Leonard Peltier

Native american activist.

Born September 12th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Grand Forks.

Tim Rice

British lyricist and author.

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

Jon Anderson

English musician.

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

Tony La Russa

American baseball player and manager.

Born October 4th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Tampa.

Kay Ivey

Governor of alabama since 2017.

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

Jimmy Cliff

Jamaican musician (1944–2025).

Born July 30th, 1944 in Saint James Parish. ^[ref]

Died November 24th, 2025 at 81 years old in Kingston (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Bernard Cornwell

British writer.

Born February 23rd, 1944 (age 81 years) in London.

Conrad Black

Canadian-born british newspaper publisher (born 1944).

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

Dale Dye

American actor, presenter, and businessman.

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

Roger Rees

Welsh actor (1944–2015).

Born May 5th, 1944 in Aberystwyth.

Died July 10th, 2015 at 71 years old in New York City (stomach cancer).