List of Famous people who born in 1944

Jean-Paul Jaeger is the emeritus Bishop of Arras, France.

Xavier Koller is a Swiss film director and screenwriter. He is most known for his work on the Disney live action film Squanto: A Warrior's Tale, an adventure historical fiction film based on the life of Squanto, and his film Journey of Hope, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990.

Michael William Eysenck is a British academic psychologist, and is an Emeritus Professor in Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London. He also holds an appointment as Professorial Fellow at Roehampton University. His research focuses on cognitive factors affecting anxiety. Eysenck has written and co-written many publications, including several textbooks. In the late 1990s, he developed the theory of the "hedonic treadmill", stating that humans are predisposed by genetics to plateau at a certain level of happiness, and that the occurrence of novel happy events merely elevates this level temporarily.

Robert Lee Nadeau is a retired American professor in the English Department at George Mason University, where he began working in 1975 and from which he retired in 2012. His recent research focuses on integration between economic and environmental thinking. At George Mason, he founded the Global Environmental Network Center, and has argued vehemently against climate change-deniers, whom he said are on a "genocidal campaign".

Elizabeth LeCompte is an American director of experimental theater, dance, and media. A founding member of The Wooster Group, she has directed that ensemble since its emergence in the late 1970s.

Manuel Lao Hernández is a Spanish billionaire, and the founder of Cirsa, Spain's largest casino company.

William R. Turner is an American 6'7" retired American professional National Basketball Association player. Turner played college basketball at University of Akron.