Famous People Born in January 1944

Omar al-Bashir (79 years old)

Jan 1 Sudanese politician and 7th President of Sudan (1989-2019), born in Hosh Bannaga, Sudan

Jan 1 Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Pakistani politician
Jan 1 Ziya Şengül, Turkish soccer defender (20 caps; Fenerbahçe SK, PTT Ankara), born in Istanbul, Turkey (d. 2023)
Jan 2 Péter Eötvös, Hungarian composer, conductor and teacher ("Chinese Opera"), born in Székelyudvarhely, Transylvania, Hungary (now Romania)
Jan 2 Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician
Jan 3 Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke
Jan 3 David Atherton, British conductor (London Sinfonietta; Royal Opera; San Diego Symphony), born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Jan 4 Alan Sutherland, New Zealand rugby union number 8 (10 caps; Marlborough), born in Blenheim, New Zealand (d. 2020)
Jan 4 Volker Hombach, German saxophone player and violinist (Tangerine Dream, 1967-69), born in Germany
Jan 5 Felix Arons, Dutch director & actor (Waaldrecht), born in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (d. 1992)
Jan 6 Bonnie Franklin, American actress (Ann-1 Day at a Time), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2013)
Jan 6 Henry Kravis, American businessman & author (The Money Machine), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 6 Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Swiss immunologist & Nobel laureate, born in Riehen, Switzerland
Jan 7 Ad Nijhuis, Dutch politician (VVD), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Jan 7 Arne Scheie, Norwegian sports commentator, born in Skedsmo, Norway
Jan 7 Mike McGear [McCartney], British singer-songwriter {The Scaffolds - "Lily The Pink"), and photographer, born in Liverpool, England
Jan 7 Tony Whitlam, Australian lawyer & judge, born in Sydney, Australia
Jan 8 Joel "Taz" DiGregorio, American country-rock keyboardist (Charlie Daniels Band), born in Southbridge, Massachusetts (d. 2011)
Jan 8 Terry Brooks, American fantasy fiction author (Sword of Shannara), born in Sterling, Illinois
Jan 9 Harun Farocki, German filmmaker & author (Nicht loeschbares Feur), born in Nový Jičín, Czech Republic (d. 2014)
Jan 9 Ian Hornak, American artist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2002)

Jimmy Page (79 years old)

Jan 9 English rock guitarist (Led Zeppelin - "Stairway to Heaven"), born in London, England

Jan 10 Bernard Derome, Canadian broadcaster (Le Téléjournal), born in Montreal, Quebec
Jan 10 Frank Sinatra, Jr., American singer and bandleader, born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2016)
Jan 10 Rory Byrne, South African engineer & car designer, born in Pretoria, South Africa
Jan 10 William Sanderson, American actor (Newhart - "Larry"; Deaedwood - "Farnum"; True Blood - "Sheriff Dearborne"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 11 Mohammed Abed Elhai, Sudanese writer and academic (d. 1989)
Jan 11 Shibu Soren, Indian politician
Jan 11 York Georg Holler, composer
Jan 12 Carlos Villagrán, Mexican actor, born in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
Jan 12 Hans Henning Atrott, Prussian euthanasia advocate, born in Klaipėda, Lithuania
Jan 12 Jack Schroer, British saxophonist & pianist (The Caledonia Soul Orchestra), (d. 1995)

Joe Frazier (1944-2011)

Jan 12 American boxer (Olympic gold heavyweight 1964; undisputed world heavyweight champion 1970-73), born in Beaufort, South Carolina

Jan 12 Viktoria Postnikova, Russian pianist, born in Moscow, Russia
Jan 12 Vlastimil Hort, Czechoslovak-born German chess player, born in Kladno, Czech Republic
Jan 13 Christina von Saltza, American swimmer (Olympic gold 400m, 4x100m freestyle, 4x100m medley 1960), born in San Francisco, California
Jan 14 Graham Marsh, Australian golfer and course designer (US Senior Open 1997, The Tradition 1999), born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Jan 14 Marjoe Gortner, American evangelist (Marjoe) and actor (Earthquake; Falcon Crest), born in Long Beach, California [1]
Jan 14 Nina Totenberg, American journalist, born in NYC, New York
Jan 15 Joan Marie Johnson, American pop singer (The Dixie Cups - "Chapel Of Love"; "Iko Iko"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2016)
Jan 16 Chris de Marigny, painter/designer
Jan 16 Jim Stafford, American singer-songwriter ("Spiders & Snakes"; "My Girl Bill"), born in Eloise, Florida
Jan 16 Juan Rodríguez Vega, Chilean soccer defender (26 caps; Universidad de Chile, Atlético Español), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2021)
Jan 17 Denny Doyle, American MLB baseball second baseman, 1970-77 (Philadelphia Phillies, and 1 other team), born in Glasgow, Kentucky (d. 2022)
Jan 17 Françoise Hardy, French pop singer-songwriter, and actress, born in Paris, France
Jan 18 Al Perkins, American steel guitarist (Triple Play), born in De Kalb, Texas
Jan 18 Alexander Van der Bellen, Austrian politician, President of Austria (2017-), born in Vienna, Austria
Jan 18 Carl Morton, American baseball pitcher (NL Rookie of the Year 1970; Montreal Expos, Atlanta Braves), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1983)
Jan 18 Larry "Legs" Smith, British rocker (Bonzo Dog Band - "Urban Spaceman"), born in Oxford, United Kingdom

Paul Keating (79 years old)

Jan 18 24th Prime Minister of Australia (Labor: 1991-96), born in Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia

Jan 18 Relus ter Beek, Dutch Labour Party politician (House of Representatives, 1971-89; Minister of Defense, 1989-94; Queen's Commissioner of Drenthe, 1995-2008), born in Coevorden, Netherlands (d. 2008)
Jan 19 Dan Reeves, American football coach (AP NFL Coach of the Year 1993 NY Giants, 1998 Atlanta Falcons; Denver Broncos), born in Rome, Georgia (d. 2021)
Jan 19 Laurie London, English singer
Jan 19 Pehr Henrik Nordgren, Finnish composer (The Whole World Will Lament; Kwaidan-balladit), born in Saltvik, Åland Islands, Finland (d. 2008)
Jan 19 Peter Lynch, American investor
Jan 20 Eddie Shah, English businessman & publisher (Today, Post), born in Cambridge, United Kingdom
Jan 20 Isao Okano, Japanese judoka (Olympic gold 1964), born in Ryugasaki, Japan
Jan 21 (Frank) Neely Bruce, American composer (Circular 14: The Apotheosis of Aristides), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 23 Jerry Lawson, American a cappella singer and arranger (Persuasions - "Under the Boardwalk"), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (d. 2019)
Jan 23 Marty Russo, American politician and lobbyist (Rep-D-IL, 1975-93), born in Chicago, Illinois
Jan 23 Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor (Blade Runner; Ladyhawke; Osterman Weekend), born in Breukelen, Netherlands (d. 2019)
Jan 23 Sergey Belov, Soviet basketball player (Olympic gold 1972), born in Shegarsky District, Russia (d. 2013)
Jan 24 David Gerrold [Jerrold David Friedman], American science fiction screenwriter (Star Trek) & author (The Martian Child), born in Chicago, Illinois
Jan 24 Klaus Nomi, German singer, born in Immenstadt, Germany (d. 1983)
Jan 25 Bernard Tschumi, Swiss architect (Deconstructionism - Parc de la Villette), born in Lausanne, Switzerland
Jan 26 Angela Davis, African American activist, author and professor, born in Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 27 Kevin Coyne, English musician, born in Derby (d. 2004)
Jan 27 Nick Mason, British progressive rock drummer (Pink Floyd), born in Birmingham, England
Jan 27 Peter Akinola, Nigerian religious leader
Jan 28 Arnold Mühren, Dutch pop bassist/singer (The Cats - "One Way Wind"), born in Volendam, Holland
Jan 28 Bobby Ball [Harper], British comic, actor, singer and television host (Cannon and Ball; The Last of Summer Wine), born in Oldham, Lancashire, England (d. 2020)
Jan 28 James Cran, British MP
Jan 28 John Edmonds, British trade unionist
Jan 28 John Tavener, British composer (The Whale), born in London, England (d. 2013)
Jan 28 Marty Fried, American rock drummer (The Cyrkle - "Red Rubber Ball"), born in Wayside, New Jersey
Jan 29 Barbara Moore, American actress (Lisa Rogers-Man From UNCLE), born in Wardell, Missouri
Jan 29 Hans Plomp, Dutch writer/poet (Venus in Holland)
Jan 29 Patrick Lipton Robinson, Jamaican judge
Jan 29 Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986-) and rebel leader, born in Ntungamo, Uganda
Jan 30 Frank Burrows, Scottish soccer defender (Swindon Town 297 games) and manager (Portsmouth, Cardiff, Swansea), born in Larkhall, Scotland (d. 2021)
Jan 30 Lynn Harrell, American cellist, born in New York City (d. 2020)
Jan 31 Anton Korteweg, Dutch poet (For the Good Order)
Jan 31 Charlie Musselwhite, American blues harmonica player (Stand Back!; Get Up!), born in Kosciusko, Mississippi
Jan 31 John Inverarity, cricketer (Australian batsman 1968-72)

About January 1944

How Old? 79 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: Yes

Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep (Jan 1 - Jan 24), Monkey (Jan 25 - Jan 31)
Star Signs: Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19), Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18)