Keith Erickson

American basketball player.

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

Bassam Tibi

Syrian-german social and political scientist and university lecturer.

Born April 4th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Damascus.

Russell Boyd

Australian cinematographer.

Born April 21st, 1944 (age 82 years) in Geelong.

Michael Grätzel

Swiss chemist (1944–).

Born May 11th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Dorfchemnitz.

Uwe Barschel

German politician (1944-1987).

Born May 13th, 1944 in Glienicke/Nordbahn.

Died October 11th, 1987 at 43 years old in Geneva.

Peter Bieri

Swiss philosopher and writer (1944–2023).

Born June 23rd, 1944 in Bern.

Died June 27th, 2023 at 79 years old in Berlin. ^[ref]

Rolf M. Zinkernagel

Swiss immunologist (born 1944).

Born January 6th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Riehen.

Christine Ockrent

Belgian journalist.

Born April 24th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Brussels metropolitan area.

Rudi Assauer

German football player and executive (1944–2019).

Born April 30th, 1944 in Sulzbach.

Died February 6th, 2019 at 74 years old in Herten (Alzheimer's disease). ^[ref]

Robert James Carlson

American roman catholic prelate.

Born June 30th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Minneapolis.

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]

Sergio Markarián

Uruguayan football manager.

Born November 1st, 1944 (age 81 years) in Montevideo.

Bruno Vespa

Italian television and newspaper journalist (born 1944).

Born May 27th, 1944 (age 81 years) in L'Aquila.

John Ruggie

Political science professor (1944–2021).

Born October 18th, 1944 in Graz.

Died September 16th, 2021 at 76 years old ^[ref]

Paul Scully-Power

American astronaut.

Born May 28th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Sydney.

Amnon Lipkin-Shahak

15th chief of general staff of the israel defense forces (1944–2012).

Born March 18th, 1944 in Tel Aviv. ^[ref]

Died December 19th, 2012 at 68 years old in Jerusalem (leukemia). ^[ref]

Arja Saijonmaa

Finnish singer and actress.

Born December 1st, 1944 (age 81 years) in Mikkeli.

Blago Zadro

Croatian army officer (1944–1991).

Born March 31st, 1944 in Donji Mamići.

Died October 16th, 1991 at 47 years old in Borovo Naselje.

George Cables

American jazz pianist.

Born November 14th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Brooklyn.

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]

Wan Muhammad Noor Matha

President of the parliament and speaker of the house of the representatives of thailand.

Born May 11th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Yala. ^[ref]

Miguel Ríos

Spanish singer, recording artist.

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

Agnes Baltsa

Greek mezzosoprano.

Born November 19th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Lefkada.

Uwe Kockisch

German actor.

Born January 31st, 1944 in Cottbus.

Died December 22nd, 2025 at 81 years old in Madrid. ^[ref]

Colin Nutley

English director.

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