Famous people born in 1944
The best-known people born in 1944, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Ban Ki-moon8th Secretary-General of the United Nations
June 13
Photo: World Economic Forum, CC BY-SA 2.0
George LucasAmerican filmmaker and philanthropist (born 1944)
May 14
Photo: Kevin Payravi, CC BY-SA 4.0
Gerhard SchröderChancellor of West Germany (1998–2005)
April 7
Photo: Пресс-служба Президента Республики Казахстан, CC BY 4.0
Rajiv GandhiPrime Minister of India (1984-1989)
August 20 · d. 1991
Photo: Bart Molendijk / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl
Michael DouglasAmerican actor, producer and activist (born 1944)
September 25
Photo: Jan Beránek, CC BY-SA 4.0
Alice WalkerAmerican author and activist (born 1944)
February 9
Photo: Liberty Media for Women, LLC, CC BY-SA 4.0
Omar al-BashirPresident of Sudan from 1989 to 2019
January 1
Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse B. Awalt, Public domain
Miloš ZemanCzech politician, president of the Czech Republic from 2013 to 2023
September 28
Photo: Haim Zach, CC BY-SA 3.0
Yoweri MuseveniPresident of Uganda since 1986
September 15
Photo: U.S. Department of State, Public domain
Alexander Van der BellenPresident of Austria since 2017 (born 1944)
January 18
Photo: Christophe Licoppe / European Commission, CC BY 4.0
Angela DavisAmerican political activist, scholar, and author (born 1944)
January 26
Photo: Columbia GSAPP, CC BY 2.0
Danny DeVitoAmerican actor, comedian, director and producer (born 1944)
November 17
Photo: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 )], via Wikimedia Commo, CC BY-SA 3.0
Mairead Maguirepeace activist (born 1944)
January 27
Photo: Mairead_Corrigan_Gaza.jpg : Free Gaza movement derivative work: Materialscientist, CC BY-SA 2.0
Dzhokhar DudayevSoviet general, Chechen leader (1944-1996)
February 15 · d. 1996
Photo: Dmitry Borko, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mary Robinsonformer President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
May 21
Photo: Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei, Attribution
Nana Akufo-AddoPresident of Ghana from 2017 to 2025
March 29
Photo: DFID - UK Department for International Development Graham Carlow, CC BY 2.0
Larry EllisonAmerican internet entrepreneur and businessman (born 1944)
August 17
Photo: Oracle PR Hartmann Studios, CC BY 2.0
John Evans Atta Millssixth President of the Republic of Ghana (1944–2012)
July 21 · d. 2012
Photo: National Democratic Congress party of Ghana, CC BY-SA 3.0
Joe FrazierAmerican boxer (1944–2011)
January 12 · d. 2011
Photo: Bill Apter or David Lee Waite, Public domain
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January
- January 1 · Abdul Hamid, president of Bangladesh in 2013-2023
- January 6 · Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Swiss immunologist (born 1944)
- January 10 · William Sanderson, American actor
- January 17 · Françoise Hardy, French singer (1944–2024)
- January 18 · Paul Keating, Australian politician, 24th Prime Minister of Australia
- January 27 · Nick Mason, English drummer
February
- February 8 · Sebastião Salgado, Brazilian photographer (1944–2025)
- February 13 · Jerry Springer, American television personality and politician (1944–2023)
- February 14 · Alan Parker, British filmmaker (1944–2020)
- February 22 · Jonathan Demme, American filmmaker (1944–2017)
- February 27 · Roger Scruton, English conservative philosopher and writer (1944–2020)
- February 28 · Sepp Maier, German association football player and coach, goalkeeper (born 1944)
March
- March 1 · Roger Daltrey, English musician and lead vocalist of The Who
- March 7 · Michael Rosbash, American geneticist and chronobiologist
- March 16 · Andrew S. Tanenbaum, American-Dutch computer scientist
- March 20 · Erwin Neher, German biophysicist
- March 24 · Vojislav Koštunica, Serbian politician
- March 24 · R. Lee Ermey, American actor and soldier (1944–2018)
April
- April 7 · Makoto Kobayashi, Japanese theoretical physicist (1944–)
- April 14 · Nguyễn Phú Trọng, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (top leader) from 2011 to 2024
- April 15 · Kunishige Kamamoto, Japanese association football player and manager
- April 18 · Kathy Acker, American novelist, playwright, essayist, and poet (1947–1997)
- April 19 · James Heckman, American economist
- April 30 · Jill Clayburgh, American actress (1944–2010)
May
- May 5 · John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor
- May 15 · Ulrich Beck, German sociologist & scholar (1944–2015)
- May 16 · Danny Trejo, Native Mexican-American character actor
- May 19 · Peter Mayhew, British-American actor
- May 25 · Frank Oz, British and American director, actor, and puppeteer
- May 28 · Rudy Giuliani, American attorney and politician (born 1944)
June
- June 6 · Phillip Sharp, American biologist
- June 18 · Salvador Sánchez Cerén, president of El Salvador (2014–2019)
- June 21 · Tony Scott, British film director and producer (1944–2012)
- June 22 · Gérard Mourou, French physicist, winner of Nobel Prize in Physics 2018
- June 24 · Jeff Beck, English guitarist (1944–2023)
- June 26 · Gennady Zyuganov, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation
July
- July 6 · Bernhard Schlink, German writer
- July 13 · Ernő Rubik, Hungarian inventor (born 1944)
- July 17 · Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian association football player and manager (1944-2016)
- July 30 · Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican musician (1944–2025)
- July 31 · Geraldine Chaplin, British-American actress
- July 31 · Robert C. Merton, American economist (1944-)
August
- August 7 · Robert Mueller, American attorney and sixth director of the FBI (1944–2026)
- August 9 · Sam Elliott, American actor (born 1944)
- August 11 · Ian McDiarmid, Scottish actor and stage director
- August 15 · Sylvie Vartan, French singer, chansonnier, and actress (born 1944)
- August 17 · Rexhep Meidani, Albanian politician
- August 21 · Peter Weir, Australian film director (born 1944)
September
- September 6 · Donna Haraway, American philosopher, scholar in the field of science and technology studies (born 1944)
- September 12 · Barry White, American soul singer (1944–2003)
- September 12 · Yoshio Kikugawa, Japanese association football player and manager (1944-2022)
- September 14 · Günter Netzer, German association football player (born 1944)
- September 17 · Reinhold Messner, Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
- September 28 · Yoshitada Yamaguchi, Japanese association football player
October
- October 9 · John Entwistle, English musician; bassist for The Who (1944–2002)
- October 14 · Udo Kier, German actor (1944–2025)
- October 15 · David Trimble, First Minister of Northern Ireland from 1998 to 2002
- October 19 · Peter Tosh, Jamaican reggae singer and musician (1944–1987)
- October 21 · Jean-Pierre Sauvage, French nanotechnologist
- October 28 · Coluche, French comedian and actor (1944-1986)
November
- November 1 · Rafiq Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1992–1998, 2000–2004)
- November 7 · Gigi Riva, Italian association football player (1944–2024)
- November 10 · Askar Akayev, 1st and former President of Kyrgyzstan
- November 14 · Karen Armstrong, author and comparative religion scholar from Great Britain
- November 17 · Rem Koolhaas, Dutch architect (1944-)
- November 21 · Harold Ramis, American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1944–2014)
December
- December 2 · Ibrahim Rugova, President of Kosovo (1944-2006)
- December 8 · Sharmila Tagore, Indian actress
- December 10 · Andris Bērziņš, eighth president of Latvia (born 1944)
- December 11 · Teri Garr, American actress (1944–2024)
- December 17 · Bernard Hill, British actor (1944-2024)
- December 25 · Jairzinho, Brazilian footballer and manager
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