1944
Swoosie Kurtz, American actress
Swoosie Kurtz is an American actress. She is the recipient of an Emmy Award and two Tony Awards.
Swoosie Kurtz, American actress
The 1940s
Explore 4729 historical events from 1940–1949.
1944
Forrest Blue, American football player (died 2011)
Forrest Murrell Blue Jr. was an American professional football center who spent eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Francisco 49ers from 1968 to 1974 …
Forrest Blue, American football player (died 2011)
1944
Bertel Haarder, Danish lawyer and politician, Education Minister of Denmark
Bertel Geismar Haarder is a Danish writer, teacher and politician, who was a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He has served as minister several times, inclu…
Bertel Haarder, Danish lawyer and politician, Education Minister of Denmark
1944
Peter Larter, English rugby player
Peter John Larter is a former England international rugby union player.
Peter Larter, English rugby player
1944
Earl Manigault, American basketball player and coach (died 1998)
Earl Manigault was an American street basketball player who was nicknamed "the Goat" or "the Lip". He is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players never to have pla…
Earl Manigault, American basketball player and coach (died 1998)
1944
Bora Milutinović, Serbian footballer and manager
Velibor "Bora" Milutinović is a Serbian former professional footballer and manager.
Bora Milutinović, Serbian footballer and manager
1944
Houshang Moradi Kermani, Iranian author
Houshang Moradi Kermani is an Iranian writer best known for children's and young adult fiction. He was a finalist in 2014 for the Hans Christian Andersen Award.
Houshang Moradi Kermani, Iranian author
1944
Peter Bellamy, English singer-songwriter (died 1991)
Peter Franklyn Bellamy was an English folk singer. He was a founding member of The Young Tradition and also had a long solo career, recording numerous albums and touring folk clubs…
Peter Bellamy, English singer-songwriter (died 1991)
1944
Margaret Hodge, English economist and politician
Margaret Eve Hodge, Baroness Hodge of Barking, is a British politician and life peer, who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Barking from 1994 to 2024. A member of the Labour …
Margaret Hodge, English economist and politician
1944
Terry Jenner, Australian cricketer and coach (died 2011)
Terrence James Jenner was an Australian cricketer who played nine Tests and one ODI from 1970 to 1975. He was primarily a leg-spin bowler and was known for his attacking, loopy sty…
Terry Jenner, Australian cricketer and coach (died 2011)
1944
Thomas Allen, English actor, singer, and academic
Sir Thomas Boaz Allen is an English operatic baritone. He is widely admired in the opera world for his voice, the versatility of his repertoire, and his acting—leading many to rega…
Thomas Allen, English actor, singer, and academic
1944
Everaldo, Brazilian footballer (died 1974)
Everaldo Marques da Silva, nicknamed Everaldo, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a left back for Grêmio and the Brazil national team. He won the 1970 FIFA World Cup. The go…
Everaldo, Brazilian footballer (died 1974)
1944
Freddy Thielemans, Belgian educator and politician, Mayor of Brussels (died 2022)
Freddy Thielemans was a Belgian socialist politician who was the mayor of the City of Brussels from 2001 to 2013, and previously also for a period in 1994.
Freddy Thielemans, Belgian educator and politician, Mayor of Brussels (died 2022)
1944
Lonnie Mayne, American wrestler (died 1978)
Ronald Doyle "Lonnie" Mayne was an American professional wrestler in the 1960s and 1970s who frequently went by the name Moondog Mayne. He wrestled in various National Wrestling Al…
Lonnie Mayne, American wrestler (died 1978)
1944
Vladimir Spivakov, Russian violinist and conductor
Vladimir Teodorovich Spivakov is a Soviet and Russian conductor and violinist best known for his work with the Moscow Virtuosi chamber orchestra.
Vladimir Spivakov, Russian violinist and conductor
1944
Barry White, American singer-songwriter (died 2003)
Barry Eugene White was an American R&B, soul and disco singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. A two-time Grammy Award winner known for his bass voice and romantic image, h…
Barry White, American singer-songwriter (died 2003)
1944
Carol Barnes, English journalist (died 2008)
Carol Lesley Barnes was a British television newsreader and broadcaster. She worked for ITN from 1975 to 2004.
Carol Barnes, English journalist (died 2008)
1944
Jacqueline Bisset, English actress and producer
Winifred Jacqueline Fraser Bisset is a British actress. She began her film career in 1965 and came to prominence in 1968 with roles in The Detective, Bullitt, and The Sweet Ride, f…
Jacqueline Bisset, English actress and producer
1944
Peter Cetera, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
Peter Paul Cetera Jr. is an American retired musician best known for being a frontman, vocalist, and bassist for the American rock band Chicago from 1967 until his departure in 198…
Peter Cetera, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
1944
Midget Farrelly, Australian surfer (died 2016)
Bernard "Midget" Farrelly was the first world surfing champion.
Midget Farrelly, Australian surfer (died 2016)
1944
Rowena Morrill, American artist (died 2021)
Rowena A. Morrill, also credited as Rowena and Rowina Morril, was an American artist known for her science-fiction and fantasy illustration, and is credited as one of the first fem…
Rowena Morrill, American artist (died 2021)
1944
Günter Netzer, German footballer and manager
Günter Theodor Netzer is a German former professional football player, executive and pundit. He achieved great success in Germany with Borussia Mönchengladbach in the early 1970s a…
Günter Netzer, German footballer and manager
1944
Mauro Piacenza, Italian cardinal
Mauro Piacenza is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. A cardinal since 2010, he was Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary from 2013 to 2024. He was Prefect of the…
Mauro Piacenza, Italian cardinal
1944
Graham Taylor, English footballer and manager (died 2017)
Graham Taylor was an English football player, manager, pundit and chairman of Watford Football Club. He was the manager of the England national football team from 1990 to 1993, and…
Graham Taylor, English footballer and manager (died 2017)