Al Michaels
Profession - Sportscaster
Born - Nov 12,1944
1944 Barry Beath Australian rugby league player
1944 Zafarullah Khan Jamali Pakistani field hockey player and politician 13th Prime Minister of Pakistan (d.2020)
1944 Teresa Torańska Polish journalist and author (d. 2013)
1944 Mati Unt Estonian author playwright and director (d. 2005)
1944 Charlie Davis Trinidadian cricketer
1944 Norodom Ranariddh Cambodian field marshal and politician 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia (d. 2021)
1944 Péter Eötvös Hungarian composer and conductor
1944 Blanche d'Alpuget Australian author
1944 Doreen Massey English geographer and political activist (d. 2016)
1944 Gary Stevens Australian rugby league player
1944 Alan Sutherland New Zealand rugby player (d. 2020)
1944 Carolyn McCarthy American nurse and politician
1944 Ed Rendell American politician 45th Governor of Pennsylvania
1944 Bonnie Franklin American actress and singer (d. 2013)
1944 Alan Stivell French singer-songwriter and harp player
1944 Rolf M. Zinkernagel Swiss immunologist and academic Nobel Prize laureate
1944 Mike McGear British performing artist and rock photographer
1944 Kotaro Suzumura Japanese economist and academic (d. 2020)
1944 Terry Brooks American lawyer and author
1944 Harun Farocki German filmmaker (d. 2014)
1944 Mihalis Violaris Cypriot singer-songwriter and actor
1944 Jeffrey Catherine Jones American comics and fantasy artist (d. 2011)
1944 William Sanderson American actor
1944 Frank Sinatra Jr. American singer and actor (d. 2016)
1944 Mohammed Abdul-Hayy Sudanese poet and academic (d. 1989)
1944 Shibu Soren Indian politician 3rd Chief Minister of Jharkhand
1944 Hans Henning Atrott German author and theorist
1944 Cynthia Robinson American R&B trumpet player and singer (d. 2015)
1944 Marjoe Gortner American actor and evangelist
1944 Graham Marsh Australian golfer and architect
1944 Nina Totenberg American journalist
1944 Jenny Nimmo English author
1944 Dieter Moebius Swiss-German keyboard player and producer (d. 2015)
1944 Jim Stafford American singer-songwriter and actor
1944 Jill Tarter American astronomer and biologist
1944 Judy Baar Topinka American journalist and politician (d. 2014)
1944 Ann Oakley English sociologist author and academic
1944 Carl Morton American baseball player (d. 1983)
1944 Kei Ogura Japanese singer-songwriter and composer
1944 Alexander Van der Bellen President of Austria
1944 Shelley Fabares American actress and singer
1944 Thom Mayne American architect and academic designed the San Francisco Federal Building and Phare Tower
1944 Dan Reeves American football player and coach (d. 2022)
1944 José Luis Garci Spanish director and producer
1944 Farhad Mehrad Iranian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)
1944 Pat Parker American poet (d. 1989)
1944 Uto Ughi Italian violinist
1944 Khosrow Golsorkhi Iranian journalist poet and activist (d. 1974)
1944 Uto Ughi Italian violinist and conductor
1944 Rutger Hauer Dutch actor director and producer (d. 2019)
1944 David Gerrold American science fiction screenwriter and author
1944 Gian-Franco Kasper Swiss ski official (d. 2021)
1944 Angela Davis American activist academic and author
1944 Jerry Sandusky American football coach and criminal
1944 Lynn Harrell American cellist and academic (d. 2020)
1944 Colin Rimer English lawyer and judge
1944 John Inverarity Australian cricketer and coach
1944 Andrew Davis English organist and conductor
1944 Geoffrey Hughes English actor (d. 2012)
1944 Ursula Oppens American pianist and educator
1944 Florence LaRue American singer and actress
1944 Alan Shields American artist and ship captain (d. 2005)
1944 Roger Lloyd-Pack English actor (d. 2014)
1944 Sebastião Salgado Brazilian photographer and journalist
1944 Derryn Hinch New Zealand-Australian radio and television host and politician
1944 Peter Allen Australian singer-songwriter pianist and actor (d. 1992)
1944 Frank Keating American lawyer and politician 25th Governor of Oklahoma
1944 Frances Moore Lappé American author and activist
1944 Rufus Reid American bassist and composer
1944 Mike Oxley American lawyer and politician (d. 2016)
1944 Joy Williams American novelist short story writer and essayist
1944 Stockard Channing American actress
1944 Alan Parker English director producer and screenwriter (d. 2020)
1944 Ronnie Peterson Swedish racing driver (d. 1978)
1944 Glyn Davies Welsh farmer and politician
1944 Richard Ford American novelist and short story writer
1944 António Mascarenhas Monteiro Cape Verdean politician 2nd President of Cape Verde (d. 2016)
1944 Karl Jenkins Welsh saxophonist keyboard player and composer
1944 Les Hinton English-American journalist and businessman
1944 Robert de Cotret Canadian economist and politician 56th Secretary of State for Canada (d. 1999)
1944 Lew Soloff American trumpet player composer and actor (d. 2015)
1944 Willem van Hanegem Dutch footballer and coach
1944 Jonathan Demme American director producer and screenwriter (d. 2017)
1944 Mick Green English guitarist (d. 2010)
1944 Robert Kardashian American lawyer and businessman (d. 2003)
1944 Christopher Meyer English diplomat British Ambassador to the United States
1944 Tom Okker Dutch tennis player and painter
1944 Bernard Cornwell English author and educator
1944 Florian Fricke German keyboard player and composer (d. 2001)
1944 Johnny Winter American singer-songwriter guitarist and producer (d. 2014)
1944 Ivica Račan Croatian lawyer and politician 7th Prime Minister of Croatia (d. 2007)
1944 François Cevert French racing driver (d. 1973)
1944 Ken Grimwood American author (d. 2003)
1944 Graeme Pollock South African cricketer and coach
1944 Sir Roger Scruton English philosopher and writer (d. 2020)
1944 Kelly Bishop American actress
1944 Edward Greenspan Canadian lawyer and author (d. 2014)
1944 Sepp Maier German footballer and manager
1944 Storm Thorgerson English graphic designer (d. 2013)
1944 Dennis Farina American police officer and actor (d. 2013)
1944 Nicholas Frayling English priest and academic
1944 Phyllis Frelich American actress (d. 2014)
1944 Steve Mingori American baseball player (d. 2008)
1944 Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri Italian author and illustrator
1944 Lennart Svedberg Swedish ice hockey player (d. 1972).
1944 Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Indian politician 7th Chief Minister of West Bengal
1944 John Breaux American lawyer and politician
1944 Mike d'Abo English singer
1944 Harvey Postlethwaite English engineer (d. 1999)
1944 Anthony Ichiro Sanda Japanese-American physicist and academic
1944 Len Walker English footballer and manager
1944 Bobby Womack American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
1944 Peter Brandes Danish painter and sculptor
1944 Roy Gutman American journalist and author
1944 Ranulph Fiennes English soldier and explorer
1944 Townes Van Zandt American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1997)
1944 Sergey Nikitin Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 Lee Irvine South African cricketer
1944 Erwin Mueller former American basketball player (d. 2018)
1944 Terence Burns Baron Burns English economist and academic
1944 Boris Brott Canadian composer and conductor
1944 Václav Nedomanský Czech ice hockey player and manager
1944 Bobby Smith English footballer and manager
1944 Tom Stannage Australian historian and academic (d. 2012)
1944 Chi Cheng Taiwanese runner
1944 Jacques Doillon French director and screenwriter
1944 Francis Mankiewicz Canadian director producer and screenwriter (d. 1993)
1944 Andrew S. Tanenbaum American computer scientist and academic
1944 Cito Gaston American baseball player and manager
1944 John Sebastian American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 Amnon Lipkin-Shahak Israeli general and politician 22nd Transportation Minister of Israel (d. 2012)
1944 Frank McRae American football player and actor (d. 2021)
1944 Dick Smith Australian publisher and businessman founded Dick Smith Electronics and Australian Geographic
1944 Said Musa Belizean lawyer and politician 5th Prime Minister of Belize
1944 John Cameron English composer and conductor
1944 Camille Cosby American author producer and philanthropist
1944 Alan Harper English-Irish archbishop
1944 Marie-Christine Barrault French actress
1944 Janet Daley American-English journalist and author
1944 Hideki Ishima Japanese guitarist
1944 Mike Jackson English general
1944 David Lindley American guitarist songwriter and producer (d. 2023)
1944 Gaye Adegbalola African-American singer and guitarist
1944 B. P. Gavrilov Russian rugby player (d. 2006)
1944 Tony McPhee English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 Michael Nyman English composer of minimalist music and pianist
1944 Ric Ocasek American singer-songwriter guitarist and producer (d. 2019)
1944 Jesse Brown American marine and politician 2nd United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (d. 2002)
1944 Bryan Campbell Canadian ice hockey player
1944 Ken Howard American actor (d. 2016)
1944 Terry Jacks Canadian singer-songwriter guitarist and producer
1944 Lynne Segal Australian-British feminist academic and activist
1944 Mark Wylea Erwin American businessman and diplomat
1944 Brian Wilshire Australian radio host
1944 Pascal Danel French singer-songwriter
1944 Angus King American politician
1944 Mick Ralphs English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 Bill Malinchak American football player
1944 Peter Colman Australian biologist and academic
1944 Tony Orlando American singer
1944 Magda Aelvoet Belgian politician
1944 Mary Kenny Irish journalist author and playwright
1944 Bob McDill American country music songwriter
1944 Craig T. Nelson American actor director producer and screenwriter
1944 Nelson Prudêncio Brazilian triple jumper and educator (d. 2012)
1944 Toktamış Ateş Turkish academician political commentator columnist and writer (d. 2013)
1944 Willeke van Ammelrooy Dutch actress and director
1944 János Martonyi Hungarian politician
1944 Evan Parker British musician
1944 Douangchay Phichit Laotian politician (d. 2014)
1944 Willy Planckaert Belgian cyclist
1944 Pedro Rosselló Puerto Rican physician and politician 7th Governor of Puerto Rico
1944 Peter T. King American soldier lawyer and politician
1944 Felicity Palmer English operatic soprano
1944 Shel Bachrach American insurance broker investor businessman and philanthropist
1944 Warner Fusselle American sportscaster (d. 2012)
1944 Oshik Levi Israeli singer and actor
1944 Julia Phillips American film producer and author (d. 2002)
1944 Gerhard Schröder German lawyer and politician 7th Chancellor of Germany
1944 Bill Stoneman American baseball player and manager
1944 Hywel Bennett Welsh actor (d. 2017)
1944 Odd Nerdrum Swedish-Norwegian painter and illustrator
1944 Joe Brinkman American baseball player and umpire
1944 Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg German shot putter
1944 Peter Barfuß German footballer
1944 John Milius American director producer and screenwriter
1944 Lisa Jardine English historian author and academic (d. 2015)
1944 John Kay German-Canadian singer-songwriter guitarist and producer
1944 Susan Davis Russian-American social worker and politician
1944 Kathy Acker American author and poet (d. 1997)
1944 Philip Jackson Scottish sculptor and photographer
1944 James Heckman American economist and academic Nobel Prize laureate
1944 Bernie Worrell American keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2016)
1944 Steve Fossett American businessman pilot and sailor (d. 2007)
1944 Doug Jarrett Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014)
1944 Joshua Rifkin American conductor and musicologist
1944 Jean-François Stévenin French actor and director (d. 2021)
1944 Peter Cresswell English judge
1944 Maarja Nummert Estonian architect
1944 Tony Visconti American record producer musician and singer
1944 Len Goodman English dancer
1944 Mike Kogel German singer-songwriter
1944 Stephen Nickell English economist and academic
1944 Bruce Ponder English geneticist and cancer researcher
1944 Richard Bradshaw English conductor (d. 2007)
1944 Michael Fish English meteorologist and journalist
1944 Cuba Gooding Sr. American singer (d. 2017)
1944 Herb Pedersen American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 Elizabeth LeCompte American director and producer
1944 Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe Belgian politician 10th Minister-President of Wallonia
1944 Alice Waters American chef and author
1944 Francis Lee English footballer and businessman
1944 Jon Bing Norwegian author scholar and academic (d. 2014)
1944 Jill Clayburgh American actress (d. 2010)
1944 Robert G. W. Anderson English chemist historian and curator
1944 Peter Doyle English bishop
1944 Pete Staples English bass player
1944 Walker Boone Canadian actor (d. 2021)
1944 Steve Liebmann Australian radio and television host
1944 Russi Taylor American voice actress (d. 2019)
1944 Bo Larsson Swedish footballer
1944 John Rhys-Davies Welsh actor and screenwriter
1944 Roger Rees Welsh-American actor and director (d. 2015)
1944 Anton Furst English-American production designer and art director (d. 1991)
1944 Bill Legend English drummer
1944 Jim Abrahams American director producer and screenwriter
1944 Marie-France Pisier French actress director and screenwriter (d. 2011)
1944 John Benaud Australian cricketer
1944 Chris Patten English academic and politician 28th Governor of Hong Kong
1944 Sir Crispin Agnew 11th Baronet Scottish explorer lawyer and judge
1944 Robert L. Crawford Jr. American actor
1944 Carolyn Franklin American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 1988)
1944 Armistead Maupin American author screenwriter and actor
1944 Gene Cornish Canadian-American guitarist
1944 David Kelly Welsh scientist (d. 2003)
1944 Bill Alter American police officer and politician
1944 Ulrich Beck German sociologist and academic (d. 2015)
1944 Billy Cobham Panamanian-American drummer composer and bandleader
1944 Antal Nagy Hungarian footballer
1944 Danny Trejo American actor
1944 Jesse Winchester American singer-songwriter guitarist and producer (d. 2014)
1944 Peter Mayhew English-American actor (d. 2019)
1944 Boudewijn de Groot Indonesian-Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 Keith Fletcher English cricketer and manager
1944 Haleh Afshar Baroness Afshar Iranian-English academic and politician (d. 2022)
1944 Marcie Blane American singer
1944 Janet Dailey American author and entrepreneur (d. 2013)
1944 Mary Robinson Irish lawyer and politician President of Ireland
1944 John Flanagan Australian fantasy author
1944 Patti LaBelle American singer-songwriter and actress
1944 Dominique Lavanant French actress
1944 Digby Anderson English journalist and philosopher
1944 Pierre Bachelet French singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
1944 Charlie Harper English singer-songwriter and producer
1944 Robert MacPherson American mathematician and academic
1944 Frank Oz English-born American puppeteer filmmaker and actor
1944 Chris Ralston English rugby player
1944 Phil Edmonston American-Canadian journalist and politician
1944 Jan Kinder Norwegian ice hockey player (d. 2013)
1944 Sam Posey American race car driver and journalist
1944 Christopher Dodd American lawyer and politician
1944 Ingrid Roscoe English historian and politician Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire (d. 2020)
1944 Alain Souchon French singer-songwriter guitarist and actor
1944 Faith Brown English actress and singer
1944 Gladys Knight American singer-songwriter and actress
1944 Sondra Locke American actress and director (d. 2018)
1944 Rita MacNeil Canadian singer and actress (d. 2013)
1944 Gary Stewart American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
1944 Billy Vera American singer-songwriter and actor
1944 Bob Benmosche American businessman (d. 2015)
1944 Quentin Davies English soldier and politician Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
1944 Lenny Davidson English guitarist and songwriter
1944 Meredith MacRae American actress (d. 2000)
1944 Stav Prodromou Greek-American engineer and businessman
1944 Robert Elliott American actor (d. 2004)
1944 Marvin Hamlisch American composer and conductor (d. 2012)
1944 Thomas Burns British bishop
1944 Edith McGuire American sprinter and educator
1944 Eddy Ottoz Italian hurdler and coach
1944 Roger Ball Scottish saxophonist and songwriter
1944 Michelle Phillips American singer-songwriter and actress
1944 Whitfield Diffie American cryptographer and academic
1944 Monty Alexander Jamaican jazz pianist
1944 Phillip Allen Sharp American molecular biologist; 1993 Nobel Prize laureate (Physiology or Medicine)
1944 Clarence White American guitarist and singer (d. 1973)
1944 Boz Scaggs American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 Janric Craig 3rd Viscount Craigavon English accountant and politician
1944 Wally Gabler American football player and sportscaster
1944 Ze'ev Friedman Polish-Israeli weightlifter (d. 1972)
1944 Rick Price English rock bass player (d. 2022)
1944 Christine Beasley English nursing administrator
1944 David Curry English journalist and politician Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
1944 Laurie Colwin American novelist and short story writer (d. 1992)
1944 Robert D. Keppel American police officer and academic (d. 2021)
1944 Henri Richelet French painter and etcher (d. 2020)
1944 Randy Johnson American football player (d. 2009)
1944 Chris Spedding English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 Bruce DuMont American broadcaster and political analyst
1944 Sandy Posey American pop/country singer
1944 Chico Buarque Brazilian singer composer writer and poet
1944 Jon Hiseman English drummer (d. 2018)
1944 Tony Scott English-American director and producer (d. 2012)
1944 Peter Asher English singer guitarist and producer
1944 Helmut Dietl German director producer and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1944 Kathryn Lasky American author
1944 Chris Wood English saxophonist (d. 1983)
1944 Robert Charlebois Canadian singer-songwriter guitarist and actor
1944 Gary David Goldberg American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013)
1944 Gennady Zyuganov Russian politician
1944 Angela King English environmentalist and author co-founded Common Ground
1944 Patrick Sercu Belgian cyclist (d. 2019)
1944 Gary Busey American actor
1944 Andreu Mas-Colell Spanish economist academic and politician
1944 Seán Patrick O'Malley American cardinal
1944 Raymond Moody American parapsychologist and author
1944 Glenn Shorrock English-Australian singer-songwriter
1944 Ron Swoboda American baseball player and sportscaster
1944 Nurul Haque Miah Bangladeshi professor and writer (d. 2021)
1944 Leni Björklund Swedish politician 28th Swedish Minister of Defence for Sweden
1944 Gunhild Hoffmeister German runner
1944 Feleti Sevele Tongan politician; Prime Minister of Tonga
1944 Tony Jacklin English golfer and sportscaster
1944 Glenys Kinnock Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead English educator and politician
1944 Emanuel Steward American boxer and trainer (d. 2012)
1944 Ian Wilmut English-Scottish embryologist and academic
1944 Jeffrey Tambor American actor and singer
1944 Judith M. Brown Indian-English historian and academic
1944 John Cunniff American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2002)
1944 Tabassum Indian actress and talk show host (d. 2022)
1944 Mick Grant English motorcycle racer
1944 Norman Hammond English archaeologist and academic
1944 Lou Hudson American basketball player and coach (d. 2014)
1944 Michael Levy Baron Levy English philanthropist
1944 Patricia Polacco American author and illustrator
1944 Eric Freeman Australian cricketer
1944 Cyril Knowles English footballer and manager (d. 1991)
1944 Millie Jackson American singer-songwriter
1944 Mark Burgess New Zealand cricketer and footballer
1944 Catherine Schell Hungarian-English actress
1944 Carlos Alberto Torres Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2016)
1944 David Hemery English hurdler and author
1944 George Frayne American musician a.k.a. Commander Cody (d. 2021)
1944 Tim McIntire American actor and singer (d. 1986)
1944 Andres Vooremaa Estonian chess player
1944 Mel Daniels American basketball player and coach (d. 2015)
1944 W. Cary Edwards American politician (d. 2010)
1944 Olivier de Kersauson French sailor
1944 T. G. Sheppard American country music singer-songwriter
1944 John Atta Mills Ghanaian lawyer and politician 3rd President of Ghana (d. 2012)
1944 Buchi Emecheta Nigerian author and academic (d. 2017)
1944 Paul Wellstone American academic and politician (d. 2002)
1944 Rick Davies English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1944 Sparky Lyle American baseball player and manager
1944 Anand Satyanand New Zealand lawyer judge and politician 19th Governor-General of New Zealand
1944 Dino Danelli American drummer
1944 Maria João Pires Portuguese pianist
1944 Jim Armstrong Northern Irish guitarist
1944 Sally Beauman English journalist and author (d. 2016)
1944 Jean-Marie Leblanc French cyclist and journalist
1944 Barbara Thomson English saxophonist and composer (d. 2022)
1944 Jim Bridwell American rock climber and mountaineer (d. 2018)
1944 Gerry Birrell Scottish race car driver (d. 1973)
1944 Peter Bottomley English politician
1944 Frances de la Tour English actress
1944 Geraldine Chaplin American actress and screenwriter
1944 Jonathan Dimbleby English journalist and author
1944 Sherry Lansing American film producer
1944 Robert C. Merton American economist and academic Nobel Prize laureate
1944 David Norris Irish scholar and politician
1944 Dmitry Nikolayevich Filippov Russian banker and politician (d. 1998)
1944 Jim Capaldi English drummer and singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
1944 Naná Vasconcelos Brazilian singer and berimbau player (d. 2016)
1944 Morris Berman American historian and social critic
1944 Nino Bravo Spanish singer (d. 1973)
1944 Richard Belzer American actor (d. 2023)
1944 Doudou Ndoye Senegalese lawyer and politician
1944 Christopher Gunning English composer
1944 Inday Badiday Filipino journalist and actress (d. 2003)
1944 Michael Mingos English chemist and academic
1944 Martin Wharton English bishop
1944 John Glover American actor
1944 Robert Mueller American soldier and lawyer 6th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
1944 John C. Holmes American film actor (d. 1988)
1944 Michael Johnson American singer-songwriter guitarist and producer (d. 2017)
1944 John Renbourn English-Scottish guitarist and songwriter (d. 2015)
1944 Simon Taylor English journalist and author
1944 George Armstrong English footballer (d. 2000)
1944 Patrick Depailler French racing driver (d. 1980)
1944 Sam Elliott American actor and producer
1944 Patricia McKissack American soldier engineer and author (d. 2022)
1944 Martin Linton Swedish-English journalist and politician
1944 Frederick W. Smith American businessman founded FedEx
1944 Ian McDiarmid Scottish actor
1944 Dimitris Sioufas Greek lawyer and politician Greek Minister of Health (d. 2019)
1944 Kevin Ayers English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
1944 Jean-Bernard Pommier French pianist and conductor
1944 Paula Danziger American author (d. 2004)
1944 Robert Hitchcock Australian sculptor and illustrator
1944 Jack Canfield American author
1944 Bodil Malmsten Swedish author and poet (d. 2016)
1944 Eddy Raven American country music singer-songwriter
1944 Charles Wang Chinese-American businessman and philanthropist co-founded Computer Associates International (d. 2018)
1944 Graig Nettles American baseball player and manager
1944 José Wilker Brazilian actor and director (d. 2014)
1944 Perry Christie Bahamian politician third Prime Minister of the Bahamas
1944 Peter Weir Australian director producer and screenwriter
1944 Roger Cashmore English physicist and academic
1944 Antonia Novello Puerto Rican-American physician and admiral 14th Surgeon General of the United States
1944 Bill Goldsworthy Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1996)
1944 Gregory Jarvis American engineer and astronaut (d. 1986)
1944 Rocky Johnson Canadian-American wrestler and trainer (d. 2020)
1944 Conrad Black Canadian historian and author
1944 Jacques Demers Canadian ice hockey player coach and politician
1944 Anthony Heald American actor
1944 Andrew Longmore British lawyer and judge
1944 Alan Parker English guitarist and songwriter
1944 Judith Rees English geographer and academic
1944 Maureen Tucker American singer-songwriter and drummer
1944 Tim Bogert American singer and bass player (d. 2021)
1944 Marianne Heemskerk Dutch swimmer
1944 Frances Cairncross English economist journalist and academic
1944 Freek de Jonge Dutch singer and comedian
1944 Molly Ivins American journalist and author (d. 2007)
1944 Tug McGraw American baseball player (d. 2004)
1944 Alex Wyllie New Zealand rugby player and coach
1944 Roger Dean English illustrator and publisher
1944 Liz Forgan English journalist
1944 Christine King English historian and academic
1944 Archie Bell American soul singer-songwriter and musician
1944 Leonard Slatkin American conductor and composer
1944 Janet Simpson English sprinter (d. 2010)
1944 Geoff Arnold English cricketer and coach
1944 Ray Groom Australian footballer lawyer and politician 39th Premier of Tasmania
1944 Tony Atkinson English economist and academic (d. 2017)
1944 Dave Bassett English footballer and manager
1944 Gene Parsons American singer-songwriter drummer guitarist and banjo player
1944 Jerry Relph American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate (d. 2020)
1944 Dario Bellezza Italian poet author and playwright (d. 1996)
1944 Gareth Evans Australian lawyer and politician 33rd Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1944 Donna Haraway American author academic and activist
1944 Swoosie Kurtz American actress
1944 Forrest Blue American football player (d. 2011)
1944 Bertel Haarder Danish lawyer and politician Education Minister of Denmark
1944 Peter Larter English rugby player
1944 Earl Manigault American basketball player and coach (d. 1998)
1944 Bora Milutinović Serbian footballer and manager
1944 Houshang Moradi Kermani Iranian author
1944 Peter Bellamy English singer-songwriter (d. 1991)
1944 Margaret Hodge English economist and politician
1944 Terry Jenner Australian cricketer and coach (d. 2011)
1944 Thomas Allen English actor singer and academic
1944 Everaldo Brazilian footballer (d. 1974)
1944 Freddy Thielemans Belgian educator and politician Mayor of Brussels
1944 Lonnie Mayne American wrestler (d. 1978)
1944 Vladimir Spivakov Russian violinist and conductor
1944 Carol Barnes English journalist (d. 2008)
1944 Jacqueline Bisset English actress and producer
1944 Peter Cetera American singer-songwriter bass player and producer
1944 Midget Farrelly Australian surfer (d. 2016)
1944 Joey Heatherton American actress singer and dancer
1944 Günter Netzer German footballer and manager
1944 Mauro Piacenza Italian cardinal
1944 Graham Taylor English footballer and manager (d. 2017)
1944 Linda Kaye Henning American actress
1944 Betty Kelly American soul/R&B singer
1944 Les Emmerson Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 Reinhold Messner Italian mountaineer and explorer
1944 Jean Taylor American mathematician and academic
1944 Michael Franks American singer-songwriter
1944 Rocío Jurado Spanish singer and actress (d. 2006)
1944 Charles L. Veach American colonel pilot and astronaut (d. 1995)
1944 Anders Björck Swedish politician 25th Swedish Minister of Defence
1944 Edmund Joensen Faroese politician 9th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
1944 İsmet Özel Turkish poet and scholar
1944 Paul Madeley English footballer (d. 2018)
1944 Steve Beshear American lawyer and politician 61st Governor of Kentucky
1944 Marcus Binney English historian and author
1944 Fannie Flagg American actress comedian and author
1944 Hamilton Jordan American politician 8th White House Chief of Staff (d. 2008)
1944 Bobby Tench English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 Brian Gibson English director producer and screenwriter (d. 2004)
1944 Eric Bogle Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 Eavan Boland Irish poet and academic (d. 2020)
1944 Sven-Ole Thorsen Danish bodybuilder and stuntman
1944 Victoria Vetri Playboy's 1967 Miss September and 1968 Playmate of the Year.
1944 Doris Matsui American politician
1944 Grayson Shillingford Dominican cricketer (d. 2009)
1944 Jan Brewer American politician 22nd Governor of Arizona
1944 Keith O'Nions English geologist and academic
1944 Anne Robinson English journalist and game show host
1944 Angélica María American-born Mexican singer-songwriter and actress
1944 Gary Sutherland American baseball player and scout
1944 Richie Karl American golfer
1944 Marcia Muller American journalist and author
1944 Isla Blair British actress and singer
1944 Mike Post American composer and producer
1944 Diane Dufresne Canadian singer and painter
1944 Jimmy Johnstone Scottish footballer (d. 2006)
1944 Red Robbins American basketball player (d. 2009)
1944 Vernor Vinge American author
1944 Pierre Deligne Belgian mathematician and academic
1944 Colin Bundy South African-English historian and academic
1944 Rocío Dúrcal Spanish singer and actress (d. 2006)
1944 John McFall Baron McFall of Alcluith Scottish educator and politician
1944 Richard Rosser Baron Rosser English union leader and politician
1944 Merzak Allouache Algerian director and screenwriter
1944 Patrick Cordingley English general
1944 Boris Mikhailov Russian ice hockey player and coach
1944 Carlos Pace Brazilian race car driver (d. 1977)
1944 Judee Sill American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1979)
1944 Donald Tsang Chinese civil servant and politician 2nd Chief Executive of Hong Kong
1944 Ed Kirkpatrick American baseball player (d. 2010)
1944 Susan Raye American country music singer
1944 Rita Donaghy Baroness Donaghy English academic and politician
1944 John Entwistle English singer-songwriter bass player and producer (d. 2002)
1944 Nona Hendryx American singer-songwriter producer and actress
1944 Rodney Marsh English footballer manager and sportscaster
1944 Angela Rippon English journalist and author
1944 Robert Lamm American singer-songwriter pianist and producer
1944 Udo Kier German-American actor and director
1944 Sali Berisha Albanian cardiologist and politician 2nd President of Albania
1944 A. Chandranehru Sri Lankan Tamil merchant seaman and politician (d. 2005)
1944 Haim Saban Israeli-American businessman co-founded Saban Entertainment
1944 David Trimble Northern Irish lawyer and politician 3rd First Minister of Northern Ireland Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2022)
1944 Kaizer Motaung South African footballer and manager
1944 Ángel Cristo Spanish circus performer (d. 2010)
1944 George McCrae American singer
1944 Peter Tosh Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1987)
1944 Nalin de Silva Sri Lankan physicist and philosopher
1944 David Mancuso American party planner created The Loft (d. 2016)
1944 Mandy Rice-Davies English model and actress (d. 2014)
1944 Michael Tugendhat English lawyer and judge
1944 Mike Harding English singer-songwriter and comedian
1944 Viktor Prokopenko Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2007)
1944 Bettye Swann American singer-songwriter
1944 Jim McCann Irish singer and guitarist (d. 2015)
1944 J. A. Jance American author and poet
1944 Gerry Anderson Irish radio and television host (d. 2014)
1944 Coluche French comedian and actor (d. 1986)
1944 Dennis Franz American actor
1944 Anton Schlecker German businessman founded the Schlecker Company
1944 Claude Brochu Canadian businessman
1944 Mehmet Haberal Turkish surgeon and academic
1944 Denny Laine English singer-songwriter and musician
1944 Robbie van Leeuwen Dutch musician and songwriter
1944 Ahmed Chalabi Iraqi businessman and politician (d. 2015)
1944 Kinky Friedman American singer-songwriter and author
1944 Bobby Heenan American wrestler manager and sportscaster (d. 2017)
1944 Oscar Temaru French-Polynesian soldier and politician President of French Polynesia
1944 Rafic Hariri Lebanese businessman and politician 60th Prime Minister of Lebanon (d. 2005)
1944 Patrice Chéreau French actor director producer and screenwriter (d. 2013)
1944 Keith Emerson English pianist keyboard player and composer (d. 2016)
1944 Jan Boerstoel Dutch poet and songwriter
1944 Gigi Riva Italian footballer and manager
1944 Peter Wilby English journalist
1944 Bonnie Bramlett American singer and actress
1944 Chitresh Das Indian dancer and choreographer (d. 2015)
1944 Phil May English singer-songwriter (d. 2020)
1944 Askar Akayev Kyrgyzstani economist and politician 1st President of Kyrgyzstan
1944 Mark E. Neely Jr. American historian author and academic
1944 Silvestre Reyes American sergeant and politician
1944 Booker T. Jones American pianist saxophonist songwriter and producer
1944 Timmy Thomas American singer-songwriter keyboard player and producer
1944 Karen Armstrong English author and academic
1944 David Nash English sculptor and academic
1944 Mike Katz American bodybuilder and football player
1944 Oliver Braddick English psychologist and academic (d. 2022)
1944 Jim Boeheim American basketball player and coach
1944 Malcolm Bruce English-Scottish journalist academic and politician
1944 Gene Clark American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1991)
1944 Rem Koolhaas Dutch architect and academic designed the Seattle Central Library
1944 Sammy Younge Jr. American civil rights activist (d. 1966)
1944 Agnes Baltsa Greek soprano and actress
1944 Dennis Hull Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1944 Louie Dampier American basketball player and coach
1944 Wayne Maki Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1974)
1944 Anthea Stewart Zimbabwean field hockey player
1944 Dick Durbin American lawyer and politician
1944 Earl Monroe American basketball player
1944 Harold Ramis American actor director producer and screenwriter (d. 2014)
1944 Joe Eszterhas Hungarian-American screenwriter and producer
1944 Peter Lindbergh German-French photographer and director
1944 James Toback American actor director and screenwriter
1944 Bev Bevan English drummer
1944 Candy Darling American model and actress (d. 1974)
1944 Ibrahim Gambari Nigerian academic and diplomat 9th Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1944 Dan Glickman American businessman and politician 26th United States Secretary of Agriculture
1944 Ben Stein American actor television personality game show host lawyer and author
1944 Michael Kijana Wamalwa Kenyan lawyer and politician 8th Vice President of Kenya (d. 2003)
1944 Jean Terrell American singer
1944 Joyce Quin Baroness Quin English academic and politician Minister of State for Europe
1944 Mickey Leland American activist and politician (d. 1989)
1944 Rita Mae Brown American novelist poet and screenwriter
1944 Felix Cavaliere American singer-songwriter pianist and producer
1944 George Graham Scottish footballer and manager
1944 Eric Bloom American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 John Densmore American drummer and songwriter
1944 Michael Hagee American general
1944 Tahar Ben Jelloun Moroccan author and poet
1944 Ibrahim Rugova Kosovan journalist and politician 1st President of Kosovo (d. 2006)
1944 Dionysis Savvopoulos Greek singer-songwriter
1944 Botho Strauß German author and playwright
1944 Ralph McTell English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 Craig Raine English poet author and playwright
1944 António Variações Portuguese musician (d. 1984)
1944 Chris Hillman American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 Anna McGarrigle Canadian musician and singer-songwriter
1944 François Migault French race car driver (d. 2012)
1944 Dennis Wilson American singer-songwriter producer and drummer (d. 1983)
1944 Jeroen Krabbé Dutch actor director and producer
1944 Jonathan King English singer-songwriter record producer music entrepreneur television/radio presenter and convicted sex offender
1944 Daniel Chorzempa American organist and composer
1944 Miroslav Macek Czech dentist and politician
1944 George Baker Dutch singer-songwriter
1944 Bertie Higgins American singer-songwriter
1944 Ted Irvine Canadian ice hockey player
1944 Vince MacLean Canadian educator and politician
1944 Neil Innes English singer-songwriter (d. 2019)
1944 Ki Longfellow American author playwright and producer
1944 Bob O'Connor American businessman and politician 57th Mayor of Pittsburgh (d. 2006)
1944 Andris Bērziņš Latvian businessman and politician 8th President of Latvia
1944 John Birt Baron Birt English businessman
1944 Steve Renko American baseball player
1944 Jon Garrison American tenor and educator
1944 Lynda Day George American actress
1944 Michael Lang American concert promoter and producer (d. 2022)
1944 Brenda Lee American singer-songwriter
1944 Graham Kirkham Baron Kirkham English businessman founded DFS
1944 Denis Thwaites English professional footballer murdered in the 2015 Sousse attacks (d. 2015)
1944 Jim Leyland American baseball player and manager
1944 Jeff Kanew American director and screenwriter
1944 Don Meyer American basketball player and coach (d. 2014)
1944 Jack L. Chalker American author and educator (d. 2005)
1944 Carlo M. Croce Italian-American oncologist and academic
1944 Bernard Hill English actor
1944 Crispian Steele-Perkins English trumpet player and educator
1944 William Christie American-French harpsichord player and conductor
1944 Mitchell Feigenbaum American physicist and mathematician (d. 2019)
1944 Martin Hume Johnson English physiologist and academic
1944 Richard Leakey Kenyan paleontologist and politician (d. 2022)
1944 Alvin Lee English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
1944 Tim Reid American actor and director
1944 Steve Tyrell American singer-songwriter and producer
1944 Zal Yanovsky Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)
1944 Ray Martin Australian television host and journalist
1944 Michael Tilson Thomas American pianist composer and conductor
1944 Zheng Xiaoyu Chinese diplomat (d. 2007)
1944 Mary Archer English chemist and academic
1944 Barry Jenkins English drummer
1944 Wesley Clark American general
1944 Barry Elliott English actor and screenwriter (d. 2018)
1944 Mike Curb American businessman and politician 42nd Lieutenant Governor of California
1944 Oswald Gracias Indian cardinal
1944 Daniel Johnson Jr. Canadian lawyer and politician 25th Premier of Quebec
1944 Erhard Keller German speed skater
1944 Bob Shaw Australian golfer
1944 Woody Shaw American trumpeter (d. 1989)
1944 Kenny Everett British comedian and broadcaster (d. 1995)
1944 Jairzinho Brazilian footballer
1944 Sam Strahan New Zealand rugby player (d. 2019)
1944 William Ayers American academic and activist
1944 Mick Jones English guitarist songwriter and producer
1944 Sandra Faber American astronomer and academic
1944 Johnny Isakson American sergeant and politician (d. 2021)
1944 Kary Mullis American biochemist and academic Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2019)
1944 Gordon Taylor English footballer
1944 Gerard Windsor Australian author and literary critic
1944 William J. Fallon American admiral
1944 Joseph Hilbe American mathematician and philosopher (d. 2017)
1944 Taylor Hackford American director producer and screenwriter
1944 Peter Akinola Nigerian archbishop
1944 Mairead Maguire Northern Irish activist Nobel Prize laureate
1944 Nick Mason English drummer songwriter and producer
1944 Rosalía Mera Spanish businesswoman co-founded Inditex and Zara (d. 2013)
1944 John Tavener English composer (d. 2013)
1944 Petru Popescu Romanian-American director producer and author
1944 Burkhard Ziese German footballer and manager (d. 2010)
1944 Christine Boutin French politician French Minister of Housing and Urban Development
1944 Willie Tee American singer-songwriter keyboard player and producer (d. 2007)
1944 Michael Tucker American actor and producer
1944 Christopher Hope South African author and poet
1944 Ronald Lauder American businessman and diplomat United States Ambassador to Austria
1944 Richard Corliss American journalist and critic (d. 2015)
1944 Kiri Te Kanawa New Zealand soprano and actress
1944 Mary Wilson American singer (d. 2021)
1944 R. Lee Ermey American sergeant and actor (d. 2018)
1944 Vojislav Koštunica Serbian academic and politician 8th Prime Minister of Serbia
1944 Simon Blackburn English philosopher and academic
1944 Delia Ephron American author playwright and screenwriter
1944 Pat Woodell American actress and singer (d. 2015)
1944 Angharad Rees English-Welsh actress and jewellery designer (d. 2012)
1944 Wolfgang Joop German fashion designer founded JOOP!
1944 Edwin C. Krupp American astronomer archaeoastronomer author Director Griffith Observatory
1944 Colin Blakemore British neurobiologist
1944 Robert Powell English actor
1944 Albert Hammond English singer-songwriter guitarist and producer
1944 W. G. Sebald German novelist essayist and poet (d. 2001)
1944 Richie Furay American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 Toivo Aare Estonian journalist and author (d. 1999)
1944 Dave Edmunds Welsh singer-songwriter guitarist and producer
1944 John Sergeant English journalist
1944 Clive Lloyd British
