Allen, Peter (February 10)
Aussie cabaret performer and subject of the musical The Boy From Oz
Famous People Born in 1944
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Armstrong, Karen (November 14)
Author of A History of God -
Ban Ki-moon (June 13)
8th U.N. Secretary-General, 2007-16 -
Busey, Gary (June 29)
Star of The Buddy Holly Story -
Clark, Wesley K. (December 23)
Former NATO commander and presidential hopeful -
Davis, Angela (January 26)
The black feminist/communist on the Most Wanted list in 1970 -
Dee, Sandra (April 23)
Star of the 1959 movie Gidget -
Demme, Jonathan (February 22)
The director of 'Silence of the Lambs' -
Dodd, Christopher (May 27)
U.S. senator from Connecticut, 1981-2011 -
Douglas, Michael (September 25)
Gordon Gecko in the 1987 movie Wall Street -
Flanagan, John (May 22)
Author of the Ranger's Apprentice series of children's books -
Ford, Richard (February 16)
The author of Independence Day and The Sportswriter -
Fossett, Steve (April 22)
The record-breaking aviator who disappeared in Nevada -
Franz, Dennis (October 28)
Detective Sipowicz on TV's NYPD Blue -
Frazier, Joe (January 12)
The boxing champ who lost 1971's Fight of the Century -
Giuliani, Rudy (May 28)
Mayor of New York City, 1994-2001 -
Hamlisch, Marvin (June 2)
Composer of A Chorus Line -
Hauer, Rutger (January 23)
Roy Batty in the movie 'Blade Runner' -
Hutton, Lauren (November 17)
Gap-toothed supermodel and co-star of American Gigolo -
Ivins, Molly (August 30)
Feisty columnist and liberal Texan -
Knight, Gladys (May 28)
The soul singer who did "Midnight Train to Georgia" with The Pips -
Lansing, Sherry (July 31)
The first woman to head a Hollywood movie studio -
Longstocking, Pippi
Super-strong girl with long red ponytails -
Lucas, George (May 14)
The creator of Star Wars -
Mayhew, Peter (May 19)
Chewbacca in the early Star Wars movies -
Michaels, Lorne (November 17)
Creator of TV's Saturday Night Live -
Mueller, Robert (August 7)
The Director of the FBI, 2001-13 -
Ocasek, Ric (March 23)
The big-eared founder of the rock band The Cars -
O'Malley, Seán Patrick (June 29)
Archibishop of Boston, 2003-present -
Oz, Frank (May 25)
The voice of Yoda and Miss Piggy -
Page, Jimmy (January 9)
Lead guitarist for the rock band Led Zeppelin -
Parker, Alan (February 14)
The director of 'Midnight Express' and 'Angel Heart' -
Ramis, Harold (November 21)
The director of Groundhog Day -
Ross, Diana (March 26)
Motown megastar who was with The Supremes -
Rubik, Erno (July 13)
Inventor of the Rubik's Cube puzzle -
Sandusky, Jerry (January 26)
The former Penn State football coach who was convicted of child abuse -
Scott, Tony (June 21)
The director of the action hit Top Gun -
Sebald, W.G. (May 18)
Author of the memoir Austerlitz -
Sirhan, Sirhan (March 19)
The man who shot Robert F. Kennedy -
Springer, Jerry (February 13)
Host of The Jerry Springer Show -
Tambor, Jeffrey (July 8)
The star of 'Transparen't and 'Arrested Development' -
Vinge, Vernor
Hugo-winning author of A Fire Upon the Deep -
Walker, Alice (February 9)
The author of The Color Purple -
White, Barry (September 12)
The singer of "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" -
Wilson, Dennis (December 4)
The drummer for The Beach Boys