Basile Georges Casmoussa

Catholic archbishop.

Born October 25th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Bakhdida.

Thomas Savundaranayagam

Sri lankan tamil bishop.

Born July 13th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Kayts.

Dezső Tandori

Hungarian writer (1938–2019).

Born December 8th, 1938 in Budapest.

Died February 13th, 2019 at 80 years old in Budapest.

Klaus Bittner

West german rower.

Born October 23rd, 1938 (age 87 years) in Görlitz.

Nikolay Smaga

Athletics competitor (1938-1981).

Born August 22nd, 1938 in Bobrove.

Died March 28th, 1981 at 42 years old in Kyiv.

Jean Taillandier

French footballer.

Born January 22nd, 1938 (age 88 years) in Auzances.

Cees Haast

Dutch cyclist (1938–2019).

Born November 19th, 1938 in Rijsbergen.

Died January 18th, 2019 at 80 years old in Rucphen (lung cancer).

Đorđe Pavlić

Association football player (1938–2015).

Born August 28th, 1938 in Novi Sad.

Died May 9th, 2015 at 76 years old in Novi Sad. ^[ref]

Ajdar Ismayilov

Soviet philologist and politician.

Born April 23rd, 1938 in Çomaxtur.

Died March 13th, 2022 at 83 years old in Baku. ^[ref]

Virginio De Paoli

Football player (1938-2009).

Born June 22nd, 1938 in Certosa di Pavia.

Died August 24th, 2009 at 71 years old in Brescia.

Zlatko Šimenc

Croatian water polo player.

Born November 29th, 1938 in Zagreb.

Died March 17th, 2026 at 87 years old ^[ref]

Brunhilde Hendrix

German sprinter (1938–1995).

Born August 2nd, 1938 in Langenzenn.

Died November 28th, 1995 at 57 years old in Ansbach.

Brunon Bendig

Polish boxer (1938–2006).

Born October 6th, 1938 in Chełmno.

Died September 15th, 2006 at 67 years old in Gdańsk.

Tadeusz Ross

Polish actor and politician (1938–2021).

Born March 14th, 1938 in Warsaw.

Died December 14th, 2021 at 83 years old in Warsaw.

Margret Göbl

German pair skater (1938–2013).

Born June 26th, 1938 in Nuremberg.

Died June 21st, 2013 at 74 years old in Essen.

Klaus Lehnertz

German pole vaulter.

Born April 13th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Solingen.

María Luisa Aguilar

Peruvian astronomer (1930-2019).

Born June 20th, 1938 in Jauja.

Died October 29th, 2015 at 77 years old in Lima. ^[ref]

Marino Vigna

Italian olympic cyclist.

Born November 6th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Milan.

Eligio Echagüe

Paraguayan footballer (1938-2009).

Born December 31st, 1938 in Concepción.

Died December 6th, 2009 at 70 years old in Lambaré.

Eduard Ivanov

Ice hockey player (1938–2012).

Born April 25th, 1938 in Moscow.

Died January 15th, 2012 at 73 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Eric Hänni

Swiss judoka (1938–2024).

Born December 19th, 1938 in Delémont.

Died December 25th, 2024 at 86 years old in Delémont. ^[ref]

Juris Kalniņš

Latvian basketball player (1938–2010).

Born March 8th, 1938 in Riga.

Died February 9th, 2010 at 71 years old in Riga.

Alberto Baeza

Mexican footballer.

Born December 6th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Mexico City.

Fritz Ligges

German equestrian.

Born July 29th, 1938 in Dortmund. ^[ref]

Died May 21st, 1996 at 57 years old in Ascheberg (myocardial infarction).

Takehiko Kawanishi

Japanese association football player.

Born October 9th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Hiroshima.