List of Famous people who born in 1945

Hoda ElMaraghy is an Egyptian-Canadian professor and director of the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) Center at the University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario which she founded together with her husband Prof. Waguih ElMaraghy in July 1994. In 1994, she was the first woman to serve as dean of engineering at a Canadian university. She is also the first Canadian woman to obtain a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering. She was appointed as Canada Research Chair (CRC) in manufacturing systems in 2002. She has published more than 450 articles. She received the order of Ontario in 2015.

Thomas Kent Wetherell was an American politician and educator. He served as member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1980 to 1992, and was president of Florida State University from 2003 through 2009.

William Kenwright, CBE is an English West End theatre producer and film producer. He has also been the chairman of Everton Football Club since 2004.

Ko Chun-hsiung was a Taiwanese actor, director and politician. He had been acting since the 1960s and had appeared in more than 200 films.

Agum Gumelar is a politician and former general of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. He is a former minister having held several positions, a former chairman of Indonesian Football Association and National Sports Committee of Indonesia. He is an alumnus of the National Military Academy in Magelang, Central Java and Medical Faculty of Padjadjaran University in Bandung, West Java. In 1998, he received a master's degree from American World University, an organization forbidden to operate in 2005 because of its diploma mill action.

Catherine Spaak is a Belgian-French-Italian actress and singer.

Ikuei Yamamoto is a Japanese former wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He is the father of Miyuu Yamamoto, Norifumi Yamamoto and Seiko Yamamoto.

Lawrence B. Wilkerson is a retired United States Army Colonel and former chief of staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell. Since the end of his military career, Wilkerson has publicly criticized many aspects of the Iraq War, including his own preparation of Powell's presentation to the UN, as well as other aspects of American policy in the Middle East.

Domenica Anita Niehoff, also known as Domenica, was a German prostitute and activist. She appeared in television shows in the 1990s, where she campaigned for legalization of and regulation of the profession.

Sebahattin Işık Koşaner is a Turkish former army general who served as the 27th Chief of the General Staff from 2010 to 2011.