1944 Chinese zodiac, age & generation
People born in 1944 are 81 or 82 years old this year and turn 82 on their birthday in 2026.Babies born in 1944 will belong to The Silent Generation. 1944 is the Year of the Wood Monkey 🐒 and belongs to The Silent Generation.
- Age this year
- Turns 82
- Chinese zodiac
- 🐒 Wood Monkey
- Generation
- 📻 Silent Generation
- Leap year
- Yes (366 days)
- Jan 1, 1944
- Saturday
- Chinese New Year
- January 25
How old is someone born in 1944?
Your exact age depends on whether you have had your birthday yet this year. Right now, someone born in 1944 is 81 or 82 years old. Use the age calculator for an exact answer in years, months and days.
Milestone birthdays for people born in 1944
- 10 in 1954
- 18 in 1962
- 21 in 1965
- 30 in 1974
- 40 in 1984
- 50 in 1994
- 60 in 2004
- 70 in 2014
- 80 in 2024
- 90 in 2034
- 100 in 2044
1944 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Monkey 🐒
1944 is a Wood Monkey year (Yang). The 1944 Chinese zodiac year began on January 25, 1944 and ended on February 12, 1945. People born in January or early February 1944, before Chinese New Year on January 25, belong to the previous zodiac year: the Year of the Goat.
The Monkey is linked with intelligence, humour and curiosity. Monkey-year people are traditionally described as witty, inventive and full of ideas, often the life of the party.
People with the Wood element are traditionally described as generous, cooperative and growth-minded.
What generation is 1944?
People born in 1944 are part of The Silent Generation, which covers birth years 1928–1945.
The Silent Generation was born between the Great Depression and the end of World War II. A 1951 Time magazine essay gave the generation its name, describing young people who worked hard and kept their heads down.
Famous people born in 1944
- June 13, 19448th Secretary-General of the United Nations
- May 14, 1944American filmmaker and philanthropist (born 1944)
- April 7, 1944Chancellor of West Germany (1998–2005)
- August 20, 1944Prime Minister of India (1984-1989)
- September 25, 1944American actor, producer and activist (born 1944)
- February 9, 1944American author and activist (born 1944)
- January 1, 1944President of Sudan from 1989 to 2019
- January 18, 1944President of Austria since 2017 (born 1944)
- September 15, 1944President of Uganda since 1986
- September 28, 1944Czech politician, president of the Czech Republic from 2013 to 2023
- January 26, 1944American political activist, scholar, and author (born 1944)
- November 17, 1944American actor, comedian, director and producer (born 1944)
- March 26, 1944American singer and actress (1944-2026)
- May 20, 1944British singer (1944–2014)
- January 27, 1944Peace activist (born 1944)
- February 15, 1944Soviet general, Chechen leader (1944-1996)
- May 21, 1944Former President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
- January 9, 1944English guitarist (born 1944)
- March 29, 1944President of Ghana from 2017 to 2025
- July 21, 1944Sixth President of the Republic of Ghana (1944–2012)
- August 17, 1944American internet entrepreneur and businessman (born 1944)
- September 13, 1944English actress
- February 24, 1944American physicist
- January 12, 1944American boxer (1944–2011)
- October 15, 1944Albanian politician
- January 23, 1944Dutch actor (1944–2019)
- December 28, 1944American biochemist (1944–2019)
- May 28, 1944American attorney and politician (born 1944)
- September 11, 1944French physicist, Nobel laureate
- January 1, 1944President of Bangladesh in 2013-2023
- April 7, 1944Japanese theoretical physicist (1944–)
- November 1, 1944Prime Minister of Lebanon (1992–1998, 2000–2004)
- February 22, 1944American filmmaker (1944–2017)
- April 14, 1944General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (top leader) from 2011 to 2024
- June 26, 1944General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation
- October 15, 1944First Minister of Northern Ireland from 1998 to 2002
- February 14, 1944British filmmaker (1944–2020)
- April 15, 1944Japanese association football player and manager
- January 17, 1944French singer (1944–2024)
- June 22, 1944French physicist, winner of Nobel Prize in Physics 2018
- June 24, 1944English guitarist (1944–2023)
- September 17, 1944Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
- December 2, 1944President of Kosovo (1944-2006)
- July 13, 1944Hungarian inventor (born 1944)
- November 7, 1944Italian association football player (1944–2024)
- February 27, 1944English conservative philosopher and writer (1944–2020)
- October 21, 1944French nanotechnologist
- January 18, 1944Australian politician, 24th Prime Minister of Australia
- March 24, 1944Serbian politician
- January 27, 1944English drummer
- March 20, 1944German biophysicist
- March 24, 1944American actor and soldier (1944–2018)
- July 31, 1944British-American actress
- November 10, 19441st and former President of Kyrgyzstan
- May 15, 1944German sociologist & scholar (1944–2015)
- May 16, 1944Native Mexican-American character actor
- May 25, 1944British and American director, actor, and puppeteer
- June 21, 1944British film director and producer (1944–2012)
- August 7, 1944American attorney and sixth director of the FBI (1944–2026)
- November 17, 1944Dutch architect (1944-)
Other birth years
Frequently asked questions
How old is someone born in 1944?
Someone born in 1944 turns 82 in 2026, 90 in 2034, 100 in 2044. Before their birthday each year, they are one year younger.
What Chinese zodiac is 1944?
1944 is the Year of the Monkey, with the Wood element (Wood Monkey). The 1944 zodiac year runs from January 25, 1944 to February 12, 1945. People born in 1944 before January 25 belong to the previous year, the Year of the Goat.
What generation is 1944?
People born in 1944 belong to The Silent Generation (Silent Generation), which includes birth years 1928 to 1945. Some sources use slightly different cut-off years.
Is 1944 a leap year?
Yes. 1944 is a leap year with 366 days, including February 29.