Stan Shih

Taiwanese businessman, chairman emeritus of acer incorporated (born 1944).

Born December 8th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Rokkō town.

Massimo Cacciari

Italian philosopher and politician.

Born June 5th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Venice. ^[ref]

Richard Greenblatt

American programmer (born 1944).

Born December 25th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Portland.

Stephen Ross

American economist (1944–2017).

Born February 3rd, 1944 in Boston.

Died March 3rd, 2017 at 73 years old

Maria Lugones

Philosopher, feminist and university professor.

Born October 8th, 1944 in Buenos Aires. ^[ref]

Died July 14th, 2020 at 75 years old in Syracuse (cardiac arrest). ^[ref]

Claude Nicollier

Swiss astronaut.

Born September 2nd, 1944 (age 81 years) in Vevey.

Jesse Brown

Former united states secretary of veterans affairs (1944-2002).

Born March 27th, 1944 in Detroit.

Died August 15th, 2002 at 58 years old in Warrenton (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

Christopher Gunning

British composer (1944–2023).

Born August 5th, 1944 in Cheltenham.

Died March 24th, 2023 at 78 years old ^[ref]

Rexhep Meidani

Albanian politician.

Born August 17th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Tirana.

Pierre Goldman

French academic (1944–1979).

Born June 22nd, 1944 in 7th arrondissement of Lyon.

Died September 20th, 1979 at 35 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris, place de l'Abbé-Georges-Hénocque.

Gila von Weitershausen

German actress.

Born March 21st, 1944 (age 82 years) in Trzebnica.

Jean-Claude Brisseau

French film director (1944–2019).

Born July 17th, 1944 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.

Died May 11th, 2019 at 74 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Michael B. Tretow

Swedish record producer and audio engineer.

Born August 20th, 1944 in Norrköping's Östra Eneby parish.

Died May 20th, 2025 at 80 years old in Stockholms Gustav Vasa. ^[ref]

Jan-Carl Raspe

German left-wing militant (1944–1977).

Born July 24th, 1944 in Seefeld in Tirol.

Died October 18th, 1977 at 33 years old in Stammheim Prison.

Nikolai Karachentsov

Soviet-russian stage and film actor, singer and musician.

Born October 27th, 1944 in Moscow.

Died October 26th, 2018 at 73 years old in Istra (kidney failure). ^[ref]

Péter Eötvös

Hungarian composer and conductor (1944–2024).

Born January 2nd, 1944 in Odorheiu Secuiesc.

Died March 24th, 2024 at 80 years old in Budapest. ^[ref]

Clive Barker

South african football manager (1944–2023).

Born July 23rd, 1944 in Durban.

Died June 10th, 2023 at 78 years old in Durban (Lewy body dementia). ^[ref]

Florian Fricke

German pianist, composer and founder of group popol vuh.

Born February 23rd, 1944 in Lindau.

Died December 29th, 2001 at 57 years old in Munich.

Salgueiro Maia

Portuguese soldier (1944-1992).

Born July 1st, 1944 in Castelo de Vide.

Died April 4th, 1992 at 47 years old in Santarém (cancer).

Aman Tuleyev

Russian politician (1944-2023).

Born May 13th, 1944 in Türkmenbaşy.

Died November 20th, 2023 at 79 years old ^[ref]

Aruna Kumari Galla

Indian politician.

Born August 1st, 1944 (age 81 years) in Diguva Magham.

Hartmut Esslinger

German designer (born 1944).

Born June 5th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Simmersfeld.

Patience Dabany

Gabonese musician.

Born January 22nd, 1944 (age 82 years) in Brazzaville.

Manuel Lapuente Díaz

Mexican footballer and trainer (1944–2025).

Born May 15th, 1944 in Mexico City.

Died October 25th, 2025 at 81 years old in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza (pneumonia). ^[ref]

George Mraz

Czech jazz bassist (1944–2021).

Born September 9th, 1944 in Písek.

Died September 16th, 2021 at 77 years old in Prague. ^[ref]