List of Famous people who born in 1944

Luigi "Gigi" Riva is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward.

José Eulogio Gárate Ormaechea is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker for SD Eibar, SD Indautxu, Atlético Madrid, and the Spain national team.

Francis Choi Chee-ming, GBS, JP is a Hong Kong businessman and billionaire.

Lynda Louise Day George is an American television and film actress whose career spanned three decades from the 1960s to the 1980s. She was a cast member on Mission: Impossible (1971–1973). She was also the wife of actor Christopher George.

Víctor Manuel Toledo Manzur is a biologist who served as Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) of Mexico from May 27, 2019 to September 2, 2020. This was his first public charge, although he had worked with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) since 2011.

John Fredriksen is a Norwegian-born Cypriot oil tanker and shipping billionaire businessman, who owns the world's largest oil tanker fleet. He has major interests in the offshore driller Seadrill, the fish farming company Mowi, the dry bulk company Golden Ocean Group, and the supply vessel company Deep Sea Supply. Through his investment companies Hemen Holdings and Meisha, Fredriksen controls the companies Frontline and Golar LNG. In 2010–2011, Frontline owned 9.6 percent of another large tanker company, Overseas Shipholding Group. North Atlantic Drilling, Sevan Drilling, and Asia Offshore Drilling are partly owned by Seadrill.

Masanori "Mashi" Murakami is a retired Japanese baseball player.

Gillian Hills is an English actress and singer. She first came to notice as a teenager in the 1960s in the British films Beat Girl (1960) and Blowup (1966). She also spent a number of years living in France, where she embarked on a singing career as well as starring in a number of French films.

Veronica Carlson is an English model and actress, famous for her roles in Hammer horror films.

Cathy Lee Crosby is an American actress and former professional tennis player. She achieved TV and film success in the 1980s and was a co-host of the television series That's Incredible! She is sometimes referred to as just Cathy Crosby.