Alzhan Zharmukhamedov

Kazakh basketball player (1944–2022).

Born October 2nd, 1944 in Bostanliq District.

Died December 3rd, 2022 at 78 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Jules Deelder

Dutch poet (1944-2019).

Born November 24th, 1944 in Rotterdam.

Died December 19th, 2019 at 75 years old in Rotterdam (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Bohuslav Svoboda

Czech politician and physician.

Born February 8th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Prague.

Ismail Serageldin

Egyptian academic.

Born May 9th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Giza.

Aldo Agroppi

Italian footballer and manager (1944–2025).

Born April 14th, 1944 in Piombino.

Died January 2nd, 2025 at 80 years old in Piombino. ^[ref]

Yona Wallach

Israeli poet (1944–1985).

Born June 10th, 1944 in Tel Aviv. ^[ref]

Died September 26th, 1985 at 41 years old in Kiryat Ono (breast cancer).

Michael Aschbacher

American mathematician.

Born April 8th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Little Rock.

Lucian Boia

Romanian historian.

Born February 2nd, 1944 (age 82 years) in Bucharest.

Lucio Russo

Italian historian and scientist.

Born November 22nd, 1944 in Venice. ^[ref]

Died July 12th, 2025 at 80 years old in Bologna. ^[ref]

Frei Betto

Brazilian dominican friar, writer and activist.

Born August 25th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Belo Horizonte.