List of Famous people who died in 1944

Harry J. Beresford was an English-born actor on the American stage and in motion pictures. He used the professional name Harry J. Morgan early in his career.

Eugène Michel Antoniadi was a Greek-French astronomer.

Nikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov was a Soviet aeronautical engineer and aircraft designer, known as the "King of Fighters". He designed the I-15 series of fighters, and the I-16 Ishak "Little Donkey" fighter.

Sir Ian Zachary Malcolm, 17th Laird of Poltalloch, KCMG was a Conservative Member of Parliament and Chieftain of the Clan Malcolm/MacCallum.

Frank Herbert Dedrick Pickersgill was a Canadian hero of World War II.

Jean-Louis Faure was a French surgeon famous for improving methods and approaches in gynecological surgery. He was the elder brother of Élie Faure.

Jean Coquelin (1865–1944) was a French film and stage actor and the son of Benoît-Constant Coquelin.

Jean Joffre (1872–1944) often styled simply as Joffre was a French film and stage actor. A character actor he played a variety of supporting roles in theatre and the cinema during his career. His final screen appearance was in the 1943 film The Count of Monte Cristo.