| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Omar Abdel-Rahman |
Criminal |
3-May-1938 |
|
The Blind Sheikh |
| Neil Abercrombie |
Politician |
26-Jun-1938 |
|
Congressman, Hawaii 1st |
| Roger G. Ackerman |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Corning, 1996-2000 |
| Renata Adler |
Journalist |
19-Oct-1938 |
|
Gone: The Last Days of the New Yorker |
| Art Agnos |
Politician |
1-Sep-1938 |
|
Mayor of San Francisco, 1988-92 |
| Allan Ahlberg |
Author |
1938 |
|
Juvenile author, The Jolly Postman |
| Pete Aldridge |
Business |
18-Aug-1938 |
|
Under Secretary of Defense, 2001-03 |
| Sal H. Alfiero |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Founder, Mark IV Industries |
| Paul Allaire |
Business |
21-Jul-1938 |
|
Twice CEO of Xerox |
| Daevid Allen |
Musician |
13-Jan-1938 |
|
Demented musical gnome |
| Luana Anders |
Actor |
12-May-1938 |
21-Jul-1996 |
The Pit and the Pendulum |
| G. Chris Andersen |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
G. C. Andersen Partners |
| Juliet Anderson |
Pornstar |
23-Jul-1938 |
|
Aunt Peg |
| Kofi Annan |
Government |
8-Apr-1938 |
|
Secretary General of the UN, 1997-2006 |
| Beryl Anthony |
Politician |
21-Feb-1938 |
|
Congressman from Arkansas, 1979-93 |
| Earl Anthony |
Bowling |
27-Apr-1938 |
14-Aug-2001 |
Professional bowler |
| C. Michael Armstrong |
Business |
18-Oct-1938 |
|
CEO of Comcast, 2002-04 |
| John Arrillaga |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Silicon Valley real estate developer |
| Les Aspin |
Politician |
21-Jul-1938 |
21-May-1995 |
US Secretary of Defense, 1993-94 |
| Hoyt Axton |
Country Musician |
25-Mar-1938 |
26-Oct-1999 |
Folk singer, songwriter, composer |
| Bruce Babbitt |
Politician |
27-Jun-1938 |
|
Governor of Arizona, 1978-87 |
| John W. Bachmann |
Business |
16-Nov-1938 |
|
Partner, Edward Jones |
| Elizabeth E. Bailey |
Educator |
1938 |
|
Professor, the Wharton School |
| Diane Baker |
Actor |
25-Feb-1938 |
|
Mirage |
| Ralph Bakshi |
Cartoonist |
29-Oct-1938 |
|
Fritz the Cat and Cool World |
| Johnny Ball |
Game Show Host |
23-May-1938 |
|
Think of a Number |
| David Baltimore |
Biologist |
7-Mar-1938 |
|
Co-discoverer, reverse transcriptase |
| Larry Barcus |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
LG Barcus and Sons, Inc. |
| Sonny Barger |
Criminal |
8-Oct-1938 |
|
Oakland Hells Angels |
| Stanley F. Barshay |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Schering-Plough executive |
| Paul Bartel |
Actor |
6-Aug-1938 |
13-May-2000 |
Eating Raoul |
| Abu Bakar Bashir |
Terrorist |
17-Aug-1938 |
|
Spiritual Leader of Jemaah Islamiah |
| Adrian A. Basora |
Diplomat |
18-Jul-1938 |
|
NSC European Director, 1989-91 |
| Patrick Bauchau |
Actor |
6-Dec-1938 |
|
Sydney on The Pretender |
| Robert M. Baylis |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Credit Suisse First Boston |
| Queen Beatrix I |
Royalty |
31-Jan-1938 |
|
Queen of the Netherlands |
| Jean Becker |
Film Director |
10-May-1938 |
|
Children of the Marshlands |
| Joe Bellino |
Football |
13-Mar-1938 |
|
Winner, 1960 Heisman Trophy |
| Paul Benedict |
Actor |
17-Dec-1938 |
|
A white guy on The Jeffersons |
| David Benedictus |
Novelist |
16-Sep-1938 |
|
The Fourth of June |
| Richard Benjamin |
Actor |
22-May-1938 |
|
Westworld |
| Dennis R. Beresford |
Business |
23-Nov-1938 |
|
FASB Chairman, 1987-97 |
| Stuart Bernstein |
Diplomat |
9-Apr-1938 |
|
US Ambassador to Denmark, 2001-05 |
| Nabih Berri |
Politician |
28-Jan-1938 |
|
Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament |
| Mary Frances Berry |
Government |
17-Feb-1938 |
|
Civil Rights Commissioner, 1980-2004 |
| Rodney Bewes |
Actor |
27-Nov-1938 |
|
The Likely Lads |
| Richard Beymer |
Actor |
20-Feb-1938 |
|
Tony in West Side Story |
| James H. Bilbray |
Politician |
19-May-1938 |
|
Congressman from Nevada, 1987-95 |
| Michael J. Birck |
Business |
25-Jan-1938 |
|
CEO of Tellabs, 1975-2004 |
| Jay Black |
Musician |
2-Nov-1938 |
|
Second "Jay" fronting Jay and the Americans |
| Jimmy Carl Black |
Drummer |
1-Feb-1938 |
|
Original Mothers of Invention drummer |
| Joan Blackman |
Actor |
18-May-1938 |
|
Blue Hawaii |
| Carla Bley |
Pianist |
11-May-1938 |
|
Pianist and composer |
| James J. Blosser |
Attorney |
c. 1938 |
|
Partner Blosser & Sayfie |
| Judy Blume |
Author |
12-Feb-1938 |
|
Author of children's books |
| Louis D. Boccardi |
Journalist |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Associated Press, 1985-2003 |
| Samuel Bodman |
Government |
26-Nov-1938 |
|
US Secretary of Energy |
| Theodore R. Boehm |
Judge |
12-Sep-1938 |
|
Justice, Indiana Supreme Court |
| Paul H. Boeker |
Diplomat |
2-May-1938 |
29-Mar-2003 |
US Ambassador to Jordan, 1984-87 |
| James Bolam |
Actor |
16-Jun-1938 |
|
The Likely Lads |
| Peter Bonerz |
Film Director |
6-Aug-1938 |
|
Sitcom and film director |
| Walter E. Boomer |
Military |
22-Sep-1938 |
|
Retired General, US Marine Corps |
| Joseph L. Bower |
Business |
21-Sep-1938 |
|
Professor, Harvard Business School |
| George Bowering |
Novelist |
1-Dec-1938 |
|
Sticks and Stones |
| Jerry W. Box |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
President of Oryx Energy, 1998-99 |
| Charles G. Boyd |
Military |
15-Apr-1938 |
|
Retired General, US Air Force |
| Ian Brady |
Criminal |
2-Jan-1938 |
|
British serial killer, convicted of Moors Murders |
| Stewart Brand |
Business |
14-Dec-1938 |
|
Founder, Whole Earth Catalog |
| Stephen Breyer |
Judge |
15-Aug-1938 |
|
US Supreme Court Justice |
| Jerry Brown |
Politician |
7-Apr-1938 |
|
Attorney General of California |
| Stephen L. Brown |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
President of John Hancock, 1987-2000 |
| Vaughn D. Bryson |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Eli Lilly, 1991-93 |
| Pat Buchanan |
Columnist |
2-Nov-1938 |
|
Right-wing conservative throwback |
| Victor Buono |
Actor |
3-Feb-1938 |
1-Jan-1982 |
King Tut on Batman |
| C. Coney Burgess |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Burgess-Herring Ranch Company |
| Dan Burton |
Politician |
21-Jun-1938 |
|
Congressman, Indiana 5th |
| William Trotter Bush |
Relative |
14-Jul-1938 |
|
Brother of George H.W. Bush |
| Prince Buster |
Musician |
28-May-1938 |
|
Reggae/ska/rocksteady pioneer |
| C. Preston Butcher |
Business |
1938 |
|
Legacy Partners |
| John Byner |
Comic |
28-Jun-1938 |
|
Voice of The Aardvark cartoon |
| Helen Caldicott |
Activist |
7-Aug-1938 |
|
Anti-nuclear crusader |
| J. J. Cale |
Songwriter |
5-Dec-1938 |
|
Wrote Cocaine and After Midnight |
| Michael J. Callahan |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Material Sciences, 2003-04 |
| David Canary |
Actor |
25-Aug-1938 |
|
Stuart Chandler on All My Children |
| William W. Canfield |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
TALX Corporation |
| Lois Capps |
Politician |
10-Jan-1938 |
|
Congresswoman, California 23rd |
| Claudia Cardinale |
Actor |
15-Apr-1938 |
|
Once Upon a Time in the West |
| George H. Carley |
Judge |
24-Sep-1938 |
|
Justice, Georgia Supreme Court |
| Julia Carson |
Politician |
8-Jul-1938 |
15-Dec-2007 |
Congresswoman from Indiana, 1997-2007 |
| Raymond Carver |
Author |
25-May-1938 |
2-Aug-1988 |
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? |
| Rosalind Cash |
Actor |
31-Dec-1938 |
31-Oct-1995 |
The Omega Man |
| Ingrid Caven |
Actor |
3-Aug-1938 |
|
In a Year of 13 Moons |
| Adriano Celentano |
Singer |
6-Jan-1938 |
|
The Taming of the Scoundrel |
| Sylvia Chase |
Journalist |
23-Feb-1938 |
|
Co-Anchor of 20/20 |
| Helen Chenoweth-Hage |
Politician |
27-Jan-1938 |
2-Oct-2006 |
Congresswoman from Idaho, 1995-2001 |
| Viktor Chernomyrdin |
Head of State |
9-Apr-1938 |
|
Prime Minister of Russia, 1992-98 |
| Jerry D. Choate |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Allstate, 1994-99 |
| Tommy Chong |
Actor |
24-May-1938 |
|
The stoned half of Cheech and Chong |
| Caryl Churchill |
Playwright |
3-Sep-1938 |
|
Having a Wonderful Time |
| David C. Clapp |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Retired Partner, Goldman Sachs |
| Lawrence W. Clarkson |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Former Boeing Executive |
| Joan Claybrook |
Activist |
3-Aug-1938 |
|
Public Citizen |
| Eddie Cochran |
Musician |
3-Oct-1938 |
17-Apr-1960 |
Summertime Blues |
| Derrill Cody |
Attorney |
5-Jul-1938 |
|
Of Counsel, Tomlinson & O'Connell |
| Larry Cohen |
Film Director |
15-Jul-1938 |
|
The Stuff |
| Lewis M. Collens |
Educator |
c. 1938 |
|
President of Illinois Tech, 1990-2007 |
| Gary Collins |
Actor |
30-Apr-1938 |
|
Host of The Home Show |
| Frank Converse |
Actor |
22-May-1938 |
|
Will Chandler on Movin' On |
| Donald L. Corbin |
Judge |
29-Mar-1938 |
|
Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court |
| Charles H. Cotros |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Sysco, 2000-04 |
| Steve Cowper |
Politician |
21-Aug-1938 |
|
Governor of Alaska, 1986-90 |
| Ronny Cox |
Musician |
23-Jul-1938 |
|
Lt. Bogomil in Beverly Hills Cop |
| Adrian Cronauer |
Radio Personality |
8-Sep-1938 |
|
Subject of biopic Good Morning Vietnam |
| Paul Cronin |
Government |
14-Mar-1938 |
5-Apr-1997 |
Congressman from Massachusetts, 1973-75 |
| Edward A. Crooke |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
COO of Baltimore Gas and Electric, 1992-99 |
| N. Patrick Crooks |
Judge |
16-May-1938 |
|
Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court |
| Lindsay Crosby |
Actor |
5-Jan-1938 |
11-Dec-1989 |
Son of Bing Crosby, suicide with shotgun |
| John T. Crotty |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CroBern Management Partnership |
| Jake Crouthamel |
Football |
27-Jun-1938 |
|
Syracuse Athletics Director |
| James B. Culbertson |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Financial Computing, Inc. |
| Betty Cuthbert |
Track and Field |
20-Apr-1938 |
|
Olympic sprinter |
| Holger Czukay |
Bassist |
24-Mar-1938 |
|
Bass player, Can |
| Helene von Damm |
Government |
4-May-1938 |
|
Reagan's personal secretary |
| Paul Daniels |
Magician |
6-Apr-1938 |
|
You'll like it, not a lot, but you'll like it |
| Mireille Darc |
Actor |
15-May-1938 |
|
Week End |
| Paul J. Darling |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Corey Steel |
| Robert J. Darnall |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Inland Steel, 1992-98 |
| Tom Davis |
Basketball |
3-Dec-1938 |
|
Iowa Hawkeyes Head Coach, 1986-99 |
| William B. Davis |
Actor |
13-Jan-1938 |
|
Cancer Man on The X-Files |
| Pete Dawkins |
Football |
8-Mar-1938 |
|
Winner, 1958 Heisman Trophy |
| Howard M. Dean |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Dean Foods, 1987-2001 |
| John Dean |
Government |
14-Oct-1938 |
|
Nixon's White House Counsel |
| Earnest W. Deavenport, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Eastman Chemical, 1994-2001 |
| Michael Deaver |
Government |
11-Apr-1938 |
18-Aug-2007 |
Reagan Deputy Chief of Staff |
| Fisher DeBerry |
Football |
9-Jun-1938 |
|
Air Force Head Coach, 1984-2006 |
| Brian Dennehy |
Actor |
9-Jul-1938 |
|
First Blood |
| Alan Dershowitz |
Attorney |
1-Sep-1938 |
|
Lawyer, represented Klaus von Bulow |
| John Deutch |
Government |
27-Jul-1938 |
|
CIA Director, 1995-96 |
| John T. Dillon |
Business |
7-Sep-1938 |
|
CEO of International Paper, 1996-2003 |
| Burton A. Dole, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Puritan Bennett, 1980-95 |
| Thomas J. Donohue |
Labor Leader |
1938 |
|
US Chamber of Commerce |
| Spencer Dryden |
Drummer |
7-Apr-1938 |
11-Jan-2005 |
Jefferson Airplane drummer |
| John E. du Pont |
Criminal |
c. 1938 |
|
Lunatic, murdered wrestler David Schultz |
| Archie W. Dunham |
Business |
1938 |
|
CEO of Conoco, 1996-2002 |
| James L. Dunlap |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
President and COO of Ocean Energy, 1996-99 |
| T. Kevin Dunnigan |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Thomas & Betts, 2000-04 |
| Donald J. Ehrlich |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Wabash National Corporation |
| John Hart Ely |
Scholar |
3-Dec-1938 |
25-Oct-2003 |
Democracy and Distrust |
| Ron Ely |
Actor |
21-Jun-1938 |
|
One of many Tarzans |
| Bill Emerson |
Politician |
1-Jan-1938 |
22-Jun-1996 |
Congressman from Missouri, 1981-96 |
| Ben Erdreich |
Politician |
9-Dec-1938 |
|
Congressman from Alabama, 1983-93 |
| Ruben M. Escobedo |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Ruben Escobedo & Co. |
| Bob Eubanks |
Game Show Host |
8-Jan-1938 |
|
The Newlywed Game |
| Peter L. Faber |
Attorney |
c. 1938 |
|
McDermott Will & Emery |
| James Farentino |
Actor |
24-Feb-1938 |
|
The Pad and How to Use It |
| Emerson D. Farley, Jr. |
Doctor |
c. 1938 |
|
Retired Physician, Richmond, Virginia |
| Thomas C. Farnsworth, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Farnsworth Investment Co. |
| Albert Fert |
Physicist |
7-Mar-1938 |
|
Giant magnetoresistance |
| John F. Fiedler |
Business |
1938 |
|
CEO of BorgWarner, 1995-2003 |
| Shirley Anne Field |
Actor |
27-Jun-1938 |
|
My Beautiful Laundrette |
| Julie Finley |
Socialite |
c. 1938 |
|
US Ambassador to the OSCE |
| Heinz Fischer |
Head of State |
9-Oct-1938 |
|
President of Austria |
| Stanley Fish |
Scholar |
19-Apr-1938 |
|
Deconstructionist literary critic |
| Donne F. Fisher |
Business |
24-May-1938 |
|
Former EVP at TCI |
| Curt Flood |
Baseball |
18-Jan-1938 |
20-Jan-1997 |
Tried to topple MLB's antitrust |
| Frederick Forsyth |
Author |
25-Aug-1938 |
|
The Day of the Jackal |
| Norman Fowler |
Politician |
2-Feb-1938 |
|
Former MP, now Baron Fowler |
| Connie Francis |
Singer |
12-Dec-1938 |
|
Where the Boys Are |
| Leonard Frey |
Actor |
4-Sep-1938 |
24-Aug-1988 |
Stage actor, The Boys in the Band |
| Alberto Fujimori |
Head of State |
28-Jul-1938 |
|
Deposed President of Peru |
| Jay Garner |
Military |
15-Apr-1938 |
|
Ex-Director of Reconstruction of Iraq |
| Götz George |
Actor |
23-Jul-1938 |
|
Schtonk! |
| Bart Giamatti |
Baseball |
4-Apr-1938 |
1-Sep-1989 |
Baseball Commissioner, 1989 |
| Sam Ginn |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Airtouch Communications, 1993-99 |
| Ira Glasser |
Activist |
1938 |
|
ACLU Executive Director, 1978-2001 |
| Tom Glaze |
Judge |
14-Jan-1938 |
|
Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court |
| Christopher Glenn |
Journalist |
23-Mar-1938 |
17-Oct-2006 |
Longtime CBS radio correspondent |
| Peter C. Godsoe |
Business |
1938 |
|
CEO of Bank of Nova Scotia, 1993-2003 |
| Ralph E. Gomory |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation |
| Wilson Goode |
Politician |
19-Aug-1938 |
|
Mayor of Philadelphia, 1984-92 |
| Porter Goss |
Politician |
26-Nov-1938 |
|
Director of the CIA, 2004-06 |
| Elliott Gould |
Actor |
29-Aug-1938 |
|
Trapper John in M*A*S*H film |
| Billy Gray |
Actor |
13-Jan-1938 |
|
Father Knows Best |
| Ernie Green |
Business |
15-Oct-1938 |
|
Ernie Green Industries, Inc. |
| William J. Green III |
Politician |
24-Jun-1938 |
|
Mayor of Philadelphia, 1980-84 |
| J. David Grissom |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Citizens Fidelity, 1978-89 |
| John Guare |
Playwright |
5-Feb-1938 |
|
Six Degrees of Separation |
| Gary Gygax |
Inventor |
27-Jul-1938 |
4-Mar-2008 |
Responsible for Dungeons & Dragons |
| Susan Hammer |
Politician |
21-Dec-1938 |
|
Mayor of San Jose, 1991-98 |
| Stephen L. Hammerman |
Business |
18-Apr-1938 |
|
Former Vice Chairman, Merrill Lynch |
| Joseph R. Hardiman |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of NASDAQ, 1987-97 |
| Jim Harrick |
Basketball |
25-Jul-1938 |
|
Former UCLA and UGA head coach |
| Dolores Hart |
Actor |
20-Oct-1938 |
|
Where the Boys Are |
| Michael C. Hawley |
Business |
c. 1938 |
13-Jun-2004 |
CEO of Gillette, 1999-2000 |
| John Heinz |
Politician |
23-Oct-1938 |
4-Apr-1991 |
US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1977-91 |
| Teresa Heinz |
Relative |
5-Oct-1938 |
|
John Kerry's rich wife |
| Sherman Hemsley |
Actor |
1-Feb-1938 |
|
The Jeffersons |
| Maurice Hinchey |
Politician |
27-Oct-1938 |
|
Congressman, New York 22nd |
| William R. Holland |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of United Dominion, 1986-2000 |
| Leroy Hood |
Biologist |
10-Oct-1938 |
|
Systems biology and Human Genome Project |
| Freddie Hubbard |
Jazz Musician |
7-Apr-1938 |
|
Hard-bop jazz trumpet soloist |
| David Irving |
Activist |
24-Mar-1938 |
|
Notorious Holocaust denier |
| Derek Jacobi |
Actor |
22-Oct-1938 |
|
Claudius on I, Claudius |
| Etta James |
Singer |
25-Jan-1938 |
|
Soul Diva |
| Peter Jennings |
Journalist |
29-Jul-1938 |
7-Aug-2005 |
Former anchor, ABC World News Tonight |
| Jimmy Johnson |
Football |
31-Mar-1938 |
|
Former Cornerback, San Francisco 49ers |
| Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf |
Head of State |
29-Oct-1938 |
|
President of Liberia |
| Deacon Jones |
Football |
9-Dec-1938 |
|
NFL's Secretary of Defense |
| Jack Jones |
Singer |
14-Jan-1938 |
|
The Impossible Dream |
| Richard Jordan |
Actor |
19-Jul-1938 |
30-Aug-1993 |
Logan's Run |
| King Juan Carlos |
Head of State |
5-Jan-1938 |
|
King of Spain |
| Jerry Juhl |
Screenwriter |
27-Jul-1938 |
27-Sep-2005 |
Head writer, The Muppet Show |
| Robert E. Kahn |
Scientist |
23-Dec-1938 |
|
Co-Inventor, Internet's TCP-IP protocol |
| Shashi Kapoor |
Actor |
18-Mar-1938 |
|
Deewaar |
| Islam Karimov |
Head of State |
30-Jan-1938 |
|
President of Uzbekistan |
| Judith S. Kaye |
Judge |
4-Aug-1938 |
|
Chief Judge, State of New York |
| Arthur L. Kelly |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Partner, KEL Enterprises |
| Marilyn Kelly |
Judge |
15-Apr-1938 |
|
Justice, Michigan Supreme Court |
| Lindsay Kemp |
Dancer |
9-May-1938 |
|
Dance teacher for Bowie, Kate Bush |
| Robert C. Khayat |
Educator |
18-Apr-1938 |
|
Chancellor, University of Mississippi |
| Ben E. King |
Singer/Songwriter |
28-Sep-1938 |
|
Stand By Me |
| Reatha Clark King |
Business |
11-Apr-1938 |
|
President of Metropolitan State, 1977-88 |
| Paul G. Kirk, Jr. |
Attorney |
18-Jan-1938 |
|
DNC Chairman, 1985-89 |
| Evel Knievel |
Daredevil |
17-Oct-1938 |
30-Nov-2007 |
Daredevil and one-time action figure |
| Phil Knight |
Business |
24-Feb-1938 |
|
Co-Founder of Nike |
| Donald E. Knuth |
Computer Programmer |
10-Jan-1938 |
|
The Art of Computer Programming |
| Robert L. Koch II |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
President of Koch Enterprises |
| Wim Kok |
Head of State |
29-Sep-1938 |
|
Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 1994-2002 |
| David L. Kolb |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Mohawk Industries, 1988-2001 |
| David T. Kollat |
Business |
7-Jul-1938 |
|
VP at Limited Brands, 1976-84 |
| Bernie Krause |
Musician |
8-Dec-1938 |
|
Field recordist, electronic musician |
| Kent Kresa |
Business |
24-Mar-1938 |
|
CEO of Northrop Grumman, 1990-2003 |
| Leonid Kuchma |
Head of State |
9-Aug-1938 |
|
President of Ukraine, 1994-2004 |
| John Kufuor |
Head of State |
8-Dec-1938 |
|
President of Ghana |
| Fela Kuti |
Musician |
15-Oct-1938 |
02-Aug-1997 |
God of Afrobeat |
| E. Floyd Kvamme |
Business |
1938 |
|
Partner, Kleiner Perkins |
| Thomas G. Labrecque |
Business |
17-Sep-1938 |
16-Oct-2000 |
CEO of Chase Manhattan, 1990-96 |
| Bobby Lee Lackey |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
McManus-Wyatt-Hidalgo Produce |
| Bernadette Lafont |
Actor |
26-Oct-1938 |
|
The Mother and the Whore |
| Karl Lagerfeld |
Fashion Designer |
10-Sep-1938 |
|
Chanel, Lagerfeld |
| Ricardo Lagos |
Head of State |
2-Mar-1938 |
|
President of Chile, 2000-06 |
| Arnold G. Langbo |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Kellogg, 1990-2000 |
| Frank Langella |
Actor |
1-Jan-1938 |
|
Dracula and Dave |
| Peter N. Larson |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Brunswick, 1995-2000 |
| Rod Laver |
Tennis |
9-Aug-1938 |
|
Winner of 1962 and 1969 Grand Slam |
| Henry C. Lee |
Scientist |
22-Nov-1938 |
|
Prominent criminologist |
| Anthony J. Leggett |
Physicist |
26-Mar-1938 |
|
Particle physicist, explored superfluidity |
| Richard A. Lerner |
Biologist |
28-Aug-1938 |
|
President, Scripps Research Institute |
| Tom Lester |
Actor |
23-Sep-1938 |
|
Eb Dawson on Green Acres |
| Carl Leubsdorf |
Journalist |
17-Mar-1938 |
|
Dallas Morning News |
| Melvyn Levitsky |
Diplomat |
19-Mar-1938 |
|
US Ambassador to Brazil, 1994-98 |
| Lawrence S. Lewin |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
The Lewin Group |
| Delano E. Lewis |
Diplomat |
12-Nov-1938 |
|
US Ambassador to South Africa, 2000-01 |
| Gordon Lightfoot |
Musician |
17-Nov-1938 |
|
Canadian balladeer |
| Jim Lightfoot |
Politician |
27-Sep-1938 |
|
Congressman from Iowa, 1985-97 |
| Robert I. Lipp |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Travelers Property Casualty, 2001-04 |
| Jack E. Little |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
President of Shell Oil, 1998-99 |
| Rich Little |
Comic |
26-Nov-1938 |
|
Comic and voice impressionist |
| Christopher Lloyd |
Actor |
22-Oct-1938 |
|
Jim Ignatowski on Taxi |
| William H. Longfield |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of CR Bard, 1995-2003 |
| Allan Z. Loren |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Dun & Bradstreet, 2000-05 |
| Rilwanu Lukman |
Government |
26-Aug-1938 |
|
Secretary General of OPEC, 1995-2000 |
| Ali MacGraw |
Actor |
1-Apr-1938 |
|
Dynasty |
| Paul Maguire |
Football |
22-Aug-1938 |
|
Linebacker, punter for Buffalo Bills |
| Frank Mahovlich |
Hockey |
10-Jan-1938 |
|
NHL Hall of Famer, Canadian Senator |
| John F. Maisto |
Diplomat |
28-Aug-1938 |
|
US Ambassador to the OAS |
| Tandja Mamadou |
Head of State |
1938 |
|
President of Niger |
| Ernest Mario |
Business |
12-Jun-1938 |
|
CEO of Alza Corporation, 1993-2001 |
| Richard Marquand |
Film Director |
17-Apr-1938 |
4-Sep-1987 |
Return of the Jedi |
| Joseph B. Martin |
Doctor |
1938 |
|
Dean, Harvard Medical School, 1997-2007 |
| Judith Martin |
Columnist |
13-Sep-1938 |
|
Miss Manners |
| Paul Martin |
Head of State |
28-Aug-1938 |
|
21st Prime Minister of Canada |
| Walter E. Massey |
Business |
5-Apr-1938 |
|
Morehouse College president, physicist |
| Phillip D. Matthews |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Former Dart Industries executive |
| John W. McCarter, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of the Field Museum |
| Willie McCovey |
Baseball |
10-Jan-1938 |
|
521 homers, 18 grand slams |
| John F. McDonnell |
Business |
18-Mar-1938 |
|
CEO of McDonnell-Douglas, 1988-94 |
| Richard B. McGlynn |
Attorney |
c. 1938 |
|
LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae |
| Matthew McHugh |
Politician |
6-Dec-1938 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1975-93 |
| Robert G. McKenzie |
Attorney |
1938 |
|
Brown Brothers Harriman Trust Co. |
| Buck McKeon |
Politician |
9-Sep-1938 |
|
Congressman, California 25th |
| Verne Meisner |
Musician |
4-Dec-1938 |
10-Jun-2005 |
Wisconsin's Polka King |
| John A. Mellowes |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Charter Manufacturing |
| Don Meredith |
Football |
10-Apr-1938 |
|
QB for Dallas Cowboys, broadcaster |
| Walter L. Metcalfe, Jr. |
Attorney |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Bryan Cave LLP, 1994-2004 |
| Tom Metzger |
Activist |
9-Apr-1938 |
|
White supremacist |
| Jack D. Michaels |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Snap-on |
| Juanita Millender-McDonald |
Politician |
7-Sep-1938 |
22-Apr-2007 |
Congresswoman from California, 1996-2007 |
| John Miller |
Politician |
23-May-1938 |
|
Congressman from Washington, 1985-93 |
| John R. Miller |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
COO of Sohio, 1980-86 |
| Stephan Minikes |
Diplomat |
1938 |
|
US Ambassador to the OSCE, 2001-05 |
| Doug Moe |
Basketball |
21-Sep-1938 |
|
Head Coach, Denver Nuggets, 1980-90 |
| James R. Moffett |
Business |
1938 |
|
Chairman of Freeport-McMoRan |
| David E. Momot |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Former GE executive |
| Charles Moore |
Computer Programmer |
1938 |
|
Forth programming language |
| Southwood J. Morcott |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Dana, 1990-99 |
| James C. Morgan |
Business |
27-Aug-1938 |
|
CEO of Applied Materials, 1977-2003 |
| Michael H. Moskow |
Business |
7-Jan-1938 |
|
CEO, FRB Chicago, 1994-2007 |
| Roger E. Mosley |
Actor |
18-Dec-1938 |
|
T.C. on Magnum, P.I. |
| Langhorne A. Motley |
Diplomat |
5-Jun-1938 |
|
US Ambassador to Brazil, 1981-83 |
| Angelo R. Mozilo |
Business |
1938 |
|
CEO of Countrywide |
| Diana Muldaur |
Actor |
19-Aug-1938 |
|
Rosalind Shays on L.A. Law |
| Michael Murphy |
Actor |
05-May-1938 |
|
An Unmarried Woman |
| Michael K. Murphy |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CPM Development Corporation |
| Masahisa Naitoh |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Institute of Energy Economics, Japan |
| Glen D. Nelson |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Vice Chairman of Medtronic, 1988-2002 |
| Charles Neville |
Musician |
28-Dec-1938 |
|
One of the Neville Brothers |
| Barry Newman |
Actor |
7-Nov-1938 |
|
Petrocelli |
| James R. Nichols |
Attorney |
c. 1938 |
|
Partner, Nichols & Pratt |
| Jim Nicholson |
Government |
4-Feb-1938 |
|
US Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
| Nico |
Musician |
16-Oct-1938 |
18-Jul-1988 |
The Velvet Underground and Nico |
| Hermann Nitsch |
Performance Artist |
29-Aug-1938 |
|
6-Tage-Spiel des Orgies Mystries Theater |
| Larry Niven |
Author |
30-Apr-1938 |
|
Ringworld and Known Space series |
| Manuel Noriega |
Head of State |
11-Feb-1938 |
|
Former dictator sentenced to US prison |
| Lucio A. Noto |
Business |
1938 |
|
CEO of Mobil, 1994-99 |
| Ryoji Noyori |
Chemist |
3-Sep-1938 |
|
Chiral catalysts |
| Robert Nozick |
Philosopher |
16-Nov-1938 |
23-Jan-2002 |
Libertarian philosopher |
| Sam Nunn |
Politician |
8-Sep-1938 |
|
US Senator from Georgia, 1972-97 |
| Rudolf Nureyev |
Dancer |
17-Mar-1938 |
6-Jan-1993 |
Defected to France from Kirov Ballet |
| Erle Nye |
Business |
Jun-1938 |
|
CEO of TXU, 1999-2004 |
| Thomas H. O'Brien |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Former CEO of PNC Financial |
| Robert T. O'Connell |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of GMAC, 1992-94 |
| Joyce Carol Oates |
Author |
16-Jun-1938 |
|
Author of over 40 novels |
| David Obey |
Politician |
3-Oct-1938 |
|
Congressman, Wisconsin 7th |
| Michel Oksenberg |
Scholar |
12-Oct-1938 |
22-Feb-2001 |
Leading sinologist |
| Douglas E. Olesen |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Battelle, 1987-2001 |
| Allen I. Olson |
Politician |
5-Nov-1938 |
|
Governor of North Dakota, 1981-85 |
| Margaret Osmer-McQuade |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Qualitas International |
| Jim Otto |
Football |
5-Jan-1938 |
|
Hall of fame center, Oakland Raiders #00 |
| David Owen |
Politician |
2-Jul-1938 |
|
UK Foreign Secretary, 1977-79 |
| Tony Oxley |
Musician |
15-Jun-1938 |
|
Free improv pioneer |
| Leon Panetta |
Government |
28-Jun-1938 |
|
Bill Clinton's Chief of Staff, 1994-96 |
| Johnny Paycheck |
Country Musician |
31-May-1938 |
18-Feb-2003 |
Take This Job and Shove It |
| John E. Pepper, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Chairman of Disney |
| Millie Perkins |
Actor |
12-May-1938 |
|
The Diary of Anne Frank |
| Gaylord Perry |
Baseball |
15-Sep-1938 |
|
Me and the Spitter |
| John Peterson |
Politician |
25-Dec-1938 |
|
Congressman, Pennsylvania 5th |
| Boris Pickett |
Singer/Songwriter |
11-Feb-1938 |
25-Apr-2007 |
Monster Mash |
| Bill Plante |
Journalist |
14-Jan-1938 |
|
CBS White House correspondent |
| C. William Pollard |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Twice CEO of ServiceMaster |
| Jerry I. Porras |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford |
| John Prescott |
Politician |
31-May-1938 |
|
Deputy Prime Minister of the UK, 1997-2007 |
| Margaret R. Preska |
Educator |
c. 1938 |
|
Robinson Preska Company |
| Charley Pride |
Country Musician |
18-Mar-1938 |
|
First black country music star |
| Barry Primus |
Actor |
16-Feb-1938 |
|
Gold Coast |
| Stanley A. Rabin |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Commercial Metals, 1979-2006 |
| Irma S. Raker |
Judge |
2-Apr-1938 |
|
Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals |
| Roger A. Ramsey |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Allied Waste Industries, 1989-97 |
| David M. Ransom |
Diplomat |
c. 1938 |
4-Dec-2003 |
US Ambassador to Bahrain, 1994-97 |
| Diane Ravitch |
Government |
1-Jul-1938 |
|
Education reformer |
| Lee Raymond |
Business |
13-Aug-1938 |
|
CEO of ExxonMobil, 1999-2005 |
| Johnny Rebel |
Singer |
1938 |
|
Segregationist Singer |
| Peter S. Redding |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Standard Register Company |
| Cordell Reed |
Business |
26-Mar-1938 |
|
Former Senior VP, ComEd |
| Ishmael Reed |
Novelist |
22-Feb-1938 |
|
The Free-Lance Pallbearers |
| Oliver Reed |
Actor |
13-Feb-1938 |
2-May-1999 |
Lion of the Desert |
| Rex Reed |
Critic |
2-Oct-1938 |
|
At the Movies |
| Richard G. Reiten |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Northwest Natural Gas |
| Toni Rembe |
Attorney |
c. 1938 |
|
Partner at Pillsbury Winthrop, 1971-2004 |
| Janet Reno |
Government |
21-Jul-1938 |
|
Clinton's US Attorney General |
| Stewart A. Resnick |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Roll International |
| Paul Revere |
Musician |
7-Jan-1938 |
|
And the Raiders |
| Nicholas A. Rey |
Business |
1938 |
|
US Ambassador to Poland, 1993-97 |
| W. Ann Reynolds |
Administrator |
c. 1938 |
|
Chancellor of CUNY, 1990-97 |
| Don Riegle |
Politician |
4-Feb-1938 |
|
US Senator from Michigan, 1976-95 |
| Diana Rigg |
Actor |
20-Jul-1938 |
|
Mrs. Peel |
| Michael Ritchie |
Film Director |
28-Nov-1938 |
16-Apr-2001 |
The Candidate |
| James Robertson |
Judge |
1938 |
|
Judge, resigned from FISA court |
| Oscar Robertson |
Basketball |
24-Nov-1938 |
|
NBA's Most Valuable Player 1964 |
| Kenny Rogers |
Country Musician |
21-Aug-1938 |
|
The Gambler |
| J. Patrick Rooney |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Golden Rule Insurance |
| Toby Roth |
Politician |
10-Oct-1938 |
|
Congressman from Wisconsin, 1979-97 |
| Jerry Rubin |
Activist |
14-Jul-1938 |
28-Nov-1994 |
Yippie, one of the Chicago 7 |
| Robert E. Rubin |
Government |
29-Aug-1938 |
|
US Treasury Secretary, 1995-99 |
| Johnny Rutherford |
Auto Racing |
12-Mar-1938 |
|
Three-time Indy 500 winner |
| Martin Sabo |
Politician |
28-Feb-1938 |
|
Congressman from Minnesota, 1979-2007 |
| Peter M. Sacerdote |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Former Partner, Goldman Sachs |
| Bill Saluga |
Actor |
c. 1938 |
|
You can call him RAY, you can call him JAY |
| Barry R. Schaller |
Judge |
23-Nov-1938 |
|
Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court |
| Alexander von Schlippenbach |
Pianist |
7-Apr-1938 |
|
Improv pianist and bandleader |
| Ronaldo H. Schmitz |
Business |
30-Oct-1938 |
|
CFO of BASF, 1984-90 |
| Ihno Schneevoigt |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Former Allianz and IBM executive |
| Romy Schneider |
Actor |
23-Sep-1938 |
29-May-1982 |
La Passante du Sans-Souci |
| Gerhard Schulmeyer |
Business |
1938 |
|
President of Siemens US, 1999-2001 |
| Marvin R. Schuster |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Burger King franchisee |
| Klaus Schwab |
Economist |
30-Mar-1938 |
|
Founder, World Economic Forum |
| Bob G. Scott |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
COO of Summit Bancshares, 1998-2006 |
| Gloria R. Scott |
Educator |
14-Apr-1938 |
|
President of Bennett College, 1987-2001 |
| Janette Scott |
Actor |
14-Dec-1938 |
|
The Day of the Triffids |
| Jean Seberg |
Actor |
13-Nov-1938 |
8-Sep-1979 |
Saint Joan |
| Gary L. Seevers |
Economist |
c. 1938 |
|
Council of Economic Advisers, 1973-75 |
| Robert B. Shapiro |
Business |
4-Aug-1938 |
|
CEO of Monsanto, 1995-2000 |
| John J. Shea |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Spiegel, Inc., 1985-98 |
| Michael Sheard |
Actor |
18-Jun-1938 |
31-Aug-2005 |
Mr. Bronson on Grange Hill |
| Jack C. Shewmaker |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
President and COO of Wal-Mart, 1978-84 |
| Jon A. Shirley |
Business |
1938 |
|
President and COO of Microsoft, 1983-90 |
| Alvin V. Shoemaker |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Chairman of First Boston, 1983-89 |
| Wayne H. Shortridge |
Attorney |
1938 |
|
Partner, Carlton Fields |
| Charles Simic |
Poet |
9-May-1938 |
|
The World Doesn't End |
| James Simons |
Mathematician |
c. 1938 |
|
Renaissance Technologies hedge fund |
| Thomas W. Simons |
Diplomat |
4-Sep-1938 |
|
US Ambassador to Pakistan, 1995-98 |
| Madge Sinclair |
Actor |
28-Apr-1938 |
20-Dec-1995 |
Nurse Shoop on Trapper John |
| Arthur M. Siskind |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Former News Corporation executive |
| Eugene C. Sit |
Business |
8-Aug-1938 |
|
Sit Investment Associates |
| Samuel K. Skinner |
Government |
10-Jun-1938 |
|
Bush 41's Chief of Staff |
| Denny Smith |
Politician |
19-Jan-1938 |
|
Congressman from Oregon, 1981-91 |
| John F. Smith, Jr. |
Business |
6-Apr-1938 |
|
CEO of General Motors, 1992-2000 |
| Keith C. Smith |
Diplomat |
1938 |
|
US Ambassador to Lithuania, 1997-2000 |
| William D. Smithburg |
Business |
9-Jul-1938 |
|
CEO of Quaker Oats, 1981-97 |
| Helmut Sonnenfeldt |
Government |
c. 1938 |
|
Former NSC staffer |
| Susan Stamberg |
Radio Personality |
7-Sep-1938 |
|
NPR |
| Charles Starkweather |
Criminal |
24-Nov-1938 |
25-Jun-1959 |
Spree killer |
| David Steel |
Politician |
31-Mar-1938 |
|
Leader of the UK Liberal Party, 1976-88 |
| William A. Steiger |
Politician |
15-May-1938 |
4-Dec-1978 |
Congressman from Wisconsin, 1967-78 |
| Charlie Stenholm |
Politician |
26-Oct-1938 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1979-2005 |
| Leonard Stern |
Business |
28-Mar-1938 |
|
Billionaire, Hartz pet supply |
| Paul G. Stern |
Business |
31-Oct-1938 |
|
CEO of Northern Telecom, 1989-93 |
| Connie Stevens |
Singer |
8-Aug-1938 |
|
Hawaiian Eye |
| Donald M. Stewart |
Administrator |
1938 |
|
President of Spelman College, 1976-87 |
| S. Jay Stewart |
Business |
1938 |
|
CEO of Morton International, 1994-99 |
