Loren Shriver

American astronaut.

Born September 23rd, 1944 (age 81 years) in Iowa, Jefferson.

Jean-Pierre Ricard

French catholic cardinal.

Born September 25th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Marseille.

Bo Larsson

Swedish footballer (1944–2023).

Born May 5th, 1944 in Malmö. ^[ref]

Died December 18th, 2023 at 79 years old in Husie. ^[ref]

Christopher Browning

American historian of the holocaust.

Born May 22nd, 1944 (age 81 years) in Durham.

Dan Fante

American writer (1944–2015).

Born February 19th, 1944 in Los Angeles.

Died November 23rd, 2015 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (kidney cancer).

Amara Essy

Ivorian diplomat.

Born December 20th, 1944 in Bouaké.

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

Nicole El Karoui

French mathematician.

Born May 29th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Paris.

Ivan Ćurković

Yugoslav footballer from serbia.

Born March 15th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Mostar.

Helen Longino

American philosopher.

Born July 13th, 1944 (age 81 years).

Carl Pomerance

American mathematician.

Born November 24th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Joplin. ^[ref]

Lordan Zafranović

Croatian film director.

Born February 11th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Maslinica.

Jean-Louis Debré

French politician (1944–2025).

Born September 30th, 1944 in Toulouse. ^[ref]

Died March 4th, 2025 at 80 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Kati Kovács

Hungarian recording artist; actress and singer.

Born October 25th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Verpelét.

Jacob Perry

Israeli politician.

Born February 20th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Tel Aviv. ^[ref]

Hideyuki Ashihara

Japanese full-contact karate master, the founder of ashihara kaikan (1944-1995).

Born December 5th, 1944 in Hiroshima.

Died April 24th, 1995 at 50 years old in Matsuyama (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

Michel Maffesoli

French sociologist (1944-).

Born November 14th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Graissessac. ^[ref]

Neil Young

English footballer (1944–2011).

Born February 17th, 1944 in Manchester.

Died February 3rd, 2011 at 66 years old in Manchester. ^[ref]

Paul Frommer

American communications professor and linguist.

Born September 17th, 1944 (age 81 years) in New York City. ^[ref]

Bobo Stenson

Swedish jazz pianist.

Born August 4th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Västerås.

Aftab Ahmad Sherpao

Pakistani politician.

Born August 20th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Peshawar.

Ticky Holgado

French actor (1944-2004).

Born June 24th, 1944 in Toulouse.

Died January 22nd, 2004 at 59 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer, lung cancer).

Antonio Cantafora

Italian actor (1944–2024).

Born February 2nd, 1944 in Crotone.

Died April 20th, 2024 at 80 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Merritt Ruhlen

American linguist (1944–2021).

Born May 10th, 1944 in Washington, D.C..

Died January 29th, 2021 at 76 years old in Palo Alto. ^[ref]

Salvatore Samperi

Italian film director (1944–2009).

Born July 26th, 1944 in Padua.

Died March 5th, 2009 at 64 years old in Rome.

Dennis Russell Davies

American conductor and pianist.

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