1944 births

American economist (1944-)

American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1944–2014)

British actor (1944-2024)

American biologist

Japanese association football player

English musician and lead vocalist of The Who

James Chambers, known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician. He was considered to be one of Jamaica's most celebrated musicians and was credited with helping to popularise reggae music internationally. At the time of his death, he was the 4th reggae musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in the arts and sciences. He was also nominated seven times for the Grammy Awards, winning twice.

American economist

Palestinian refugee, former militant, and member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

American actress (1944–2010)

kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist, and politician (1944-2022)

New Zealand opera singer

Albanian politician

Nigerian writer (1944–2017)

Jamaican reggae singer and musician (1944–1987)

German association football player (born 1944)

French actor

British recording artist; keyboard player and composer (1944–2016)

Australian tennis player

Italian singer

American actor, writer, commentator, lawyer, teacher, humorist

Scottish actor and stage director

Moroccan naturalized French writer

American actor (born 1944)

United States Senator from Illinois

American actress (born 1944)

French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer (1944-2013)

Austrian businessman (1944–2022)

United States Army general and 2004 Democratic Party presidential candidate

American philosopher, scholar in the field of science and technology studies

French singer, chansonnier, and actress (born 1944)

3rd President of Seychelles

Canadian Catholic cardinal

American singer and actress

Brazilian singer-songwriter

American singer and recording artist (born 1944)

Belgian mathematician

Argentine association football player and manager

American politician and lawyer (born 1944)

American journalist (born 1944)

British lyricist and author

president of Iraq since 2022

English musician; bassist for The Who (1944–2002)

American actor (1944–2013)

American basketball player

neuroscientist and professor at the University of Southern California (born 1944)

Tajikistani politician

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

American actor and comedian (born 1944)

British politician and colonial administrator (born 1944)

French actress

American astronaut (1944-1986)

American astrophysicist

Swedish racing driver (1944-1978)

American cognitive psychologist

American mathematician, computer scientist, and science fiction writer (1944–2024)

American composer and conductor (1944-2012)

American blues guitarist and singer (1944–2014)

Prime Minister of Iraq from 2004 to 2005

American novelist and short story writer