David Lane

American white supremacist, convicted felon.

Born November 2nd, 1938 in Woden.

Died May 28th, 2007 at 68 years old in Terre Haute (neurological disorder).

William B. Davis

Canadian actor.

Born January 13th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Toronto.

Joe Dassin

French-american musician (1938–1980).

Born November 5th, 1938 in Brooklyn.

Died August 20th, 1980 at 41 years old in Papeete (myocardial infarction).

Robert Nozick

American political philosopher (1938–2002).

Born November 16th, 1938 in Brooklyn.

Died January 23rd, 2002 at 63 years old in Cambridge (stomach cancer).

Gaylord Perry

American hall of fame baseball player (1938–2022).

Born September 15th, 1938 in Williamston.

Died December 1st, 2022 at 84 years old in Gaffney. ^[ref]

Verna Bloom

American actress (1938-2019).

Born August 7th, 1938 in Lynn.

Died January 9th, 2019 at 80 years old in Bar Harbor (dementia). ^[ref]

Emile Griffith

American boxer (1938–2013).

Born February 3rd, 1938 in Saint Thomas.

Died July 23rd, 2013 at 75 years old in Hempstead (dementia). ^[ref]

James Farentino

American actor (1938–2012).

Born February 24th, 1938 in Brooklyn.

Died January 24th, 2012 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). ^[ref]

Klaus Voormann

German musician and artist.

Born April 29th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Berlin.

John Nolan

British actor.

Born May 22nd, 1938 in London.

Died April 11th, 2026 at 87 years old ^[ref]

Juliet Anderson

American pornographic actress and director.

Born July 23rd, 1938 in Burbank.

Died January 11th, 2010 at 71 years old in Berkeley (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Gary Collins

American television personality, actor (1938-2012).

Born April 30th, 1938 in Venice.

Died October 13th, 2012 at 74 years old in Biloxi. ^[ref]

Michael Murphy

American film and television actor.

Born May 5th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Los Angeles.

Viva

American actress.

Born August 23rd, 1938 (age 87 years) in Syracuse, Thousand Islands.

Allen Toussaint

American musician, songwriter and record producer (1938–2015).

Born January 14th, 1938 in New Orleans.

Died November 9th, 2015 at 77 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Erma Franklin

American musician, gospel and soul singer (1938–2002).

Born March 13th, 1938 in Shelby.

Died September 7th, 2002 at 64 years old in Detroit (laryngeal cancer).

Rahul Bajaj

Indian politician & businessman.

Born June 10th, 1938 in Bengal Presidency. ^[ref]

Died February 12th, 2022 at 83 years old in Pune.

Shirley Caesar

American gospel singer, evangelist.

Born October 13th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Durham.

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Kenyan writer (1938–2025).

Born January 5th, 1938 in Kamirithu.

Died May 28th, 2025 at 87 years old in Buford. ^[ref]

Giorgetto Giugiaro

Italian automobile designer.

Born August 7th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Garessio. ^[ref]

Hariprasad Chaurasia

Indian bansuri player.

Born July 1st, 1938 (age 87 years) in Allahabad.

Eleanor Bron

British stage, film and television actress and author.

Born March 14th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Stanmore.

Mary Jo Catlett

Actress.

Born September 2nd, 1938 (age 87 years) in Denver.

Lee Morgan

American jazz trumpeter, mainly associated with hard bop.

Born July 10th, 1938 in Philadelphia. ^[ref]

Died February 19th, 1972 at 33 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Arvind Trivedi

Indian actor.

Born November 8th, 1938 in Indore.

Died October 6th, 2021 at 82 years old in Mumbai.