Kelly Bishop

American actress.

Born February 27th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Colorado Springs.

Swoosie Kurtz

American actress (born 1944).

Born September 6th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Omaha.

Roger Lloyd-Pack

British actor (1944-2014).

Born February 8th, 1944 in Islington. ^[ref]

Died January 15th, 2014 at 69 years old in Kentish Town (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Ranulph Fiennes

British explorer (born 1944).

Born March 7th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Windsor.

Jill Clayburgh

American actress (1944–2010).

Born April 30th, 1944 in New York City.

Died November 5th, 2010 at 66 years old in Lakeville (chronic lymphocytic leukemia). ^[ref]

Taylor Hackford

American film director, and president of the directors guild of america.

Born December 31st, 1944 (age 81 years) in Santa Barbara.

Kenny Everett

British radio dj and entertainer (1944–1995).

Born December 25th, 1944 in Seaforth.

Died April 4th, 1995 at 50 years old in London (death from AIDS-related complications).

Frances de la Tour

English actress.

Born July 30th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Bovingdon.

Udo Kier

German actor (1944–2025).

Born October 14th, 1944 in Cologne.

Died November 23rd, 2025 at 81 years old in Rancho Mirage. ^[ref]

Anita Pallenberg

German-italian actress, model and muse of the rolling stones.

Born January 25th, 1944 in Hamburg, Rome. ^[ref]

Died June 13th, 2017 at 73 years old in Chichester (hepatitis C). ^[ref]

Jonathan Demme

American filmmaker (1944–2017).

Born February 22nd, 1944 in Baldwin.

Died April 26th, 2017 at 73 years old in Manhattan (esophageal cancer). ^[ref]

Peter Tosh

Jamaican reggae singer and musician (1944–1987).

Born October 19th, 1944 in Grange Hill.

Died September 11th, 1987 at 42 years old in Kingston.

Bobby Womack

American singer and songwriter (1944–2014).

Born March 4th, 1944 in Cleveland.

Died June 27th, 2014 at 70 years old in Tarzana (Alzheimer's disease).

Angus King

American politician and lawyer (born 1944).

Born March 31st, 1944 (age 82 years) in Alexandria. ^[ref]

Ray Davies

British singer and musician.

Born June 21st, 1944 (age 82 years) in Fortis Green.

Younan Nowzaradan

Doctor famous for operating on morbidly obese patients.

Born October 11th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Tehran.

Johnny Winter

American blues guitarist and singer (1944–2014).

Born February 23rd, 1944 in Beaumont.

Died July 16th, 2014 at 70 years old in Bülach District (disease).

Omar al-Bashir

President of sudan from 1989 to 2019.

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

Keith Emerson

British recording artist; keyboard player and composer (1944–2016).

Born November 2nd, 1944 in Todmorden.

Died March 11th, 2016 at 71 years old in Santa Monica (shot to the head). ^[ref]

Ben Stein

American actor, writer, commentator, lawyer, teacher, humorist.

Born November 25th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Washington, D.C..

Bobbie Gentry

American singer-songwriter.

Born July 27th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Woodland. ^[ref]

Bobby Heenan

American wrestling commentator and manager (1944–2017).

Born November 1st, 1944 in Chicago.

Died September 17th, 2017 at 72 years old in Largo (laryngeal cancer).

Karen Grassle

American actress.

Born February 25th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Berkeley.

Carl Bernstein

American journalist (born 1944).

Born February 14th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Washington, D.C..

Rick Barry

American basketball player.

Born March 28th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Elizabeth. ^[ref]