List of Famous people who born in 1944

Susan Polis Schutz is an American poet and businesswoman who co-founded the greeting card and book publisher Blue Mountain Arts. She is the mother of Colorado Governor Jared Polis.

Erwin Neher is a German biophysicist, specializing in the field of cell physiology. For significant contribution in the field, in 1991 he was awarded, along with Bert Sakmann, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "their discoveries concerning the function of single ion channels in cells".

Prajogo Pangestu, born Phang Djun Phen in 1944, is an Indonesian business magnate, investor, and philanthropist of Hakka Chinese descent. He owns and founded Barito Pacific Group which engages in forestry, petrochemicals, property, plantation, oil and gas, coal and gold mining, as well as geothermal. In 2019, he was ranked as the 3rd richest person in Indonesia by Forbes.

Jeffrey Alan Hoffman is an American former NASA astronaut and currently a professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT.

John Sumners Tanner is a former American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 8th congressional district, serving from 1989 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Since his retirement, Tanner has served as the Vice Chairman of Prime Policy Group.

Loren James Shriver is a former NASA astronaut, aviator, and a retired US Air Force Colonel.

Ng See-yuen, born 1944 in Shanghai, is a Chinese director of independent film companies in Hong Kong. He has worked in the Hong Kong film industry since 1970, particularly in Hong Kong action cinema, with roles including film director, producer and screenwriter. Ng is the chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers.