Nguyễn Phú Trọng

General secretary of the communist party of vietnam (top leader) from 2011 to 2024.

Born April 14th, 1944 in Đông Anh.

Died July 19th, 2024 at 80 years old in Hanoi. ^[ref]

William Sanderson

American actor.

Born January 10th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Memphis.

Alice Waters

American chef, activist, and author.

Born April 28th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Chatham Borough.

Jonathan King

English singer, songwriter, and record producer.

Born December 6th, 1944 (age 81 years) in London.

Dan Reeves

American football player and coach (1944–2022).

Born January 19th, 1944 in Rome.

Died January 1st, 2022 at 77 years old in Atlanta.

Geoffrey Hughes

British actor (1944–2012).

Born February 2nd, 1944 in Wallasey.

Died July 27th, 2012 at 68 years old (prostate cancer). ^[ref]

David Rasche

American actor.

Born August 7th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Belleville.

Ernő Rubik

Hungarian inventor (born 1944).

Born July 13th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Budapest.

Adrian Smith

American architect (born 1944).

Born August 19th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Chicago.

Alexander Van der Bellen

President of austria since 2017 (born 1944).

Born January 18th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Vienna. ^[ref]

Sven-Ole Thorsen

Danish stunt performer.

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

Jon Kabat-Zinn

American professor emeritus of medicine and the creator of the stress reduction clinic and the center for mindfulness in medicine.

Born June 5th, 1944 (age 82 years) in New York City.

Jeroen Krabbé

Dutch actor, film director (born 1944).

Born December 5th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Amsterdam. ^[ref]

John McCook

American actor (born 1944).

Born June 20th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Ventura.

Ronald Lauder

American businessman, art collector, philanthropist, political activist.

Born February 26th, 1944 (age 82 years) in New York City.

Steve Fossett

American businessman, record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer.

Born April 22nd, 1944 in Jackson.

Died September 3rd, 2007 at 63 years old in Sierra Nevada (aviation accident). ^[ref]

Shibu Soren

Indian politician and former chief minister of jharkhand.

Born January 11th, 1944 in Ramgarh district.

Died August 4th, 2025 at 81 years old in Delhi. ^[ref]

Nicky Hopkins

English pianist and organist (1944–1994).

Born February 24th, 1944 in Greater London.

Died September 6th, 1994 at 50 years old in Nashville.

David Lindley

American musician (1944–2023).

Born March 21st, 1944 in San Marino.

Died March 3rd, 2023 at 78 years old in Pomona. ^[ref]

Klaus Nomi

German countertenor (1944–1983).

Born January 24th, 1944 in Immenstadt im Allgäu.

Died August 6th, 1983 at 39 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications).

James Toback

American screenwriter and film director.

Born November 23rd, 1944 (age 81 years) in Manhattan.

Anthony Heald

American actor.

Born August 25th, 1944 (age 81 years) in New Rochelle.

Margaret Avery

American actress.

Born January 20th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Mangum.

Rita Mae Brown

Novelist, poet, screenwriter, activist (born 1944).

Born November 28th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Hanover.

Brian Tracy

American motivational speaker and writer.

Born January 5th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Charlottetown.