Dietrich Mateschitz

Austrian businessman (1944–2022).

Born May 20th, 1944 in Sankt Marein im Mürztal.

Died October 22nd, 2022 at 78 years old in St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut. ^[ref]

Ivan Milat

Australian serial killer (1944–2019).

Born December 27th, 1944 in Guildford.

Died October 27th, 2019 at 74 years old in Sydney, Long Bay Correctional Centre (skin cancer). ^[ref]

Peter Allen

Australian singer and songwriter (1944–1992).

Born February 10th, 1944 in Tenterfield.

Died June 18th, 1992 at 48 years old in San Diego (death from AIDS-related complications).

Reinhold Messner

Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944).

Born September 17th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Brixen.

Dennis Franz

American actor.

Born October 28th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Maywood.

Frederick W. Smith

American business magnate, founder of fedex (1944–2025).

Born August 11th, 1944 in Marks.

Died June 21st, 2025 at 80 years old in Memphis. ^[ref]

Kay Parker

English pornographic film actress.

Born August 28th, 1944 in Birmingham.

Died October 14th, 2022 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Matthew Cowles

American actor and playwright (1944-2014).

Born September 28th, 1944 in New York City.

Died May 22nd, 2014 at 69 years old in New York City.

Jon Anderson

English musician.

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

Fannie Flagg

American actress, comedian and author.

Born September 21st, 1944 (age 81 years) in Birmingham.

Mick Jones

English rock guitarist (born 1944).

Born December 27th, 1944 (age 81 years) in London.

Tim Rice

British lyricist and author.

Born November 10th, 1944 (age 81 years) in St Albans.

Mary Wilson

American singer (1944–2021).

Born March 6th, 1944 in Greenville. ^[ref]

Died February 8th, 2021 at 76 years old in Las Vegas. ^[ref]

Gerhard Schröder

Chancellor of west germany (1998–2005).

Born April 7th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Mossenberg-Wöhren. ^[ref]

Peter Weir

Australian film director (born 1944).

Born August 21st, 1944 (age 81 years) in Sydney.

Ken Howard

American actor (1944–2016).

Born March 28th, 1944 in El Centro.

Died March 23rd, 2016 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Denny Laine

British rock musician (1944–2023).

Born October 29th, 1944 in Tyseley.

Died December 5th, 2023 at 79 years old in Naples (lung disease). ^[ref]

Kay Ivey

Governor of alabama since 2017.

Born October 15th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Camden.

Meredith MacRae

American actress and singer (1944-2000).

Born May 30th, 1944 in Houston.

Died July 14th, 2000 at 56 years old in Manhattan Beach (brain cancer).

Françoise Hardy

French singer (1944–2024).

Born January 17th, 1944 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.

Died June 11th, 2024 at 80 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (laryngeal cancer, pharyngeal cancer). ^[ref]

Richard O'Sullivan

British comedy actor.

Born May 7th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Chiswick.

Caleb Deschanel

American cinematographer and director of film and television.

Born September 21st, 1944 (age 81 years) in Philadelphia.

Dale Dye

American actor, presenter, and businessman.

Born October 8th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Missouri.

Tom Seaver

American baseball player (1944–2020).

Born November 17th, 1944 in Fresno.

Died August 31st, 2020 at 75 years old in Calistoga (dementia, COVID-19). ^[ref]

Tim Reid

American actor and film director.

Born December 19th, 1944 (age 81 years).