List of Famous people who born in 1944

Sheldon Silver is a former Democratic Party politician, former Speaker of the New York State Assembly, former attorney, and convicted felon from New York City.

George William Bailey is an American actor. Although he appeared in many dramatic roles, he may be best remembered for his "crusty" comedic characters such as Staff Sergeant Luther Rizzo in M*A*S*H ; Lieutenant/Captain Thaddeus Harris in the Police Academy films (1984–1994), and Captain Felix Maxwell in Mannequin (1987). He played the role of Detective Lieutenant Louie Provenza on TNT's television crime drama The Closer, and its spinoff series Major Crimes, from 2005 to 2018.

James Richard Leyland is an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager. He serves as a special assistant to the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Kiyoko Fukuda was the First Lady of Japan; she is the wife of Yasuo Fukuda, former Prime Minister of Japan.

Frank Thomas Solich is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at Ohio University, a position he has held since the 2005 season. From 1998 to 2003, Solich served as the head coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he also played fullback under Bob Devaney in the mid-1960s.

Peter Michael McCartney, known professionally as Mike McGear, is an English performing artist and photographer who was a member of the groups The Scaffold and Grimms. He is the younger brother of former Beatles co-lead vocalist and bassist Paul McCartney.

Prem Kumar Dhumal is an Indian politician and was the Bharatiya Janata Party's Chief Ministerial candidate for the 2017 Himachal Assembly Election, in which he lost his seat. He previously served twice as Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, from March 1998 to March 2003 and again from 1 January 2008 to 25 December 2012.

Joseph Caleb Deschanel, ASC is an American cinematographer and director of film and television. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography six times. He is a member of the National Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress, representing the American Society of Cinematographers. He has been married to actress Mary Jo Deschanel since 1972, with whom he has two daughters, actresses Emily and Zooey Deschanel.

Krazy George Henderson is an American professional cheerleader who created the Wave.

Lyudmila Vladimirovna Gnilova is a Russian and Soviet actress and voice actress. She was awarded as a Meritorious Artist.