Marvin Hamlisch

American composer and conductor (1944-2012).

Born June 2nd, 1944 in Manhattan.

Died August 6th, 2012 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure). ^[ref]

Joey Heatherton

American actress, singer.

Born September 14th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Rockville Centre.

Al Kooper

American songwriter, record producer and musician.

Born February 5th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Brooklyn.

Tony Visconti

American record producer, musician and singer.

Born April 24th, 1944 (age 82 years) in New York City.

Chris Patten

British politician and colonial administrator (born 1944).

Born May 12th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Cleveleys.

Rick Davies

British musician (1944–2025).

Born July 22nd, 1944 in Swindon.

Died September 6th, 2025 at 81 years old in Long Island (multiple myeloma). ^[ref]

Ashraf Marwan

Egyptian businessman.

Born February 2nd, 1944 in Cairo.

Died June 27th, 2007 at 63 years old in London (falling). ^[ref]

Peter Lynch

American investor, mutual fund manager.

Born January 19th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Newton.

Alvin Lee

English singer, songwriter, and guitarist (1944–2013).

Born December 19th, 1944 in Nottingham.

Died March 6th, 2013 at 68 years old in Marbella.

Russi Taylor

American voice actress (1944–2019).

Born May 4th, 1944 in Cambridge.

Died July 26th, 2019 at 75 years old in Glendale (colorectal cancer). ^[ref]

Lynda Day George

American actress.

Born December 11th, 1944 (age 81 years) in San Marcos.

Robert Lamm

American musician.

Born October 13th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Brooklyn.

Albert Hammond

Gibraltarian singer, songwriter, and record producer.

Born May 18th, 1944 (age 82 years) in London.

Gene Clark

American singer-songwriter, musician, recording artist.

Born November 17th, 1944 in Tipton.

Died May 24th, 1991 at 46 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction).

Alan Parker

British filmmaker (1944–2020).

Born February 14th, 1944 in Islington.

Died July 31st, 2020 at 76 years old in London. ^[ref]

Lynda Bird Johnson Robb

American businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1944).

Born March 19th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Washington, D.C.. ^[ref]

Dave Edmunds

Welsh musician.

Born April 15th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Cardiff.

David Kelly

British scientist and authority on biological warfare (1944-2003).

Born May 14th, 1944 in Llwynypia.

Died July 17th, 2003 at 59 years old in Longworth (exsanguination).

Mary Robinson

Former president of ireland and former united nations high commissioner for human rights.

Born May 21st, 1944 (age 82 years) in Ballina.

Mandy Rice-Davies

British actress (1944-2014).

Born October 1st, 1944 in Mere.

Died December 18th, 2014 at 70 years old in London (cancer).

Jackie DeShannon

American singer-songwriter (b. 1941).

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

Cuba Gooding Sr.

American singer and actor (1944–2017).

Born April 27th, 1944 in New York City.

Died April 20th, 2017 at 72 years old in Woodland Hills. ^[ref]

Mike Bloomfield

American blues guitarist (1943-1981).

Born July 28th, 1944 in Chicago.

Died February 15th, 1981 at 36 years old in San Francisco (drug overdose).

Kenneth Cranham

British actor.

Born December 12th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Dunfermline.

Candy Darling

American actress (1944–1974).

Born November 24th, 1944 in Forest Hills.

Died May 21st, 1974 at 29 years old in Manhattan (leukemia, lymphoma).