List of Famous people who born in 1944

Eliana Calmon is a Brazilian jurist and magistrate. She was the first woman to be a member of Brazil's Superior Court of Justice (STJ), a position she held from 1999 to 2013. She is also known as the author of a cookbook.

Christine Lucyga is a German SPD politician and former member of the East German Volkskammer and the Bundestag (1990–2005).

Kenneth Lee Ascher is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger who is active in jazz, rock, classical, and musical theater genres — in live venues, recording studios, and cinema production. With Paul Williams, he wrote the song "Rainbow Connection" for The Muppet Movie. Both Williams and Ascher received Oscar nominations for the 1979 Academy Awards for Best Original Song and Best Original Score. The song was also nominated for the Golden Globes for "Best Original Song" that same year.

Alan Stephen Hopes is a British Roman Catholic prelate, and former Anglican priest. Since 2013, he has been the Bishop of East Anglia. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of Westminster and titular bishop of Cuncacestre. He is an Honorary Fellow of St Edmund's College, Cambridge.