List of Famous people who born in 1944

Professor Patricia Wiltshire, is a forensic ecologist, botanist and palynologist. She has been consulted by police forces and industry in almost 300 investigations in several countries and has been instrumental in solving several high-profile crimes, including the killing of Sarah Payne, Millie Dowler, the cold case of Christopher Laverack, the Soham murders, and the Ipswich serial murders.

S. A. Chandrasekar is an Indian film director, producer and writer who primarily works within Kollywood. He made his directorial debut with Aval Oru Pachai Kuzhanthai (1978), He got his breakthrough with Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981). He has directed over 70 movies in all south Indian languages, and is known for directing films focusing on social issues.

Naomi Reice Buchwald is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Peter Rupert William Willsman is a British political activist who was a member of the Labour Party's National Executive Committee and the secretary of the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy.

Edward Amos "Ted" Irvine is a Canadian former professional NHL hockey player who was active during the 1960s and 1970s.

Jandira Lúcia Lalia Martini is a Brazilian actress and author of theatre and screenplays.

Eleonora Menicucci de Oliveira is a Brazilian sociologist and was Minister of the Secretariat of Policies for Women until Dilma Rousseff's Impeachment in 2016. She is a full professor in public health at Federal University of São Paulo. A member of the Workers' Party, and dedicated to feminism, she is favorable to the legalization of abortion in Brazil. Menicucci has a degree in Social Sciences from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (1974), MA in Sociology from the Federal University of Paraíba (1983), Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of São Paulo (1990), post-doctorate in Health and Work of Women from University of Milan (1994/1995) and a teaching degree in Public Health from the School of Public Health, University of São Paulo (1996). She publishes research studies and articles on critical issues related to women in the fields of health, violence and labor. She is divorced and has two children.

Louis René Fernand Gallois is a French businessman. He was the CEO of EADS, the European aeronautic defense and space company, from 2007 to 2012.

Donald Roy King is an American television director, and also a producer, writer, and actor. He has been the director for Saturday Night Live since 2006. He has "directed more hours of live network television than anyone else in the history of television," according to Michael Chein.

Richard Hayden Black is an American politician. A Republican, he served as a member of the Virginia State Senate, representing the 13th District, which encompasses parts of both Loudoun and Prince Williams Counties, from 2012 to 2020. Black was previously a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1998 to 2006. Black announced that he would not seek re-election in 2019, instead retiring at the end of his term.