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In the year 1938

1,192 Notable birthdays

Natalie Wood

American actress (1938-1981).

Born July 20th, 1938 in San Francisco.

Died November 29th, 1981 at 43 years old in Santa Catalina Island (drowning). [ref]

Jon Voight

American actor (born 1938).

Born December 29th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Yonkers.

Christopher Lloyd

American actor (born 1938).

Born October 22nd, 1938 (age 87 years) in Stamford.

Kenny Rogers

American country singer and songwriter (1938–2020).

Born August 21st, 1938 in Houston.

Died March 20th, 2020 at 81 years old in Sandy Springs. [ref]

Bernard Madoff

American fraudster and financier (1938–2021).

Born April 29th, 1938 in Queens.

Died April 14th, 2021 at 82 years old in Butner. [ref]

Diana Rigg

British actress (1938-2020).

Born July 20th, 1938 in Doncaster.

Died September 10th, 2020 at 82 years old in London (cancer). [ref]

Tommy Chong

Canadian comedian, actor, musician and activist.

Born May 24th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Edmonton.

Ted Turner

American media mogul.

Born November 19th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Cincinnati.

Jerry West

American basketball player and executive (1938-2024).

Born May 28th, 1938 in Chelyan. [ref]

Died June 12th, 2024 at 86 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Elliott Gould

American actor.

Born August 29th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Brooklyn.

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