May 09
Today In History

Birthdays In History 1938

1938 Frank Langella American actor

1938 David Bailey English photographer and painter

1938 Lynn Conway American computer scientist and electrical engineer

1938 Robert Smithson American sculptor and photographer (d. 1973)

1938 Robin Butler Baron Butler of Brockwell English academic and politician

1938 K. Ganeshalingam Sri Lankan accountant and politician Mayor of Colombo (d. 2006)

1938 Juan Carlos I of Spain

1938 Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o Kenyan author and playwright

1938 Adriano Celentano Italian singer-songwriter actor and director

1938 Adrienne Clarke Australian botanist and academic

1938 Larisa Shepitko Soviet film director screenwriter and actress (d. 1979)

1938 Bob Boland Australian rugby league player and coach

1938 Bob Eubanks American game show host and producer

1938 Claudette Boyer Canadian educator and politician (d. 2013)

1938 Elza Ibrahimova Azerbaijani composer (d. 2012)

1938 Donald Knuth American computer scientist and mathematician

1938 Arthur Scargill English miner activist and politician

1938 Qazi Hussain Ahmad Pakistani scholar and politician (d. 2013)

1938 Cabu French cartoonist (d. 2015)

1938 Daevid Allen Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)

1938 Richard Anthony Egyptian-French singer-songwriter (d. 2015)

1938 Charlie Brill American actor voice artist and comedian

1938 Dave Edwards American captain and politician (d. 2013)

1938 Billy Gray American actor competitive motorcycle racer and inventor

1938 Tord Grip Swedish footballer and manager

1938 Anna Home English children's television executive and producer

1938 Morihiro Hosokawa Japanese journalist and politician 79th Prime Minister of Japan

1938 Jack Jones American singer and actor

1938 Ashraf Aman Pakistani engineer and mountaineer

1938 Estrella Blanca Mexican wrestler

1938 Chuni Goswami Indian footballer and cricketer (d. 2020)

1938 Marina Vaizey American journalist and critic

1938 John Bellairs American author and academic (d. 1991)

1938 Toini Gustafsson Swedish cross country skier

1938 Anthony Giddens English sociologist and academic

1938 Werner Olk German footballer and manager

1938 Hargus "Pig" Robbins American Country Music Hall of Fame session keyboard and piano player (d. 2022)

1938 Derek Dougan Irish-English footballer and journalist (d. 2007)

1938 Romano Fogli Italian footballer (d. 2021)

1938 Peter Beard Australian photographer and author (d. 2020)

1938 Joe Esposito American author (d. 2016)

1938 Altair Gomes de Figueiredo Brazilian footballer (d. 2019)

1938 Giant Baba Japanese wrestler and promoter founded All Japan Pro Wrestling (d. 1999)

1938 Georg Baselitz German painter and sculptor

1938 Julius Hemphill American saxophonist and composer (d. 1995)

1938 Shotaro Ishinomori Japanese author and illustrator (d. 1998)

1938 Leiji Matsumoto Japanese author illustrator and animator

1938 Vladimir Vysotsky Russian singer-songwriter actor and poet (d. 1980)

1938 Henry Jaglom English-American director and screenwriter

1938 Islam Karimov Uzbek politician 1st President of Uzbekistan (d. 2016)

1938 Beatrix of the Netherlands

1938 Lynn Carlin American actress

1938 James G. Watt American lawyer and politician 43rd United States Secretary of the Interior

1938 Norman Fowler English journalist and politician Secretary of State for Transport

1938 Gene MacLellan Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 1995)

1938 Victor Buono American actor (d. 1982)

1938 Emile Griffith American boxer and trainer (d. 2013)

1938 Frank J. Dodd American businessman and politician president of the New Jersey Senate (d. 2010)

1938 Rafael Nieto Navia Colombian lawyer jurist and diplomat

1938 Ron Logan Disney theatrical producer and professor

1938 Bevan Congdon New Zealand cricketer (d. 2018)

1938 Oliver Reed English actor (d. 1999)

1938 John Corigliano American composer and academic

1938 Choekyi Gyaltsen 10th Panchen Lama (d. 1989)

1938 Bobby Charles American singer-songwriter (d. 2020)

1938 Kel Tremain New Zealand rugby player (d. 1992)

1938 Steve Barber American baseball player (d. 2007)

1938 Tony Macedo Gibraltarian born English footballer

1938 Ishmael Reed American poet novelist essayist

1938 Sylvia Chase American broadcast journalist (d. 2019)

1938 Paul Morrissey American director producer and screenwriter

1938 Diane Varsi American actress (d. 1992)

1938 James Farentino American actor (d. 2012)

1938 Phil Knight American businessman and philanthropist co-founded Nike Inc.

1938 Herb Elliott Australian 1500 metres runner; 1960 Olympic champion and world record holder

1938 Farokh Engineer Indian international cricketer; successful as batsman and wicketkeeper

1938 Jake Thackray English singer-songwriter guitarist and journalist (d. 2002)

1938 Ricardo Lagos Chilean economist lawyer and politician 33rd President of Chile

1938 Lawrence Payton American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1997)

1938 Clark Gesner American author and composer (d. 2002)

1938 Anton Balasingham Sri Lankan-English negotiator (d. 2006)

1938 Alpha Condé Guinean politician President of Guinea

1938 Allan Kornblum American police officer and judge (d. 2010)

1938 Don Perkins American football player and sportscaster

1938 Paula Prentiss American actress

1938 Adam Daniel Rotfeld Polish academic and politician Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs

1938 Paul Evans American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1938 Lynn Margulis American biologist and academic (d. 2011)

1938 Fred Williamson American football player actor director producer and screenwriter

1938 David Baltimore American biologist and academic Nobel Prize laureate

1938 Janet Guthrie American professional race car driver first woman to qualify and compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500

1938 Norman Blake American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1938 Ron Mix American football player

1938 Vladimir Msryan Armenian actor (d. 2010)

1938 Johnny Rutherford American race car driver and sportscaster

1938 Ken Spears American writer (d. 2020)

1938 Juan Horacio Suárez Argentine bishop

1938 Ron Tutt American drummer (d. 2021)

1938 Robert Gammage American captain and politician (d. 2012)

1938 Eleanor Bron English actress and screenwriter

1938 Jan Crouch American televangelist co-founder of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (d. 2016)

1938 John Gleeson Australian cricketer (d. 2016)

1938 Árpád Orbán Hungarian footballer (d. 2008)

1938 Carlos Bilardo Argentinian footballer and manager

1938 Rudolf Nureyev Russian-French dancer and choreographer (d. 1993)

1938 Keith O'Brien Northern Ireland-born Scottish cleric theologian and cardinal (d. 2018)

1938 Zola Taylor American singer (d. 2007)

1938 Carl Gottlieb American actor and screenwriter

1938 Shashi Kapoor Indian actor and producer (d. 2017)

1938 Kenny Lynch English singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2019)

1938 Timo Mäkinen Finnish race car driver (d. 2017)

1938 Machiko Soga Japanese actress (d. 2006)

1938 Joe Kapp American football player coach and actor

1938 Sergei Novikov Russian mathematician and academic winner of the Fields Medal

1938 Michael Foreman English author and illustrator

1938 Grahame Thomas Australian cricketer

1938 Rein Etruk Estonian chess player (d. 2012)

1938 Jon Finlayson Australian actor and screenwriter (d. 2012)

1938 Hoyt Axton American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1999)

1938 Daniel Buren French sculptor and painter

1938 Fritz d'Orey Brazilian racing driver (d. 2020)

1938 Norman Ackroyd English painter and illustrator

1938 Anthony James Leggett English-American physicist and academic Nobel Prize laureate

1938 Bert de Vries Dutch politician

1938 John Barnhill American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)

1938 Klaus Schwab German economist and engineer founded the World Economic Forum

1938 Patrick Bateson English biologist and academic (d. 2017)

1938 Sheila Dikshit Indian politician 22nd Governor of Kerala (d. 2019)

1938 Antje Gleichfeld German runner

1938 Bill Hicke Canadian ice hockey player coach and manager (d. 2005)

1938 Tõnno Lepmets Estonian basketball player (d. 2005)

1938 Arthur B. Rubinstein American pianist composer and conductor (d. 2018)

1938 David Steel Scottish academic and politician

1938 John Larsson Swedish 17th General of The Salvation Army

1938 Booker Little American trumpet player and composer (d. 1961)

1938 Al Weis American baseball player

1938 Jeff Barry American singer-songwriter and producer

1938 Phil Rodgers American golfer (d. 2018)

1938 Colin Bland Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (d. 2018)

1938 Mal Colston Australian educator and politician (d. 2003)

1938 Nancy Holt American sculptor and painter (d. 2014)

1938 Natalya Kustinskaya Soviet actress (d. 2012)

1938 Giorgos Sideris Greek footballer

1938 Paul Daniels English magician and television host (d. 2016)

1938 Roy Thinnes American television and film actor

1938 Spencer Dryden American drummer (d. 2005)

1938 Freddie Hubbard American trumpet player and composer (d. 2008)

1938 Iris Johansen American author

1938 John Hamm Canadian physician and politician 25th Premier of Nova Scotia

1938 Mary W. Gray American mathematician statistician and lawyer

1938 Viktor Chernomyrdin Russian businessman and politician 30th Prime Minister of Russia (d. 2010)

1938 Gerry Baker American soccer player and manager (d. 2013)

1938 Michael Deaver American politician Deputy White House Chief of Staff (d. 2007)

1938 Reatha King American chemist and businesswoman

1938 Klaus Lehnertz German pole vaulter

1938 John Weston English poet and diplomat

1938 Rich Rollins American baseball player

1938 Gordon Wilson Scottish lawyer and politician (d. 2017)

1938 Stanley Fish American theorist author and scholar

1938 Alan Bond English-Australian businessman (d. 2015)

1938 Gani Fawehinmi Nigerian lawyer and activist (d. 2009)

1938 Issey Miyake Japanese fashion designer (d. 2022)

1938 Adam Raphael English journalist and author

1938 Roger Boisjoly American aerodynamicist and engineer (d. 2012)

1938 Ton Schulten Dutch painter and graphic designer

1938 Duane Eddy American singer-songwriter guitarist and actor

1938 Maurice Williams American doo-wop/R&B singer-songwriter

1938 Earl Anthony American bowler and sportscaster (d. 2001)

1938 Alain Caron Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1986)

1938 Madge Sinclair Jamaican-American actress (d. 1995)

1938 Klaus Voormann German artist bass player and producer

1938 Gary Collins American actor and talk show host (d. 2012)

1938 Juraj Jakubisko Slovak director and screenwriter (d. 2023)

1938 Larry Niven American author and screenwriter

1938 Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (d. 1996)

1938 Omar Abdel-Rahman Egyptian terrorist (d. 2017)

1938 Chris Cannizzaro American baseball player (d. 2016)

1938 Napoleon XIV American singer songwriter and record producer

1938 Tyrone Davis American blues and soul singer (d. 2005)

1938 Carlos Monsiváis Mexican journalist author and critic (d. 2010)

1938 Gillian Tindall English historian and author

1938 Michael Murphy American actor

1938 Barbara Wagner Canadian figure skater and coach

1938 Jean Garon Canadian economist lawyer and politician (d. 2014)

1938 Javed Burki Indian-Pakistani cricketer

1938 Jean Giraud French author and illustrator (d. 2012)

1938 Manuel Santana Spanish tennis player (d. 2021)

1938 Narendra Patel Baron Patel Tanzanian-English obstetrician academic and politician

1938 Millie Perkins American actress

1938 Giuliano Amato Italian academic and politician 48th Prime Minister of Italy

1938 Laurent Beaudoin Canadian businessman

1938 Anna Cropper British actress (d. 2007)

1938 Francine Pascal American author and playwright

1938 Buck Taylor American actor

1938 Robert Boyd English pediatrician and academic

1938 Mireille Darc French actress director and screenwriter (d. 2017)

1938 Nancy Garden American author (d. 2014)

1938 Stuart Bell English lawyer and politician (d. 2012)

1938 Marco Aurelio Denegri Peruvian television host and sexologist (d. 2018)

1938 Jason Bernard American actor (d. 1996)

1938 Marcia Freedman Israeli activist

1938 Pervis Jackson American R&B bass singer (d. 2008)

1938 Moisés da Costa Amaral East Timorese politician (d. 1989)

1938 Herbie Flowers English musician

1938 Igor Ter-Ovanesyan Ukrainian long jumper and coach

1938 Lee "Shot" Williams American singer (d. 2011)

1938 Richard Benjamin American actor and director

1938 Susan Strasberg American actress (d. 1999)

1938 Prince Buster Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2016)

1938 Tommy Chong Canadian-American actor director producer and screenwriter

1938 Raymond Carver American short story writer and poet (d. 1988)

1938 Margaret Forster English historian author and critic (d. 2016)

1938 Geoffrey Robinson English businessman and politician

1938 William Bolcom American pianist and composer

1938 Andrew Clennel Palmer British engineer (d. 2019)

1938 Lyudmila Petrushevskaya Russian author and playwright

1938 K. Bikram Singh Indian director and producer (d. 2013)

1938 Teresa Stratas Canadian soprano and actress

1938 Christopher Bland English businessman and politician (d. 2017)

1938 Fay Vincent American lawyer and businessman

1938 Billie Letts American author and educator (d. 2014)

1938 Johnny Paycheck American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2003)

1938 John Prescott British sailor and politician Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

1938 Peter Yarrow American singer-songwriter guitarist and producer

1938 Kevin Brownlow English historian and author

1938 George William Penrose Lord Penrose Scottish lawyer and judge

1938 John Harvard Canadian journalist and politician 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (d. 2016)

1938 Art Mahaffey American baseball player

1938 Moira Anderson Scottish singer

1938 Karin Balzer German hurdler (d. 2019)

1938 Roy Higgins Australian jockey (d. 2014)

1938 Ian St John Scottish international footballer and manager (d. 2021)

1938 Angelo Amato Italian cardinal

1938 Jeremy Hardie English economist and businessman

1938 Giles Havergal Scottish actor director and playwright

1938 Charles Wuorinen American composer and educator (d. 2020)

1938 Rahul Bajaj Indian businessman and politician (d. 2022)

1938 Violetta Villas Belgian-Polish singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2011)

1938 Vasanti N. Bhat-Nayak Indian mathematician and academic (d. 2009)

1938 Jean-Marie Doré Guinean lawyer and politician 11th Prime Minister of Guinea (d. 2016)

1938 Tom Oliver English-Australian actor

1938 Julie Felix American-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2020)

1938 Billy Williams American baseball player and coach

1938 Thomas Boyd-Carpenter English general

1938 Torgny Lindgren Swedish author and poet (d. 2017)

1938 Joyce Carol Oates American novelist short story writer critic and poet

1938 Kevin Murray Australian footballer and coach

1938 Wahoo McDaniel American football player and wrestler (d. 2002)

1938 Joan Kirner Australian educator and politician 42nd Premier of Victoria (d. 2015)

1938 Mickie Most English music producer (d. 2003)

1938 Don Black English songwriter

1938 John W. Dower American historian and author

1938 Michael M. Richter German mathematician and computer scientist (d. 2020)

1938 Lawrence Block American author

1938 Abulfaz Elchibey Azerbaijani politician 1st democratically elected Azerbaijani president (d. 2000)

1938 Ken Gray New Zealand rugby player (d. 1992)

1938 Neil Abercrombie American sociologist and politician 7th Governor of Hawaii

1938 Billy Davis Jr. American pop-soul singer

1938 Gerald North American climatologist and academic

1938 Bruce Babbitt American lawyer and politician 47th United States Secretary of the Interior

1938 David Hope Baron Hope of Craighead Scottish lieutenant and judge

1938 Konrad Kujau German illustrator (d. 2000)

1938 John Byner American actor and comedian

1938 Leon Panetta American lawyer and politician 23rd United States Secretary of Defense

1938 S. Sivamaharajah Sri Lankan Tamil newspaper publisher and politician (d. 2006)

1938 Simon Douglas-Pennant 7th Baron Penrhyn British baron

1938 Billy Mills American sprinter

1938 Craig Anderson American baseball player and coach

1938 Hariprasad Chaurasia Indian flute player and composer

1938 David Owen English physician and politician Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

1938 Jean Aitchison English linguist and academic

1938 Sjaak Swart Dutch footballer

1938 Steven Rose English biologist and academic

1938 Ronnie Self American singer-songwriter (d. 1981)

1938 James Montgomery Boice American pastor and theologian (d. 2000)

1938 Diane Clare English actress (d. 2013)

1938 Brian Dennehy American actor (d. 2020)

1938 Sanjeev Kumar Indian film actor (d. 1985)

1938 Paul Andreu French architect (d. 2018)

1938 Lee Morgan American trumpet player and composer (d. 1972)

1938 Jerry Rubin American activist author and businessman (d. 1994)

1938 Tommy Vig Hungarian vibraphone player drummer and composer

1938 Bill Alsup American racing driver (d. 2016)

1938 Ernie Barnes American football player actor and painter (d. 2009)

1938 Carmen Callil Australian publisher founded Virago Press

1938 Barry Goldwater Jr. American lawyer and politician

1938 Hermann Huppen Belgian author and illustrator

1938 John Connelly English footballer (d. 2012)

1938 Ian Stewart Scottish keyboard player and manager (d. 1985)

1938 Paul Verhoeven Dutch director producer and screenwriter

1938 Richard Jordan American actor (d. 1993)

1938 Jayant Narlikar Indian astrophysicist and astronomer

1938 Tom Raworth English poet and academic (d. 2017)

1938 Deniz Baykal Turkish lawyer and politician Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (d. 2023)

1938 Roger Hunt English footballer (d. 2021)

1938 Tony Oliva Cuban-American baseball player and coach

1938 Diana Rigg English actress (d. 2020)

1938 Natalie Wood American actress (d. 1981)

1938 Les Aspin American captain and politician 18th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 1995)

1938 Anton Kuerti Austrian-Canadian pianist composer and conductor

1938 Janet Reno American lawyer and politician 79th United States Attorney General (d. 2016)

1938 Terence Stamp English actor

1938 Juliet Anderson American porn actress and producer (d. 2010)

1938 Ronny Cox American singer-songwriter guitarist and actor

1938 Charles Harrelson American murderer (d. 2007)

1938 Bert Newton Australian actor and television host (d. 2021)

1938 Alexis Jacquemin Belgian economist and academic (d. 2004)

1938 Eugene J. Martin American painter (d. 2005)

1938 John Sparling New Zealand cricketer

1938 Bobby Hebb American singer-songwriter (d. 2010)

1938 Keith Peters Welsh physician and academic

1938 Gary Gygax American game designer co-created Dungeons & Dragons (d. 2008)

1938 Luis Aragonés Spanish footballer coach and manager (d. 2014)

1938 Arsen Dedić Croatian singer-songwriter and poet (d. 2015)

1938 Chuan Leekpai Thai lawyer and politician 20th Prime Minister of Thailand

1938 Jean Rochon Canadian physician and politician (d. 2021)

1938 Hervé de Charette French politician French Minister of Foreign Affairs

1938 Terry O'Neill English photographer (d. 2019)

1938 Dave Balon Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2007)

1938 Pierre de Bané Israeli-Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2019)

1938 Terry Peck Falkland Islander soldier (d. 2006)

1938 Terry Wogan Irish radio and television host (d. 2016)

1938 Ellen Schrecker American historian and academic

1938 Paul Bartel American actor director and screenwriter (d. 2000)

1938 Peter Bonerz American actor and director

1938 Bert Yancey American golfer (d. 1994)

1938 Jack Baldwin English chemist and academic (d. 2020)

1938 Jacques Hétu Canadian composer and educator (d. 2010)

1938 Connie Stevens American actress and businesswoman

1938 Leonid Kuchma Ukrainian engineer and politician 2nd President of Ukraine

1938 Otto Rehhagel German footballer coach and manager

1938 Tony Ross English author and illustrator

1938 Jean-Paul L'Allier Canadian journalist and politician 38th Mayor of Quebec City (d. 2016)

1938 Dave "Baby" Cortez American R&B pianist organist and composer

1938 Bill Masterton Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1968)

1938 Bennie Muller Dutch footballer

1938 Stephen Breyer American lawyer and jurist Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

1938 Stix Hooper American jazz drummer

1938 Pran Kumar Sharma Indian cartoonist (d. 2014)

1938 Maxine Waters American educator and politician

1938 Janusz Zajdel Polish engineer and author (d. 1985)

1938 Theodoros Pangalos Greek lawyer and politician Deputy Prime Minister of Greece

1938 Diana Muldaur American actress

1938 Nelly Vuksic Argentine conductor and musician

1938 Jean-Loup Chrétien French military officer and astronaut

1938 Peter Day English chemist and academic (d. 2020)

1938 Alain Vivien French politician

1938 Mike Weston English rugby player

1938 Jean Berkey American businesswoman and politician (d. 2013)

1938 Giacomo Bini Italian priest and missionary (d. 2014)

1938 Roger Greenaway English singer-songwriter and producer

1938 David Freiberg American singer and bass player

1938 Mason Williams American guitarist and composer

1938 David Canary American actor (d. 2015)

1938 Frederick Forsyth English journalist and author

1938 Jet Black English drummer (d. 2022)

1938 Maurizio Costanzo Italian journalist and academic

1938 Bengt Fahlström Swedish journalist (d. 2017)

1938 Elliott Gould American actor and producer

1938 Angela Huth English journalist and author

1938 Christian Müller German footballer and manager

1938 Robert Rubin American lawyer and politician 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury

1938 Murray Gleeson Australian lawyer and judge 11th Chief Justice of Australia

1938 Martin Bell English journalist and politician

1938 Alan Dershowitz American lawyer and author

1938 Per Kirkeby Danish painter sculptor and poet (d. 2018)

1938 Leonard Appleyard English diplomat British Ambassador to China (d. 2020)

1938 Jimmy Clanton American pop singer-songwriter

1938 Ernie Sigley Australian television host (d. 2021)

1938 Liliane Ackermann French microbiologist community leader writer and lecturer (d. 2007)

1938 Sarah Bradford English historian and author

1938 Caryl Churchill English-Canadian playwright

1938 Richard MacCormac English architect founded MJP Architects (d. 2014)

1938 Ryōji Noyori Japanese chemist and academic Nobel Prize laureate

1938 John Ferguson Sr. Canadian ice hockey player coach and manager (d. 2007)

1938 Doreen Massey Baroness Massey of Darwen English politician

1938 Joan Tower American pianist composer and conductor

1938 Adrian Cronauer American sergeant and radio host (d. 2018)

1938 Kenichi Horie Japanese sailor

1938 Sam Nunn American lawyer and politician

1938 John Davis English anthropologist and academic

1938 Jay Ward American baseball player coach and manager (d. 2012)

1938 David Hamilton English radio and television host

1938 David Higgins English composer and conductor (d. 2006)

1938 Brian F. G. Johnson English chemist and academic

1938 Judy Clay American soul and gospel singer (d. 2001)

1938 Claude Ruel Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)

1938 Tatiana Troyanos American operatic soprano (d. 1993)

1938 John Smith Scottish lawyer and politician Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1994)

1938 Franco Califano Libya-born Italian singer-songwriter (d. 2013)

1938 Nicol Williamson Scottish actor (d. 2011)

1938 Paul Benedict American actor (d. 2008)

1938 Perry Robinson American clarinet player and composer (d. 2018)

1938 Bobby Wine American baseball player and coach

1938 Billy Robinson English-American wrestler and trainer (d. 2014)

1938 Eric Gale American guitarist and producer (d. 1994)

1938 Jane Manning English soprano and educator (d. 2021)

1938 Doug Moe American basketball player and coach

1938 Olu Falae Nigerian politician and government official

1938 Gene Mingo American football player

1938 Romy Schneider German-French actress (d. 1982)

1938 Steve Douglas American saxophonist flute player and producer (d. 1993)

1938 Ron Hill English runner and businessman (d. 2021)

1938 Jonathan Motzfeldt Greenlandic priest and politician 1st Prime Minister of Greenland (d. 2010)

1938 Enn Tarto Estonian politician (d. 2021)

1938 Lucette Aldous New Zealand-Australian ballerina and educator

1938 Jonathan Goldsmith American actor

1938 Lars-Jacob Krogh Norwegian journalist (d. 2010)

1938 Jean-Loup Dabadie French journalist songwriter and screenwriter (d. 2020)

1938 Ben E. King American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2015)

1938 Wim Kok Dutch union leader and politician Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 2018)

1938 Michael Stürmer German historian

1938 Alan Hacker English clarinet player and educator (d. 2012)

1938 Tunç Başaran Turkish actor director producer and screenwriter (d. 2019)

1938 Mary McFadden American fashion designer

1938 Stella Stevens American actress and director (d. 2023)

1938 Waheed Murad Pakistani actor producer and screenwriter (d. 1983)

1938 Rex Reed American film critic

1938 Eddie Cochran American singer-songwriter guitarist and actor (d. 1960)

1938 David Hart Dyke English captain

1938 Jack Hodgins Canadian author and academic

1938 Dave Obey American lawyer and politician

1938 Kurt Wüthrich Swiss chemist and biophysicist Nobel Prize laureate

1938 Norman D. Wilson American actor (d. 2004)

1938 Johnny Duncan American country singer (d. 2006)

1938 Teresa Heinz Mozambican-American businesswoman and philanthropist

1938 Serge Nubret Caribbean-French bodybuilder and actor (d. 2011)

1938 Yvonne Brewster Jamaican actress and theatre director

1938 Ann Jones English tennis player and sportscaster

1938 William Corlett English author and playwright (d. 2005)

1938 Walter Gretzky Canadian ice hockey coach and author (d. 2021)

1938 Bronislovas Lubys Lithuanian businessman and politician Prime Minister of Lithuania (d. 2011)

1938 Heinz Fischer Austrian academic and politician 11th President of Austria

1938 John Sutherland English journalist author and academic

1938 Oleg Gordievsky Russian intelligence officer and author

1938 Daidō Moriyama Japanese photographer

1938 Lily Tuck American novelist and short story writer

1938 Leroy Hood American biologist and academic

1938 Michael Stear English air marshal (d. 2020)

1938 Shirley Caesar American gospel singer-songwriter

1938 Hugo Young English journalist and author (d. 2003)

1938 Farah Pahlavi Empress of Iran

1938 John Dean American lawyer and author 13th White House Counsel

1938 Elizabeth Esteve-Coll English curator and academic

1938 Ron Lancaster American-Canadian football player and coach (d. 2008)

1938 Shula Marks South African historian and academic

1938 Melba Montgomery American country music singer

1938 Marv Johnson American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1993)

1938 Brice Marden American painter

1938 Robert Ward American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2008)

1938 Carl Gunter Jr. American politician (d. 1999)

1938 Nico German singer-songwriter model and actress (d. 1988)

1938 Les Murray Australian anthologist poet and critic (d. 2019)

1938 António Calvário Portuguese singer and artist

1938 Robert Dove American lawyer and politician (d. 2021)

1938 Bill Morris Baron Morris of Handsworth Jamaican-English union leader and politician

1938 Emidio Greco Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2012)

1938 Iain Macmillan Scottish photographer and educator (d. 2006)

1938 Carl Brewer Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2001)

1938 K. Indrapala Sri Lankan historian and academic

1938 Derek Jacobi English actor

1938 Christopher Lloyd American actor comedian and producer

1938 Alan G`ilzean Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2018)

1938 Stephen Resnick American economist and academic (d. 2013)

1938 Lara Parker American actress and author

1938 Keigo Abe Japanese martial artist and coach

1938 Kenneth Best Liberian journalist founded The Daily Observer

1938 Howard Blake English composer and conductor

1938 Dave Budd American basketball player

1938 Gary Cowan Canadian golfer

1938 David Dimbleby English journalist

1938 Anne Perry English author

1938 Ralph Bakshi American director producer and screenwriter

1938 Peter Stampfel American fiddle player violinist and singer-songwriter

1938 Morris Lurie Australian novelist short story writer and playwright (d. 2014)

1938 Nicholasa Mohr Puerto Rican American Nuyorican writer

1938 Pat Buchanan American journalist and politician

1938 David Eden Lane American white supremacist (d. 2007)

1938 Queen Sofía of Spain

1938 Martin Dunwoody English mathematician and academic

1938 Akira Kobayashi Japanese actor

1938 Jean Rollin French actor director and screenwriter (d. 2010)

1938 Joe Dassin American-French singer-songwriter (d. 1980)

1938 César Luis Menotti Argentinian footballer and manager

1938 Jim Steranko American author and illustrator

1938 Mack Jones American baseball player (d. 2004)

1938 Dee Clark American singer-songwriter (d. 1990)

1938 Jake Gibbs American baseball player and coach

1938 Jim Kaat American baseball player coach and sportscaster

1938 Barry Newman American actor

1938 Driss Basri Moroccan police officer and politician (d. 2007)

1938 Satch Sanders American basketball player

1938 Richard Stoker English composer author and poet (d. 2021)

1938 Ti-Grace Atkinson American author and critic

1938 Denis DeJordy Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1938 Benjamin Mkapa Tanzanian journalist and politician 3rd President of Tanzania (d. 2020)

1938 Mort Shuman American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1991)

1938 Gérald Godin Canadian journalist poet and politician (d. 1994)

1938 Jack Rule Jr. American golfer

1938 Jean Seberg American-French actress and singer (d. 1979)

1938 Ahmed Bouanani Moroccan filmmaker (d. 2011)

1938 Kang Ning-hsiang Taiwanese politician

1938 Walter Learning Canadian actor (d. 2020)

1938 Robert Nozick American philosopher author and academic (d. 2002)

1938 Troy Seals American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1938 Charles Guthrie Baron Guthrie of Craigiebank Scottish general

1938 Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil Iraqi-Lebanese archbishop (d. 2012)

1938 Norbert Ratsirahonana Malagasy politician Prime Minister of Madagascar

1938 Karl Schranz Austrian skier

1938 Len Killeen South African rugby league player (d. 2011)

1938 Frank Misson Australian cricketer

1938 Colin Fox Canadian actor

1938 John Eleuthère du Pont American businessman and philanthropist founded Delaware Museum of Natural History (d. 2010)

1938 Henry Lee Chinese-American criminologist and academic

1938 Patrick Kelly English archbishop

1938 Willy Claes Belgian conductor and politician 8th Secretary General of NATO

1938 Charles Starkweather American spree killer (d. 1959)

1938 Erol Güngör Turkish sociologist and psychologist (d. 1983)

1938 Rosanna Schiaffino Italian actress (d. 2009)

1938 Elizabeth Bailey American economist (d. 2022)

1938 Porter Goss American soldier and politician 19th Director of the CIA

1938 Rodney Jory Australian physicist and academic (d. 2021)

1938 Rich Little Canadian-American comedian actor and singer

1938 John Ashworth English biologist and academic

1938 Apolo Nsibambi Ugandan academic and politician Prime Minister of Uganda (d. 2019)

1938 Peter Dimond Australian rugby league player (d. 2021)

1938 Johnny Crossan Northern Irish footballer author and sports analyst

1938 Jean Eustache French director producer and screenwriter (d. 1981)

1938 John M. Goldman English haematologist and oncologist (d. 2013)

1938 Hani al-Rahib Syrian novelist and literary academic. (d. 2000)

1938 Sandy Nelson American rock and roll drummer

1938 Jean-Claude Malépart Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989)

1938 Sally Shlaer American mathematician and engineer (d. 1998)

1938 Andre Marrou American lawyer and politician

1938 Yvonne Minton Australian-English soprano and actress

1938 J. J. Cale American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)

1938 Patrick Bauchau Belgian-American actor

1938 David Houston American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993)

1938 Deacon Jones American football player sportscaster and actor (d. 2013)

1938 Dimitrios Trichopoulos Greek epidemiologist oncologist and academic (d. 2014)

1938 Bill Dunk Australian golfer

1938 Yuri Temirkanov Russian viola player and conductor

1938 Enrico Macias Algerian-French singer-songwriter and guitarist

1938 McCoy Tyner American jazz musician (d. 2020)

1938 Gus Johnson American basketball player; elected to Hall of Fame in 2010 (d. 1987)

1938 Leonardo Boff Brazilian theologian and author

1938 Charlie Griffith Barbadian cricketer

1938 Michael Bogdanov Welsh director and screenwriter (d. 2017)

1938 Billy Shaw American football player

1938 Frank Deford American journalist and author (d. 2017)

1938 Liv Ullmann Norwegian actress director and screenwriter

1938 Peter Snell New Zealand runner (d. 2019)

1938 Chas Chandler English bass player and producer (d. 1996)

1938 Joel Hirschhorn American songwriter and composer (d. 2005)

1938 Matty Alou Dominican-American baseball player and scout (d. 2011)

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