Alton Ellis

Jamaican musician (1938–2008).

Born September 1st, 1938 in Kingston.

Died October 10th, 2008 at 70 years old in London (cancer). ^[ref]

Derek Dougan

Northern irish footballer and manager (1938-2007).

Born January 20th, 1938 in Belfast.

Died June 24th, 2007 at 69 years old in Wolverhampton (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Larry Wilson

American football player, coach, executive (1938–2020).

Born March 24th, 1938 in Rigby.

Died September 17th, 2020 at 82 years old in Scottsdale. ^[ref]

Betty Cuthbert

Australian sprinter (1938–2017).

Born April 20th, 1938 in Sydney.

Died August 6th, 2017 at 79 years old in Mandurah (multiple sclerosis). ^[ref]

Howard Blake

Composer.

Born October 28th, 1938 (age 87 years) in London.

Behrouz Vossoughi

Iranian actor.

Born March 10th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Khoy.

Johnny Rutherford

American racecar driver.

Born March 12th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Coffeyville.

Larisa Shepitko

Soviet film director and screenwriter (1938—1979).

Born January 6th, 1938 in Bakhmut.

Died July 2nd, 1979 at 41 years old in Tver Oblast (traffic collision). ^[ref]

Alan Bradley

Mystery writer (1938–2026).

Born October 10th, 1938 in Toronto. ^[ref]

Died May 18th, 2026 at 87 years old in Isle of Man. ^[ref]

Marinella

Greek singer (1938–2026).

Born May 19th, 1938 in Thessaloniki.

Died March 28th, 2026 at 87 years old in Kifisia (stroke). ^[ref]

Barry Primus

American film director and actor.

Born February 16th, 1938 (age 88 years) in New York City.

Daidō Moriyama

Japanese photographer (born 1938).

Born October 10th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Ikeda.

Gu Long

Hong kong born taiwanese writer (1938–1985).

Born June 7th, 1938 in Hong Kong, British Hong Kong.

Died September 23rd, 1985 at 47 years old in Taipei (liver cirrhosis).

Bapsi Sidhwa

Pakistani american author.

Born August 11th, 1938 in Karachi. ^[ref]

Died December 25th, 2024 at 86 years old in Houston.

Cabu

French comic strip artist and caricaturist (1938-2015).

Born January 13th, 1938 in Châlons-en-Champagne.

Died January 7th, 2015 at 76 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris (gunshot wound). ^[ref]

Farouk al-Sharaa

Syrian politician and diplomat (born 1938).

Born December 10th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Daraa.

Bilkis Dadi

Indian activist.

Born January 1st, 1938 (age 88 years) in Uttar Pradesh. ^[ref]

Waris Hussein

Indian-british television and film director.

Born December 9th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Lucknow.

Philippe Nahon

French actor (1938–2020).

Born December 24th, 1938 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.

Died April 19th, 2020 at 81 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Maurizio Costanzo

Italian television presenter (1938–2023).

Born August 28th, 1938 in Rome.

Died February 24th, 2023 at 84 years old in Rome (bronchopneumonia). ^[ref]

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938).

Born May 13th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Turin.

Joel Meyerowitz

American photographer (born 1938).

Born March 6th, 1938 (age 88 years) in The Bronx.

Tom Meschery

American basketball player-coach.

Born October 26th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Harbin.

Luambo Makiadi

Congolese lingala musician (1938-1989).

Born July 6th, 1938 in Kongo Central.

Died October 12th, 1989 at 51 years old in Mont-Godinne.

Igor Sergeyev

Russian military officer (1938–2006).

Born April 20th, 1938 in Lysychansk.

Died November 10th, 2006 at 68 years old in Moscow (leukemia). ^[ref]