page_title: 1944
section_title: February
hierarchical_section_title: 1944 / Births / February
caption_attribution_description: English: Jerry Springer at the Copacabana in New York for the launch of Michael Musto's new book, Fork on the Left, Knife in the Back.
context_page_description: 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1944th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 944th year of the 2nd millennium, the 44th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1940s decade.
context_section_description: February 2
  Geoffrey Hughes, English actor (d. 2012)
  Oqil Oqilov, Tajikistani politician, 7th Prime Minister of Tajikistan
  February 4
  Punch Gunalan, Malaysian badminton star (d. 2012)
  Maruja Carrasco, Spanish botanist and academic (d. 2018)
  February 5
  Al Kooper, American rock musician (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
  Thekla Carola Wied, German actress
  February 8
  Bunky Henry, American professional golfer (d. 2018)
  Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor (d. 2014)
  February 9 – Alice Walker, African-American novelist, writer, poet and activist
  February 10
  Peter Allen, Australian-born Academy Award-winning composer and lyricist (d. 1992)
  Jean-Daniel Cadinot, French photographer, director and producer (d. 2008)
  February 11 – Michael G. Oxley, American politician (d. 2016)
  February 12 – Moe Bandy, American country music singer
  February 13
  Stockard Channing, American actress
  Michael Ensign, American actor
  Jerry Springer, English-born American politician and television personality
  February 14
  Carl Bernstein, American journalist
  Sir Alan Parker, English film director, producer, actor and writer (d. 2020)
  February 15
  Mick Avory, English musician (The Kinks)
  Dzhokhar Dudayev, Chechen leader, first President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (d. 1996)
  February 16
  Richard Ford, American writer
  António Mascarenhas Monteiro, President of Cape Verde (d. 2016)
  February 17
  Karl Jenkins, Welsh composer
  Bernie Grant, British Labour Party MP (d. 2000)
  February 19 – Donald F. Glut, American writer, film director and screenwriter
  February 20
  Abdul Hamid Zainal Abidin, Malaysian politician and diplomat (d. 2014)
  Willem van Hanegem, Dutch footballer and coach
  February 22
  Jonathan Demme, American film director, producer and writer (d. 2017)
  Tom Okker, Dutch tennis player
  Robert Kardashian, American attorney and businessman (d. 2003)
  February 23 – Johnny Winter, American rock musician (d. 2014)
  February 24 – Ivica Račan, Croatian politician (d. 2007)
  February 25 – François Cevert, French racing driver (d. 1973)
  February 27
  Ken Grimwood, American writer (d. 2003)
  Roger Scruton, English philosopher and writer (d. 2020)
  February 28
  Fanny Cano, Mexican actress and producer (d. 1983)
  Sepp Maier, German footballer
  February 29 – Dennis Farina, American actor (d. 2013)
caption: Jerry Springer
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