Hiram Keller

American actor (1944-1997).

Born May 3rd, 1944 in Lowndes County.

Died January 20th, 1997 at 52 years old in Atlanta (liver cancer).

Marcia Muller

American author of fictional mystery and thriller novels.

Born September 28th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Detroit.

Muhammad Naji al-Otari

Syrian politician.

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

Amara Essy

Ivorian diplomat.

Born December 20th, 1944 in Bouaké.

Died April 8th, 2025 at 80 years old in Abidjan. ^[ref]

Alex Metreveli

Soviet tennis player.

Born November 2nd, 1944 (age 81 years) in Tbilisi.

Ephraim Sneh

Israeli politician.

Born September 19th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Tel Aviv. ^[ref]

Lesley Langley

British model, actress, and beauty queen.

Born March 26th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Weymouth.

Ayşen Gruda

Turkish actor (1944–2019).

Born August 22nd, 1944 in Yeşilköy.

Died January 23rd, 2019 at 74 years old in Istanbul (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Taha Abdurrahman

Philosopher.

Born May 28th, 1944 (age 82 years) in El Jadida.

Anthony Principi

4th united states secretary of veterans affairs.

Born April 16th, 1944 (age 82 years) in The Bronx.

Olga Bisera

Italian actress.

Born May 26th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Mostar.

Herbert Wimmer

German footballer (born 1944).

Born November 9th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Eupen.

Kićo Slabinac

Croatian singer, guitarist, composer (1944–2020).

Born March 28th, 1944 in Osijek.

Died November 13th, 2020 at 76 years old in Zagreb. ^[ref]

Götz Werner

German businessman and basic income advocate (1944–2022).

Born February 5th, 1944 in Heidelberg.

Died February 8th, 2022 at 78 years old in Stuttgart. ^[ref]

Makiko Tanaka

Japanese politician (born 1944).

Born January 14th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Bunkyō-ku.

Polycarp Pengo

Catholic cardinal (1944–2026).

Born August 5th, 1944 in Mwazye.

Died February 19th, 2026 at 81 years old in Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute. ^[ref]

Ken Grimwood

American writer (1944–2003).

Born February 27th, 1944 in Dothan.

Died June 6th, 2003 at 59 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction).

Diana Körner

German actress.

Born September 24th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Wolmirsleben.

David Nicolle

British military historian.

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

Carl I. Hagen

Norwegian politician.

Born May 6th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Oslo. ^[ref]

Lars Norén

Swedish playwright, novelist and poet (1944-2021).

Born May 9th, 1944 in Stockholm.

Died January 26th, 2021 at 76 years old in Stockholm (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Vaughan Ronald Pratt

Australian computer scientist.

Born April 12th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Melbourne.

Mongane Wally Serote

South african poet and writer.

Born May 8th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Sophiatown.

Jack Marin

American basketball player.

Born October 12th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Sharon.

Han Myeong-sook

South korean politician (1944-).

Born March 24th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Pyongyang.