1944–1990).

Born July 26th, 1944 in Pittsburgh.

Died December 28th, 1990 at 46 years old in Rancho Mirage (lung cancer).

Michael Franks

American recording artist; singer and songwriter.

Born September 18th, 1944 (age 81 years) in La Jolla.

Hasso Plattner

German billionaire businessman and philanthropist (born 1944).

Born January 21st, 1944 (age 82 years) in Berlin.

Emanuel Steward

American boxer, trainer, and commentator (1944–2012).

Born July 7th, 1944 in Bottom Creek.

Died October 25th, 2012 at 68 years old in Chicago (colorectal cancer). ^[ref]

Clarence White

American musician (1944–1973).

Born June 7th, 1944 in Lewiston.

Died July 15th, 1973 at 29 years old in Palmdale (traffic collision).

Suresh Kalmadi

Indian politician.

Born May 1st, 1944 in Chennai.

Died January 6th, 2026 at 81 years old in Pune. ^[ref]

Sepp Maier

German association football player and coach, goalkeeper (born 1944).

Born February 28th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Metten.

Richard Ford

American novelist and short story writer.

Born February 16th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Jackson.

John Evans Atta Mills

Sixth president of the republic of ghana (1944-2012).

Born July 21st, 1944 in Tarkwa.

Died July 24th, 2012 at 68 years old in Accra (laryngeal cancer).

Will Jennings

American songwriter (1944–2024).

Born June 27th, 1944 in Kilgore.

Died September 6th, 2024 at 80 years old in Tyler. ^[ref]

Paul Copley

British actor.

Born November 25th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Denby Dale.

Michael Tilson Thomas

American conductor, pianist and composer.

Born December 21st, 1944 in Los Angeles.

Died April 22nd, 2026 at 81 years old in San Francisco. ^[ref]

Jimmy Walker

American basketball player (1944–2007).

Born April 8th, 1944 in Amherst.

Died July 2nd, 2007 at 63 years old in Kansas City (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Mike Enzi

American politician (1944–2021).

Born February 1st, 1944 in Bremerton.

Died July 26th, 2021 at 77 years old in Loveland (bicycle accident). ^[ref]

Chris Spedding

English rock and roll and jazz guitarist.

Born June 12th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Staveley.

Roscoe Orman

American actor.

Born June 11th, 1944 (age 82 years) in The Bronx.

Pepe Serna

American actor.

Born July 23rd, 1944 (age 82 years) in Corpus Christi.

Salmaan Taseer

Pakistani politician (1944-2011).

Born May 31st, 1944 in Shimla. ^[ref]

Died January 4th, 2011 at 66 years old in Kohsar Market (gunshot wound). ^[ref]

Oh Yeong-su

South korean actor (born 1944).

Born October 19th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Kaepung-gun. ^[ref]