Patrick Depailler

French racecar driver (1944-1980).

Born August 9th, 1944 in Clermont-Ferrand.

Died August 1st, 1980 at 35 years old in Hockenheim (traffic collision).

Timmy Thomas

American musician (1944–2022).

Born November 13th, 1944 in Evansville.

Died March 11th, 2022 at 77 years old in Miami. ^[ref]

Maria João Pires

Portuguese pianist.

Born July 23rd, 1944 (age 81 years) in Lisbon.

Zafarullah Khan Jamali

15th prime minister of pakistan (1944–2020).

Born January 1st, 1944 in Dera Murad Jamali.

Died December 2nd, 2020 at 76 years old in Rawalpindi (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Askar Akayev

1st and former president of kyrgyzstan.

Born November 10th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Kyzylbayrak.

Joe Grifasi

American actor.

Born June 14th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Buffalo.

Kaizer Motaung

Association footballer.

Born October 10th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Orlando.

Jay Cocks

American screenwriter.

Born December 1st, 1944 (age 81 years) in New York City.

James Heckman

American economist.

Born April 19th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Chicago.

Celeste Yarnall

American actress (1944-2018).

Born July 26th, 1944 in Long Beach.

Died October 7th, 2018 at 74 years old in Westlake Village (cancer). ^[ref]

Dennis Berry

Film director, actor, screenwriter (1944-2021).

Born August 11th, 1944 in Hollywood.

Died June 12th, 2021 at 76 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Arthur J. Nascarella

American actor.

Born November 18th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Suffolk County.

Charles Burnett

American film director (born 1944).

Born April 13th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Vicksburg.

Kevin B. MacDonald

American psychologist and academic.

Born January 24th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Oshkosh.

Karl Marlantes

American businessman and novelist.

Born December 24th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Astoria.

Nino Bravo

Spanish recording artist; singer (1944-1973).

Born August 3rd, 1944 in Aielo de Malferit.

Died April 16th, 1973 at 28 years old in Villarrubio (car collision).

Bob Riley

American politician.

Born October 3rd, 1944 (age 81 years) in Ashland.

Ulrich Beck

German sociologist & scholar (1944–2015).

Born May 15th, 1944 in Słupsk.

Died January 1st, 2015 at 70 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction).

Michael Johnson

American pop, country and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist (1944-2017).

Born August 8th, 1944 in Alamosa.

Died July 25th, 2017 at 72 years old in Minneapolis.

Patrice Chéreau

French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer (1944-2013).

Born November 2nd, 1944 in Lézigné.

Died October 7th, 2013 at 68 years old in Clichy (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Raewyn Connell

Australian sociologist (1944-).

Born January 3rd, 1944 (age 82 years) in Sydney.

Cazzie Russell

American basketball player.

Born June 7th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Chicago.

Susana Giménez

Argentine actress and businesswoman.

Born January 29th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Buenos Aires. ^[ref]

Gregory Hoblit

American film director, television director and television producer (born 1944).

Born November 27th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Abilene.

David Norris

Irish scholar, independent senator, and gay and civil rights activist.

Born July 1st, 1944 (age 81 years) in Kinshasa.