Guy Roux

French football player and manager (born 1938).

Born October 18th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Colmar.

Joseph Brooks

American director and composer (1938-2011).

Born March 11th, 1938 in New York City.

Died May 22nd, 2011 at 73 years old in New York City (asphyxia). ^[ref]

Ishmael Reed

American poet, novelist, essayist, songwriter, playwright, editor and publisher.

Born February 22nd, 1938 (age 88 years) in Chattanooga.

Franz-Ludwig Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

German attorney and politician.

Born May 4th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Bamberg.

Billie Jo Spears

Us country singer (1937–2011).

Born January 14th, 1938 in Beaumont.

Died December 14th, 2011 at 73 years old in Vidor (cancer). ^[ref]

Ian Brady

British serial killer, perpetrator of the moors murders (1938–2017).

Born January 2nd, 1938 in Glasgow.

Died May 15th, 2017 at 79 years old in Ashworth Hospital (lung disease).

Fumio Demura

Martial artist (1938–2023).

Born September 15th, 1938 in Yokohama.

Died April 24th, 2023 at 84 years old in California. ^[ref]

Ann Haydon-Jones

English tennis player.

Born October 7th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Birmingham.

Abulfaz Elchibey

President of azerbaijan from 1992 to 1993.

Born June 24th, 1938 in Kalaki.

Died August 22nd, 2000 at 62 years old in Ankara (cancer).

Milan Mandarić

Serbian businessman.

Born September 5th, 1938 in Gospić.

Died October 4th, 2025 at 87 years old in Belgrade. ^[ref]

Lynn Carlin

Actress.

Born January 31st, 1938 (age 88 years) in Los Angeles.

Benjamin Mkapa

Tanzanian politician and former president (1938-2020).

Born November 12th, 1938 in Ndanda.

Died July 24th, 2020 at 81 years old in Dar es Salaam (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Bobby Hebb

American singer-songwriter (1938-2010).

Born July 26th, 1938 in Nashville.

Died August 3rd, 2010 at 72 years old in Nashville (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Désirée Silfverschiöld

Swedish princess; elder sister of king carl xvi gustaf of sweden (1938–2026).

Born June 2nd, 1938 in Haga Palace.

Died January 21st, 2026 at 87 years old in Koberg Castle. ^[ref]

Chung Mong-koo

South korean businessman.

Born March 19th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Gangwon Province.

Ricardo Lagos

Chilean politician, president of chile from 2000 to 2006.

Born March 2nd, 1938 (age 88 years) in Santiago.

Perry Anderson

British historian (born 1938).

Born September 11th, 1938 (age 87 years) in London.

Michael Culver

British actor (1938–2024).

Born June 16th, 1938 in Hampstead.

Died February 27th, 2024 at 85 years old ^[ref]

James H. Cone

American theologian (1938–2018).

Born August 5th, 1938 in Fordyce. ^[ref]

Died April 28th, 2018 at 79 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

James G. Watt

United states secretary of the interior (1938-2023).

Born January 31st, 1938 in Lusk.

Died May 27th, 2023 at 85 years old in Wickenburg. ^[ref]

Bruce Babbitt

American lawyer and politician.

Born June 27th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Flagstaff.

Loretta Long

American actress.

Born October 4th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Paw Paw.

Gus Johnson

American basketball player (1938-1987).

Born December 13th, 1938 in Akron.

Died April 29th, 1987 at 48 years old in Akron (brain cancer).

Larry Bryggman

American actor (b. 1938).

Born December 21st, 1938 (age 87 years) in Concord.

Jacqueline Andere

Mexican actress.

Born August 20th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Mexico City.