Taylor Hackford

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

Born December 31st, 1944 (age 80 years) in Santa Barbara.

Reinhold Messner

Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer.

Born September 17th, 1944 (age 80 years) in Brixen. ^[ref]

Matthew Cowles

American actor and playwright.

Born September 28th, 1944 in New York City.

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

Karen Grassle

American actress.

Born February 25th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Berkeley.

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]

Younan Nowzaradan

Doctor famous for operating on morbidly obese patients.

Born October 11th, 1944 (age 80 years) in Tehran.

Dennis Franz

American actor.

Born October 28th, 1944 (age 80 years) in Maywood.

Tom Seaver

American baseball player.

Born November 17th, 1944 in Fresno.

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

Haim Saban

Israeli–american media proprietor, investor, and producer of records, film, and television.

Born October 15th, 1944 (age 80 years) in Alexandria.

Tim Reid

American actor and film director.

Born December 19th, 1944 (age 80 years) in Norfolk.