Born in 1938
- ️Wed Dec 17 2008
Born in 1938
LISTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Abdel-Rahman | Criminal | 3-May-1938 | The Blind Sheikh | |
| Neil Abercrombie | Politician | 26-Jun-1938 | Governor of Hawaii | |
| 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 | |
| Joseph P. Albright | Judge | 8-Nov-1938 | 20-Mar-2009 | WV Supreme Court Justice, 2001-09 |
| 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 | 11-Jan-2010 | Queen of the MILFs |
| 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 |
| Rocky Aoki | Business | 9-Oct-1938 | 10-Jul-2008 | Benihana founder |
| 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 |
| Stephen M. Axinn | Attorney | 1938 | Antitrust attorney | |
| 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 |
| Georg Baselitz | Painter | 23-Jan-1938 | Painter of upside-down motifs | |
| 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 | |
| Frank E. Baxter | Business | c. 1938 | CEO of Jefferies & Company, 1987-2000 | |
| 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 | 1-Dec-2008 | Harry Bentley on The Jeffersons |
| David Benedictus | Novelist | 16-Sep-1938 | The Fourth of June | |
| Richard Benjamin | Actor | 22-May-1938 | Westworld | |
| Douglas J. Bennet | Educator | 23-Jun-1938 | President of Wesleyan University, 1995-2007 | |
| 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 | 1-Nov-2008 | 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 | |
| William Bolcom | Composer | 26-May-1938 | Songs of Innocence and of Experience | |
| Peter Bonerz | Film Director | 6-Aug-1938 | Sitcom and film director | |
| Walter E. Boomer | Military | 22-Sep-1938 | Retired General, US Marine Corps | |
| Roy Bourgeois | Activist | 1938 | School of the Americas Watch | |
| Joseph L. Bower | Business | 21-Sep-1938 | Professor, Harvard Business School | |
| Tom Bower | Actor | 1938 | Dr. Curtis Willard on The Waltons | |
| 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 | |
| Charlie Brill | Actor | 13-Jan-1938 | Capt. Lipschitz on Silk Stalkings | |
| Bob Brinker | Radio Personality | c. 1938 | Moneytalk | |
| E. Richard Brooks | Business | c. 1938 | Central and South West Corporation | |
| Jerry Brown | Politician | 7-Apr-1938 | Governor of California | |
| Stephen L. Brown | Business | c. 1938 | President of John Hancock, 1987-2000 | |
| Larry Bryggman | Actor | 21-Dec-1938 | As the World Turns | |
| Vaughn D. Bryson | Business | c. 1938 | CEO of Eli Lilly, 1991-93 | |
| Pat Buchanan | Columnist | 2-Nov-1938 | Crossfire | |
| Daniel M. Buechlein | Religion | 20-Apr-1938 | Catholic Archbishop of Indianapolis | |
| 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 | |
| Roger Caron | Criminal | 12-Apr-1938 | 11-Apr-2012 | Go-Boy! Memoirs of a Life Behind Bars |
| 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 | |
| Ananda M. Chakrabarty | Scientist | 4-Apr-1938 | Oil-eating bacteria | |
| Lee Chamberlin | Actor | 14-Feb-1938 | The Electric Company | |
| 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 | 3-Nov-2010 | 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 | |
| Yvon Chouinard | Business | 9-Nov-1938 | Founder, Patagonia | |
| Caryl Churchill | Playwright | 3-Sep-1938 | Having a Wonderful Time | |
| Willy Claes | Politician | 24-Nov-1938 | Belgian minister | |
| David C. Clapp | Business | c. 1938 | Retired Partner, Goldman Sachs | |
| Kay Knight Clarke | Business | c. 1938 | Templeton, Ltd. | |
| 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 | |
| Ted Collins, Jr. | Business | c. 1938 | President of Enron, 1982-87 | |
| 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 | |
| Anthony H. Cordesman | Government | 2-Aug-1938 | The Lessons of Modern War | |
| Charles H. Cotros | Business | c. 1938 | CEO of Sysco, 2000-04 | |
| Steve Cowper | Politician | 21-Aug-1938 | Governor of Alaska, 1986-90 | |
| Ronny Cox | Actor | 23-Jul-1938 | Lt. Bogomil in Beverly Hills Cop | |
| Lester Crawford | Government | 13-Mar-1938 | FDA Commissioner, 2005 | |
| 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 rifle |
| 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. | |
| Michael Culver | Actor | 16-Jun-1938 | A Passage to India | |
| 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 | |
| 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 W. Dick | Business | 9-Jan-1938 | Chairman of Hooper Industries, 1984-2007 | |
| 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 | Business | 1938 | US Chamber of Commerce | |
| Robert Drivas | Actor | 21-Nov-1938 | 29-Jun-1986 | Bad Habits |
| Spencer Dryden | Drummer | 7-Apr-1938 | 11-Jan-2005 | Jefferson Airplane drummer |
| John E. du Pont | Criminal | 22-Nov-1938 | 9-Dec-2010 | Lunatic, murdered wrestler David Schultz |
| Michel Duchaussoy | Actor | 29-Nov-1938 | 13-Mar-2012 | French character actor |
| 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 | |
| P. Michael Ehlerman | Business | c. 1938 | Chairman of Sovereign Bancorp | |
| Donald J. Ehrlich | Business | c. 1938 | Wabash National Corporation | |
| Herb Elliott | Track and Field | 25-Feb-1938 | Middle distance runner | |
| John Hart Ely | Scholar | 3-Dec-1938 | 25-Oct-2003 | Democracy and Distrust |
| Ron Ely | Actor | 21-Jun-1938 | Tarzan | |
| 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 | 24-Jan-2012 | The Final Countdown |
| James Fargo | Film Director | 14-Aug-1938 | The Enforcer | |
| Emerson D. Farley, Jr. | Doctor | c. 1938 | Retired Physician, Richmond, Virginia | |
| Thomas C. Farnsworth, Jr. | Business | c. 1938 | Farnsworth Investment Co. | |
| John F. Farrell, Jr. | Business | c. 1938 | North American Mortgage Company | |
| 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 exemption |
| Frederick Forsyth | Novelist | 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 | President of Peru, 1990-2000 | |
| Gay Hart Gaines | Administrator | 11-Feb-1938 | Chairman of GOPAC, 1993-97 | |
| 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, 1987-2008 | |
| Mary Ann Glendon | Diplomat | 7-Oct-1938 | US Ambassador to the Vatican | |
| Christopher Glenn | Journalist | 23-Mar-1938 | 17-Oct-2006 | Longtime CBS radio correspondent |
| Arne Glimcher | Film Director | 2-Mar-1938 | The Mambo Kings | |
| 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 | |
| Lou Graham | Golf | 7-Jan-1938 | Winner, 1975 US Open | |
| 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 | |
| Charles Gwathmey | Architect | 19-Jun-1938 | 3-Aug-2009 | Designed extension to the Guggenheim |
| Gary Gygax | Inventor | 27-Jul-1938 | 4-Mar-2008 | Co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons |
| Katie Hall | Politician | 3-Apr-1938 | 20-Feb-2012 | Congresswoman from Indiana, 1982-85 |
| John Hamm | Politician | 8-Apr-1938 | Premier of Nova Scotia, 1999-2006 | |
| 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 | |
| Michael S. Harper | Poet | 18-Mar-1938 | Nightmare Begins Responsibility | |
| 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 | Wife of John Kerry | |
| Anne Helm | Actor | 12-Sep-1938 | Follow That Dream | |
| Sherman Hemsley | Actor | 1-Feb-1938 | 24-Jul-2012 | George Jefferson on The Jeffersons |
| Maurice Hinchey | Politician | 27-Oct-1938 | Congressman, New York 22nd | |
| Kaneaster Hodges, Jr. | Politician | 20-Aug-1938 | US Senator from Arkansas, 1977-79 | |
| William R. Holland | Business | c. 1938 | CEO of United Dominion, 1986-2000 | |
| Leroy Hood | Biologist | 10-Oct-1938 | Systems biology and Human Genome Project | |
| Jack Horkheimer | Astronomer | 11-Jun-1938 | 20-Aug-2010 | Naked-eye astronomer |
| Freddie Hubbard | Jazz Musician | 7-Apr-1938 | 29-Dec-2008 | Hard-bop jazz trumpet soloist |
| Waris Hussein | Film Director | 9-Dec-1938 | Melody | |
| David Irving | Activist | 24-Mar-1938 | Notorious Holocaust denier | |
| Douglas Jackson | Film Director | 1938 | The Paper Boy | |
| Maynard Jackson | Politician | 23-Mar-1938 | 23-Jun-2003 | First black Mayor of Atlanta |
| Derek Jacobi | Actor | 22-Oct-1938 | Claudius on I, Claudius | |
| Etta James | Singer | 25-Jan-1938 | 20-Jan-2012 | 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 | |
| Roy Lee Johnson | Musician | 31-Dec-1938 | R&B guitarist and songwriter | |
| 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 | |
| Michael S. Kanne | Judge | 21-Dec-1938 | 7th Circuit Court of Appeals | |
| 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 | |
| Betty Lou Keim | Actor | 27-Sep-1938 | 27-Jan-2010 | Fran McCord on The Deputy |
| 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 | |
| Elizabeth T. Kennan | Business | c. 1938 | President of Mt. Holyoke College, 1978-95 | |
| Robert C. Khayat | Educator | 18-Apr-1938 | Chancellor, University of Mississippi | |
| Ben E. King | Singer/Songwriter | 28-Sep-1938 | Stand By Me | |
| Carolyn D. King | Judge | 30-Jan-1938 | 5th Circuit Court of Appeals | |
| Reatha Clark King | Business | 11-Apr-1938 | President of Metropolitan State, 1977-88 | |
| Jack T. Kirby | Historian | 22-Aug-1938 | 6-Aug-2009 | Mockingbird Song |
| Paul G. Kirk, Jr. | Politician | 18-Jan-1938 | US Senator from Massachusetts | |
| Myles Klein | Business | c. 1938 | Klein & Barreto PA | |
| 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 | |
| Eileen S. Kraus | Business | c. 1938 | Connecticut National Bank | |
| 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, 2001-09 | |
| Fela Kuti | Musician | 15-Oct-1938 | 2-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 | |
| Rod Laver | Tennis | 9-Aug-1938 | Winner of 1962 and 1969 Grand Slam | |
| Raymond F. Lederer | Politician | 19-May-1938 | 1-Dec-2008 | Congressman snagged in ABSCAM |
| Henry C. Lee | Scientist | 22-Nov-1938 | Prominent criminologist | |
| Anthony J. Leggett | Physicist | 26-Mar-1938 | Particle physicist, explored superfluidity | |
| Lew Lehrman | Business | 15-Aug-1938 | Rite Aid drugstore founder | |
| Richard A. Lerner | Biologist | 28-Aug-1938 | 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 | Love Story | |
| Bernard L. Madoff | Business | 29-Apr-1938 | Madoff Investment Securities LLC | |
| 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, 2003-06 | |
| Tandja Mamadou | Head of State | 1938 | President of Niger, 1999-2010 | |
| Armen Der Marderosian | Business | c. 1938 | GTE Government Systems Corp. | |
| 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 | |
| David B. Mathis | Business | c. 1938 | Kemper Insurance Companies | |
| Phillip D. Matthews | Business | c. 1938 | Former Dart Industries executive | |
| John W. McCarter, Jr. | Business | c. 1938 | CEO of the Field Museum | |
| James A. McClung | Business | c. 1938 | Former VP at FMC | |
| 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 | |
| David K. McKown | Business | c. 1938 | Eaton Vance Management | |
| 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 | 5-Dec-2010 | Dallas Cowboys, Monday Night Foorball |
| 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 H. 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 | |
| Lee Morgan | Jazz Musician | 10-Jul-1938 | 19-Feb-1972 | The Sidewinder |
| 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 | Former 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 | Panamanian dictator | |
| 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 A. Nye | Business | Jun-1938 | CEO of TXU, 1999-2004 | |
| Thomas H. O'Brien | Business | c. 1938 | CEO of PNC Financial, 1988-2000 | |
| 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 from Wisconsin, 1969-2011 | |
| Vincent Obsitnik | Business | 1938 | US Ambassador to Slovakia | |
| 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 | |
| Rafael Osuna | Tennis | 15-Sep-1938 | 4-Jun-1969 | Winner of 4 Grand Slam titles |
| 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 | US Secretary of Defense | |
| 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 from Pennsylvania, 1997-2007 | |
| David C. Phillips | Business | c. 1938 | Former Partner, Arthur Andersen | |
| 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 | |
| Rosemary S. Pooler | Judge | 21-Jun-1938 | 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals | |
| Jerry I. Porras | Business | c. 1938 | Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford | |
| A. Alexander Porter, Jr. | Business | c. 1938 | Porter Orlin | |
| Paula Prentiss | Actor | 4-Mar-1938 | What's New, Pussycat? | |
| John Prescott | Politician | 31-May-1938 | Deputy Prime Minister of the UK, 1997-2007 | |
| Margaret R. Preska | Educator | c. 1938 | Robinson Preska Company | |
| Simon Preston | Organist | 4-Aug-1938 | Organist at Westminster Abbey, 1981-87 | |
| Charley Pride | Country Musician | 18-Mar-1938 | First black country music star | |
| Barry Primus | Actor | 16-Feb-1938 | Gold Coast | |
| John Quade | Actor | 1-Apr-1938 | 9-Aug-2009 | Every Which Way But Loose |
| 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 | |
| Robert L. Rewey | Business | c. 1938 | Former VP Marketing at Ford | |
| Nicholas A. Rey | Business | 23-Jan-1938 | 14-Jan-2009 | US Ambassador to Poland, 1993-97 |
| 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 | |
| Toby Roth | Politician | 10-Oct-1938 | Congressman from Wisconsin, 1979-97 | |
| Ilana D. Rovner | Judge | 21-Aug-1938 | 7th Circuit Court of Appeals | |
| 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 | |
| Manolo Santana | Tennis | 10-May-1938 | Winner of 5 Grand Slam titles | |
| 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 | 14-Mar-1938 | 17-Nov-2010 | 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 Siebert | Actor | 9-Mar-1938 | Dr. Riverside on Trapper John, M.D. | |
| 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 | 24-Jun-2008 | 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 | |
| Jo Ann R. Smith | Business | c. 1938 | Former Chair, National Cattlemen's Beef Assn. | |
| 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 | |
| Peter Snell | Track and Field | 17-Dec-1938 | Olympic distance runner | |
| Helmut Sonnenfeldt | Government | c. 1938 | Former NSC staffer | |
| Andrew A. Sorensen | Educator | 20-Jul-1938 | 17-Apr-2011 | President, University of South Carolina, 2002-08 |
| 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 | Educator | 1938 | President of College Board, 1987-99 | |
| S. Jay Stewart | Business | 1938 | CEO of Morton International, 1994-99 | |
| Fred Stolle | Tennis | 8-Oct-1938 | Winner of 17 Grand Slam titles | |
| Susan Strasberg | Actor | 22-May-1938 | 21-Jan-1999 | Picnic |
| B. Alan Sugg | Educator | c. 1938 | President, University of Arkansas | |
| Ivan Sutherland | Engineer | 16-May-1938 | Father of computer graphics | |
| Stender E. Sweeney | Business | c. 1938 | Former VP Finance, Times Mirror Co. | |
| Steve Symms | Politician | 23-Apr-1938 | US Senator from Idaho, 1981-93 | |
| István Szabó | Film Director | 18-Feb-1938 | Being Julia | |
| Oscar Tang | Philanthropist | 1938 | Chinese-American philanthropist | |
| Burton M. Tansky | Business | c. 1938 | CEO of Neiman Marcus | |
| Calisto Tanzi | Business | 1938 | Founder of Parmalat, now jailed | |
| Buck Taylor | Actor | 13-May-1938 | Newly O'Brien on Gunsmoke | |
| Lewis Teague | Film Director | 8-Mar-1938 | The Jewel of the Nile | |
| Peter G. Ten Eyck II | Agriculturalist | c. 1938 | Indian Ladder Farms | |
| Anthony P. Terracciano | Business | c. 1938 | Chairman of Sallie Mae | |
| Roy Thinnes | Actor | 6-Apr-1938 | David Vincent on The Invaders | |
| Arthur R. Thompson | Activist | 1938 | CEO, John Birch Society | |
| Lester Thurow | Economist | 7-May-1938 | Sloan School of Management | |
| William R. Timken, Jr. | Diplomat | c. 1938 | US Ambassador to Germany | |
| Allen Toussaint | Musician | 14-Jan-1938 | Influential New Orleans composer/producer | |
| Cameron C. Troilo | Business | c. 1938 | Yardley Savings & Loan Association | |
| Tatiana Troyanos | Singer | 12-Sep-1938 | 21-Aug-1993 | Operatic Mezzo-Soprano |
| Kenneth Tsang | Actor | 1938 | Hong Kong character actor | |
| Edmund S. W. Tse | Business | c. 1938 | Vice Chairman of AIG | |
| Ted Turner | Business | 19-Nov-1938 | Founder of Cable News Network | |
| James E. Ukrop | Business | c. 1938 | Ukrop's Super Markets, Inc. | |
| Liv Ullmann | Actor | 16-Dec-1938 | The Passion of Anna | |
| Diane Varsi | Actor | 23-Feb-1938 | 19-Nov-1992 | Peyton Place |
| Paul Verhoeven | Film Director | 18-Jul-1938 | Starship Troopers | |
| Fay Vincent | Baseball | 29-May-1938 | Commissioner of Baseball, 1989-92 | |
| William P. Vititoe | Business | c. 1938 | CEO of Washington Energy, 1994-97 | |
| Jon Voight | Actor | 29-Dec-1938 | Midnight Cowboy | |
| Marilou von Ferstel | Business | c. 1938 | Ogilvy Adams & Rinehart | |
| Peter Jon de Vos | Diplomat | 24-Dec-1938 | 9-Jun-2008 | US Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1994-97 |
| Maxine Waters | Politician | 15-Aug-1938 | Congresswoman, California 35th | |
| Wes Watkins | Politician | 15-Dec-1938 | Congressman from Oklahoma | |
| H. Mitchell Watson, Jr. | Business | c. 1938 | President of Sigma Group, 1992-2005 | |
| James Watt | Government | 31-Jan-1938 | Reagan's Secretary of the Interior | |
| Dawn Wells | Actor | 18-Oct-1938 | Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island | |
| Jerry West | Basketball | 28-May-1938 | Los Angeles Lakers | |
| J. Taylor Wharton | Doctor | c. 1938 | Gynecological oncologist | |
| Don Wildmon | Activist | 18-Jan-1938 | Moral crusader | |
| C. Howard Wilkins, Jr. | Business | 1938 | US Ambassador to the Netherlands, 1989-92 | |
| Billy Williams | Baseball | 15-Jun-1938 | Chicago Cubs hitter | |
| Dick Anthony Williams | Actor | 9-Aug-1938 | 16-Feb-2012 | What the Wine Sellers Buy |
| Hal Williams | Actor | 14-Dec-1938 | Lester Jenkins on 227 | |
| Fred Williamson | Football | 5-Mar-1938 | Football star, Original Gangstas | |
| Nicol Williamson | Actor | 14-Sep-1938 | 16-Dec-2011 | Merlin in Excalibur |
| Larry Wilson | Football | 24-May-1938 | St. Louis Cardinal, NFL Hall of Famer | |
| Frank G. Wisner | Diplomat | 1938 | US Ambassador to India, 1994-97 | |
| Bill Withers | Singer/Songwriter | 4-Jul-1938 | Lean on Me | |
| Terry Wogan | Radio Personality | 3-Aug-1938 | BBC's Wake Up To Wogan | |
| Natalie Wood | Actor | 20-Jul-1938 | 29-Nov-1981 | Rebel Without A Cause |
| Peter M. Wood | Business | c. 1938 | Former Managing Director, JP Morgan | |
| Jerry M. Woodall | Inventor | c. 1938 | Inventor of the red LED | |
| Nicholas Worth | Actor | 4-Sep-1938 | 7-May-2007 | Don't Answer the Phone! |
| Robert L. Wright | Business | c. 1938 | Dimension International | |
| Charles Wuorinen | Composer | 9-Jun-1938 | Time's Encomium | |
| Kurt Wüthrich | Chemist | 4-Oct-1938 | Magnetic resonance spectroscopy | |
| Peter Yarrow | Singer | 31-May-1938 | The Peter in Peter, Paul, and Mary | |
| Wu Yi | Government | Nov-1938 | Vice Premier and Heath Minister of China | |
| Jerry York | Business | 22-Jun-1938 | 16-Mar-2010 | CFO of IBM, 1993-95 |
| A. Thomas Young | Business | 1938 | President of Martin Marietta, 1990-95 | |
| Herbert J. Zarkin | Business | c. 1938 | CEO of BJ's Wholesale Club | |
| Harb Saleh al-Zuhair | Business | 4-Jul-1938 | Saudi Arabian industrialist |
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