Famous People Born in 1944 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 400 of 946

Mar 15 Ralph MacDonald, Trinbagonian-American jazz and R&B percussionist and songwriter ("Just the Two of Us"; "Where Is The Love"), born in Harlem, New York City (d. 2011)
Mar 17 Cito Gaston, American MLB player and manager (Toronto Blue Jays), born in San Antonio, Texas
Mar 17 John Sebastian, American singer (Loving Spoonful - "Summer In The City"; solo - "Welcome Back"), born in NYC, New York
Mar 17 Pat McCauley, Northern Irish rock keyboardist and drummer (Them - "Here Comes The Night") (d. 1984)

Pattie Boyd (79 years old)

Mar 17 English model, photographer and author who married both George Harrison and Eric Clapton (not at the same time), born in Taunton, England

Mar 18 Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Israeli military leader and politician, (d. 2012)
Mar 18 Dick Smith, Australian Adventurer and Businessman
Mar 19 Joseph Celli, composer
Mar 19 Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, LBJ's daughter
Mar 19 Myung-Wha Chung, Korean concert cellist (Chung Trio), and educator, born in Seoul, Japanese Korea (now South Korea)
Mar 19 Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize

Sirhan Sirhan (79 years old)

Mar 19 Palestinian-born assassin of US Senator Robert F. Kennedy, born in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine

Mar 19 Tom Constanten, American rock keyboardist (Grateful Dead, 1968-70 - Aoxomoxoa), born in Long Branch, New Jersey
Mar 21 (Roger) Hilary Minster, British character actor ('Allo 'Allo!), born in Surrey, England (d. 1999)
Mar 21 Charles Edward Greene, Pine Bluff Ark, 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1968)
Mar 21 David Lindley, American session and touring multi-instrumentalist (The Kaleidoscope; Jackson Browne; James Taylor; Linda Ronstadt; Warren Zevon), born in San Marino, California (d. 2023) [1]
Mar 21 Gaye Adegbalola [Todd], American blues singer and guitarist (Sapphire, The Uppity Blues Women - "Middle Age Blues Boogie"), teacher, and activist, born in Fredericksburg, Virginia
Mar 21 Henrik Colding-Jorgensen, Danish organist, choirmaster, and composer, born in Riisskov, Aarhus, Denmark
Mar 21 Jamary Oliveira, Brazilian composer (Sanctus; Piano Pièce), and music professor, born in Saúde, Bahia, Brazil (d. 2020)
Mar 21 Marie-Christine Barrault, actress (Stardust Memories), born in Paris, France
Mar 22 Chris Stainton, English session and touring bass and keyboard player (Joe Cocker; The Who), born in Woodseats, England
Mar 22 Tony McPhee, English rocker (The Groundhogs), born in Humberston, England
Mar 23 George Scott, MLB first baseman, 1966-79 (Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, and 2 other teams), born in Greenville, Mississippi, (d. 2013)
Mar 23 Michael Nyman, British pianist and composer (Mesmer; Carrington; The Piano), born in Stratford, London
Mar 23 Ric Ocasek [Otcasek], American songwriter, guitarist, singer, and producer (The Cars - "Best Friend's Girl"; "Shake It Up"; "You Are The Girl"), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2019)
Mar 23 Salim Altaf, cricketer (Pakistan medium-pacer in 21 Tests 1967-78)
Mar 24 R. Lee Ermey, American actor (Full Metal Jacket- Gunnery Sergeant Hartman), born in Emporia, Kansas (d. 2018)
Mar 24 Vojislav Koštunica, Serbian Prime Minister
Mar 25 Kelly Garrett, American actress and singer (The Night That Made America Famous), born in Chester, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
Mar 25 Terry L. Bruce, American politician (Rep-D-IL, 1985-93), born in Olney, Illinois

Diana Ross (79 years old)

Mar 26 American singer (The Supremes - "Stop! In The Name Of Love"; "You Can't Hurry Love"; "I Hear A Symphony"), and actress (Lady Sings Blues; Mahogany), born in Detroit, Michigan

Mar 27 Khosrow Shakibai, Iranian actor (Hamoun), born in Tehran, Iran (d. 2008)
Mar 28 Ken Howard, American actor (Ken - The White Shadow), born in El Centro California (d. 2016)

Rick Barry (79 years old)

Mar 28 basketball forward (NY Nets, Golden State Warriors), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey

Denny McLain (79 years old)

Mar 29 American baseball pitcher (AL Cy Young Award 1968-69; AL MVP 1968; MLB All-Star 66, 68, 69; Detroit Tigers), born in Markham, Illinois

Mar 29 James Diggle, British classicist, born in Rochadale
Mar 29 John Suchet, British TV journalist (Independent TV News), and classical music presenter (Classics FM), born in Paddington, London, England
Mar 29 Nana Akufo-Addo [William Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo], Ghanaian politician, President of Ghana (2017-), born in Accra, Gold Coast
Mar 29 Terrence "Terry" Jacks, Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer ("Seasons In The Sun"), and environmentalist, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Mar 30 Gerrit Komrij, Dutch poet/essayist (Happy Schizo)
Mar 31 Mick Ralphs, British rock guitarist (Mott the Hoople - "All The Young Dudes"; Bad Company - "Can't Get Enough"), born in Stoke Lacy, Herefordshire, England
Mar 31 Rod Allen [Bainbridge] British pop-rock singer and bassist (Fortunes - "You've Got Your Troubles"; "Here It Comes Again"), born in Leicester, England (d. 2008)
Mar 31 Tomohiro Nishikado, Japanese video gamer developer (Space Invaders), born in Osaka, Japan
Apr 1 Carol White, England, actress (Daddy's Gone a Hunting)
Apr 1 Rusty Staub, American baseball utility (6 x MLB All Star; Houston Colt .45s / Astros; Montreal Expos; NY Mets; Detroit Tigers) and broadcaster (Mets games 1986-95), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2018)
Apr 2 František Pospíšil, Czech ice hockey defenseman (IIHF World C'ships gold 1972, 76, 77; best defenseman 1972, 76; Olympic bronze 1972, silver 1976), born in Unhošť, Bohemia and Moravia
Apr 2 Rodolfo Fischer, Argentine soccer striker (35 caps; San Lorenzo 271 games), born in Oberá, Argentina (d. 2020)
Apr 3 Barry Pritchard, British rock guitarist (Fortunes - "You've Got Your Troubles"; "Here It Comes Again"; "This Golden Ring"), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1999)
Apr 3 Ramazan Rragami, Albanian soccer midfielder (20 caps; KF Vllaznia) and manager (KF Vllaznia), born in Shkodër, Albania (d. 2022)
Apr 3 Tony Orlando [Cassavitis], American pop singer (& Dawn - "Tie A Yellow Ribbon"; "Knock Three Times"), born in NYC, New York
Apr 4 Craig T. Nelson, American actor (Poltergeist, Hayden Fox-Coach), born in Spokane, Washington
Apr 4 David Melville, British physicist and academic (Middlesex Polytechnic), born in Gateshead, Durham, England
Apr 4 Lawrence A. Hough, American rower (Pairs w/o cox-1968 olympic silver), born in Janesville, Wisconsin
Apr 4 Magda Aelvoet, Belgian politician (Greens), born in Steenokkerzeel, Belgium
Apr 5 Ann Maxwell, American sci-fi author (Jaws of Menx), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Apr 5 James Buckley, CEO (Baltic Exchange)
Apr 5 Nicholas Caldwell, American R&B singer (Whispers - "And The Beat Goes On"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2016)
Apr 5 Pedro Rosselló, Puerto Rican politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Puerto Rico, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Apr 5 Peter T. King, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from New York, born in Manhattan, New York
Apr 5 Willeke van Ammelrooy, Dutch actress (Cidke de Rat, Antonia), born in Amsterdam
Apr 6 Felicity Palmer, British mezzo-soprano
Apr 6 John Huarte, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1964, Notre Dame; Super Bowl 1970, KC Chiefs), born in Anaheim, California
Apr 6 John Stax [Fullagar], British rock bassist, and harmonica player (Pretty Things, 1963-67 - "Don't Bring Me Down"; "Cry To Me"), born in Crayford, Kent, England
Apr 7 Bill Stoneman, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1967-74, All-Star (Montreal Expos and 2 other teams), and team executive (Expos, California Angels), born in Oak Park, Illinois
Apr 7 Carol Grimes, British singer (Delivery; Eyes Wide Open; The Shout), born in London, England
Apr 7 Gerhard Schröder, German politician (Chancellor of Germany, 1998-2005), and lobbyist for Russian state-owned energy producers, born in Blomberg, Germany
Apr 8 Christoph Hein, German writer and translator, born in Heinzendorf, Germany
Apr 8 Hywel Bennett, Welsh, actor (Family Way, Shelley), born in Garnant, Wales (d. 2017)
Apr 8 Odd Nerdrum, Norwegian painter
Apr 8 Santiago Jiménez Jr, American folk and Tejano accordionist (El Mero Mero, Viva Seguin), born in Texas
Apr 10 Danny Woods, American musician (CEO of the Board), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2018)
Apr 11 John Milius, American screenwriter (Red Dawn, 1941, Big Wednesday), born in St. Louis, Missouri
Apr 11 R. J. B Knight, British deputy director (National Maritime Museum)
Apr 12 John Kay [Joachim Krauledat], German-born Canadian rock singer (Steppenwolf), born in Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany
Apr 12 Karel Kryl, Czechoslovak folk singer, born in Kroměříž, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (d. 1994)
Apr 12 Lisa Jardine, British historian and writer, born in Oxford, England (d. 2015)
Apr 12 Mike Garrett, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1965, USC; AFL All-Star 1966-67, KC Chiefs) and executive (athletic director USC 1993-2010), born in Los Angeles, CA
Apr 12 Siegfried Stritzl, American soccer midfielder (11 caps; NY Cosmos; NASL Rookie of the Year 1969), born in Yugoslavia (d. 2022)
Apr 13 Brian Pendleton, English musician (The Pretty Things, 1963-66 - "Don't Bring Me Down"), born in Durham, England (d. 2001)
Apr 13 Charles Burnett, American film director (When It Rains; Glass Shield), born in Vicksburg, Mississippi
Apr 13 Jack Casady, American rock bassist (Hot Tuna - "Hesitation Blues"; Jefferson Airplane - "Volunteers"; "White Rabbit"), born in Washington, D.C.
Apr 13 Susan Davis, American politician (U.S. House of Representatives from California (D), 2001-21), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Apr 14 John Sergeant, British political journalist, radio and television broadcaster, born in Oxford, England
Apr 15 Dave Edmunds, Welsh rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Rockpile - "Girls Talk"; "I Knew The Bride"), born in Cardiff, Wales
Apr 15 Dzhokhar Dudayev, separatist leader and President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (1991), born in Yalkhori, Chechen-Ingush (d. 1996)
Apr 15 John Wilbraham, British classical, baroque, and session trumpeter (Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour), and educator, born in Bournemouth, England (d. 1998)
Apr 16 Bob Montgomery, last Major League Baseball player to bat without a helmet (1979), born in Nashville, Tennessee
Apr 16 Dennis Russell Davies, American conductor and composer, born in Toledo, Ohio
Apr 16 Mike Mitchell, American rock guitarist (The Kingsmen -"Louie, Louie"), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2021)
Apr 17 John Lill, British classical pianist, born in London
Apr 18 Irvine Shillingford, West Indian cricket batsman (4 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 120; Combined Islands, Windward Islands), born in Dublanc, Dominica (d. 2023)

Robert Hanssen (79 years old)

Apr 18 American FBI agent and Soviet spy, born in Chicago, Illinois

Apr 18 Rudy Shackelford, American organist, composer, and musicologist, born in Newport News, Virginia
Apr 19 Bernie Worrell, American keyboardist (Funkadelic - "Cosmic Slop"), born in Long Branch, New Jersey (d. 2016)
Apr 19 James Heckman, American economist (Nobel Prize 2000), born in Chicago, Illinois
Apr 19 Margo MacDonald, Scottish national broadcaster and politician (MP for Glasgow Govan 1973-74), born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 2014)
Apr 21 Adrian Hurley, Australian basketball coach
Apr 22 Howie Wyeth, American drummer and pianist (Bob Dylan; Robert Gordon; Christine Lavin), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 1996)
Apr 22 Joshua Rifkin, American conductor and musicologist who played a key role in the ragtime revival of the 1970s, born in NYC, New York
Apr 22 Steve Fossett, American adventurer (1st person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon), born in Jackson, Tennessee (disappeared 2007)
Apr 23 Niklaus Schilling, Swiss film director (Dormire, Atem, Rheingold), born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 2016)
Apr 24 (Bernard) St. Clair Lee, American pop singer (The Hues Corporation - "Rock The Boat"), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2011)
Apr 24 Tony Visconti, American music producer (David Bowie's Blackstar; Low; "Heroes"), born in Brooklyn, New York
Apr 25 Len Goodman, British ballroom dancing champion and television personality (Strictly Come Dancing, 2004-16; Dancing with the Stars, 2005-22), born in London, England (d. 2023)
Apr 26 Amien Rais, Indonesian politician (leader of Muhammadiyah 1995-2000), born in Surakarta, Dutch East Indies
Apr 26 David O'Brien Martin, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), born in St. Lawrence Co., New York
Apr 26 Martha Rockwell, American cross-country skier (Mount Washington), born in Providence, Rhode Island
Apr 27 Cuba Gooding Sr., American pop and soul singer (The Main Ingredient - "Everybody Plays the Fool"), born in NYC, New York (d. 2017)
Apr 27 Herb Pedersen, American bluegrass and country-rock singer, guitarist, and banjo player (Desert Rose Band - "Love Reunited"), born in Berkeley, California
Apr 27 Michael Fish, British TV weatherman, born in Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Apr 27 Thomas Koppel, Danish pianist and classical and avant-garde composer (Savage Rose), born in a refugee camp in Örebro, Sweden (d. 2006)
Apr 28 Alice Waters, American chef (Chez Panisse, farm-to-table movement), born in Chatham Borough, New Jersey
Apr 28 Elizabeth LeCompte, American theater director (founding member of The Wooster Group), born in New Jersey
Apr 28 Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe, Belgian politician
Apr 28 Martyn Ford, English horn player, orchestral arranger, and conductor for rock and pop music, born in Rugby, England
Apr 29 Benedikte, Danish princess and second daughter of Frederick IX, born in Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Apr 29 Jim Hart, American NFL quarterback (St Louis Cardinals), born in Evanston, Illinois
Apr 29 Richard Kline, American actor and director, born in New York City
Apr 29 [Nicolas] Michael Angelis, English actor (Thomas & Friends, Boys from the Black Stuff), born in London, England (d. 2020)
Apr 30 Jill Clayburgh, American actress (Unmarried Woman, Semi-Tough), born in NYC, New York (d. 2010)
Apr 30 Richard Shoff, American rocker (Sandpipers), born in Seattle
May 1 Suresh Kalmadi, Indian politician
May 2 Bob Henrit, English pop drummer (Argent - "Hold Your Head Up"; The Kinks), born in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England
May 2 Franz Innerhofer, Austrian writer (Beautiful Days), born in Krimml, Salzberg
May 2 John Verity, English rocker (Argent), born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
May 2 Tony Lane, American art director (Rolling Stone magazine), and Grammy Award-winning album cover art designer (Carly Simon - Boys in the Trees; Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water; Michael Jackson - Bad), born in NYC (d. 2016)
May 3 Ian Peter Leslie Smith, British journalist, born in Bristol, England (d. 1997)
May 3 Pete Staples, British rock bassist (Troggs - "Wild Thing"; "Love Is All Around"), born in Andover, Hampshire, England
May 4 Peggy Santiglia, American singer-songwriter (Angels), born in Belleville, New Jersey
May 5 Bo Larsson, Swedish football striker, born in Malmö, Sweden
May 5 Jean-Pierre Léaud, French actor (Detective), born in Paris, France
May 5 John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor (Sir Edward-Quest, Sliders), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
May 5 Roger Rees, Welsh Tony winning stage and screen actor (Cheers - "Robin Colcord"), born in Aberystwyth (d. 2015)
May 6 Anton Furst, American production designer (Batman), born in London (d. 1991)

Masanori Murakami (79 years old)

May 6 Japanese baseball player in major leagues, born in Ōtsuki, Yamanashi, Japan

May 6 Mike Coulman, English rugby union prop (9 Tests England, 1 British & Irish Lions; Moseley RUFC) and rugby league front rower (3 Tests GB, 5 England; Salford RLFC), born in Stafford, England (d. 2023)
May 7 Alison Bauld, Australian composer, born in Sydney, Australia
May 7 Eva Norvind, Norwegian-Mexican actress, born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 2006)
May 7 Richard O'Sullivan, British comedy actor (Man About the House), born in Chiswick, London
May 7 Sivi Aberg, Swedish actress (Batman TV show), born in Gävle, Sweden
May 8 Bill Legend [Fifield], British musician and rock drummer (T. Rex), born in Barking, Essex
May 8 Dorothy Combs (Morrison), American gospel, session and touring singer (Edwin Hawkins Singers - "Oh Happy Day"; The Combs Sisters; Blues Broads), born in Longview, Texas

Gary Glitter (79 years old)

May 8 British glam rocker (Rock and Roll, Parts 1 and 2), and convicted sex offender, born in Banbury, England

May 9 Don Dannemann, rocker (Cyrkle)
May 9 Richard Furay, American singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Buffalo Springfield; Poco), born in Yellow Springs, Ohio
May 10 Abdul Kadir, cricketer (Pakistani batsman-keeper in 4 Tests 1964-65)
May 10 Jackie Lomax, British singer-songwriter (Is This What You Want?; Sour Milk Sea), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2013)
May 10 Jim Abrahams, Shorewood WI, director (Hot Shots, Top Secret)
May 10 Marie-France Pisier, Daclat, Vietnam, French actress and writer (Love on the Run, Cousin cousine)
May 11 Dave Nicoll, English motocross racer (Trans-AMA motocross series 1970) and official (FIM world championship Clerk of the Course 1997-2023), born in Cambridge, England (d. 2023)
May 11 John Benaud, Australian cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 x 100; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia
May 12 Eva Demski, German writer, born in Regensburg
May 12 James Purify, American R&B singer ("I'm Your Puppet"), born in Pensacola, Florida (d. 2021)
May 12 Orestes Vilató, Cuban-American percussionist and timbalero, born in Camagüey, Cuba
May 13 Armistead Maupin, American author (Tales of the City series), born in Washington D.C.
May 13 Betsy Finley Ashton, American broadcast journalist, author and lecturer, born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
May 13 Carolyn Franklin, American singer-songwriter ("Angel"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1988)
May 13 Clive Radley, English cricketer (batsman in 8 Tests)
May 13 Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw, British explorer and genealogist
May 14 Francesca Annis, actress (Madame Bovary, Dune), born in London, England
May 14 Gene Cornish, Canadian rock bassist/vocalist (Fotomaker, Rascals - "Good Lovin'"), born in Ottawa, Ontario

George Lucas (79 years old)

May 14 American film director, screenwriter, and producer (Star Wars; Indiana Jones; American Graffiti), born in Modesto, California

May 14 Russi Taylor, American voice actress (6th Minnie Mouse, 1986-2019), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 2019)
May 15 Bill Alter, Missouri State Senator
May 15 Gunilla Hutton, Goteborg Sweden, actress (Petticoat Junction)
May 15 Ian "Tich" Amey, British rock musician (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich), born in Salisbury Wiltshire
May 15 Miruts Yifter 'Yifter the Shifter', Ethiopian runner (Olympic golds 1980), born in Adigrat (d. 2016)
May 16 Billy Cobham, Panamanian-American jazz drummer (Mahavishnu Orchestra), born in Colón, Panama
May 16 Danny Trejo, American actor
May 17 Arif Butt, Pakistani cricketer (pace bowler for Pakistan in three Tests 1964-65), born in Lahore, Punjab, British India (d. 2007)
May 17 Canon P B Price, general secretary, USPG
May 17 Jesse Winchester, singer/songwriter (Learn to Love it), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2014)
May 18 Albert Hammond, British singer-songwriter ("It Never Rains In Southern California"), born in London, England
May 18 Peter Ryan, British national director (Police Training)
May 18 W. G. Sebald, German-born writer (Austerlitz), born in Wertach, Germany (d. 2001)
May 19 Peter Mayhew, British-American actor (Chewbacca in Star Wars), born in London, England (d. 2019)

Joe Cocker (1944-2014)

May 20 English rock vocalist ("With A Little Help From My Friends"; "Cry Me A River"; "You Are So Beautiful"), born in Sheffield, England

May 20 Boudewijn de Groot, Dutch folk singer ("Sleep Well, Mr. President"), born in a Japanese concentration camp, near Batavia, occupied Dutch East Indies (now Jakarta, Indonesia)
May 20 Cipa Dichter, Brazilian pianist, and wife of Misha Dichter, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
May 20 David M Walker, Capt USN/astron (STS 51-A 30, 53, 69), born in Columbus, Georgia

Dietrich Mateschitz (1944-2022)

May 20 Austrian businessman (founder, owner Red Bull Racing; FC Red Bull Salzburg, RB Leipzig; co-creator Red Bull energy drink), born in Sankt Marein im Mürztal, Austria

May 20 Joseph Benz, Swiss bobsledder (Olympic gold 2-man 1980; World C'ship gold 4-man 1975; 2-man 1978, 79), born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 2021)
May 20 Keith Fletcher, cricket captain (Essex & England)
May 21 Janet Dailey, American Romance author, born in Storm Lake, Iowa (d. 2013)

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