Famous People Born in 1938 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 400 of 811

Mar 31 Bill Hicke, Canadian NHL right wing (3-time NHL All Star), born in Regina, Saskatchewan (d. 2005)
Mar 31 David Steel, Scottish politician
Mar 31 Jimmy Johnson, American Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback (4-time Pro Bowl), born in Dallas, Texas
Mar 31 Nathaniel Taylor, American actor (Rollo-Sanford & Sons), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2019)
Mar 31 Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi
Apr 1 John Quade, American actor
Apr 2 John Larsson, Swedish writer and 17th General of The Salvation Army, born in Sweden
Apr 2 Whirlaway, American thoroughbred racehorse (Triple Crown 1941), born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 1953)
Apr 3 Jeff Barry [Joel Adelberg], American pop songwriter ("Do Wah Diddy Diddy"; "Da Doo Ron Ron"; "Chapel Of Love"; "Leader Of The Pack'), born in Brooklyn, New York
Apr 3 Phil Rodgers, American golfer (5 PGA Tour titles), born in San Diego, California (d. 2018)
Apr 3 Ray Hunter, Northern Irish cricket all-rounder (28 international matches) and rugby union centre (10 Tests; British & Irish Lions 1962; Portadown RFC), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2020)
Apr 4 A. Bartlett Giamatti, American MLB commissioner (1989) and President of Yale University (1978-86), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1989)
Apr 5 Colin Bland, South African cricketer (South African bat Maybe the best cover field), born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Apr 5 Nancy Holt, American artist (land art), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
Apr 5 Ron Hansen, American baseball shortstop (MLB All Star 1960, 60²; AL Rookie of the Year 1960; Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox), born in Oxford, Nebraska
Apr 6 Frances Schreuder, American socialite convicted of murder, born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2004)
Apr 6 Paul Daniels, British magician (The Paul Daniels Magic Show), born in South Bank, Yorkshire (d. 2016)
Apr 6 Roy Thinnes, actor (Invaders, Falcon Crest, Gen Hospital), born in Chicago, Illinois
Apr 7 Alexander von Schlippenbach, German jazz pianist and composer (Globe Unity Orchestra), born in Berlin, Germany
Apr 7 Freddie Hubbard, American jazz trumpeter (Art Blakey), born in Indianapolis, Indiana

Jerry Brown (84 years old)

Apr 7 American politician and Governor of California (Democrat: 1975-83, 2011-19), born in San Francisco, California

Apr 7 Spencer Dryden, American drummer (Jefferson Airplane - "White Rabbit"; New Riders of the Purple Sage), born in NYC, New York (d. 2005)
Apr 7 Yvonne Lime, actress (Father Knows Best, Dobie Gillis), born in Glendale, California
Apr 8 Barton Keith McLean, American composer, born in Poughkeepsie, New York

Kofi Annan (1938-2018)

Apr 8 Ghanaian diplomat and 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1997-2006), born in Comassie, Gold Coast

Apr 8 Lory Patrick, American actress (Trina-Tales of Welles Fargo), born in Beckley West Virginia
Apr 8 Mohammad Farooq, Pakistani cricket fast bowler (7 Tests, 21 wickets; Karachi), born in Junagadh, India
Apr 9 Rockin' Sidney [Simien], American zydeco and R&B singer-songwriter, accordionist, guitarist, organist, and harmonica player ("My Toot-Toot"; "You Ain't Nothing But Fine"), born in Lebeau, Louisiana (d. 1998)
Apr 9 Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian politician (Prime Minister of Russia), born in Chernyy Otrog, Russia (d. 2010)
Apr 10 Don Meredith, NFL quarterback (Cowboys)/Mon Night Football, born in Mount Vernon, Texas
Apr 11 Kurt Moll, German bass opera singer, born near Cologne, Germany (d. 2017)
Apr 11 Lamberto Puggelli, Italian stage and opera director (Spoleto Festival), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2013)
Apr 11 Michael Deaver, Reagan Administration Deputy White House Chief of Staff, born in Bakersfield, California (d. 2007)
Apr 13 Frederic Rzewski, American concert pianist and composer (Spacecraft), born in Westfield, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
Apr 13 John Weston, British diplomat, representative for NATO (1992-95) and UN (1995-98)
Apr 14 Gloria Randle Scott, American educator/President of Beaumont College, born in Houston, Texas
Apr 15 Claudia Cardinale, Italian-Tunisian actress (The Pink Panther, 8½), born in La Goulette, Tunis, Tunisia
Apr 15 Hso Khan Pha, 1st President of the democratic and newly independent Union of Burma from 1948-52, born in Yawnghwe State, British Burma (d. 2016)
Apr 16 Gordon Wilson, Scottish politician (Leader of the Scottish National Party), born in Govan, Glasgow (d. 2017)
Apr 16 Rich Rollins, American MLB third baseman, born in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Apr 17 Ben Barnes, American politician (36th Lieutenant Governor of Texas), born in Gorman, Texas
Apr 17 David Dilks, British historian and vice-chancellor (Hull U), born in Foleshill, Coventry
Apr 17 Ian Buxton, English football forward (Derby County) and cricket all-rounder (Derbyshire captain), born in Cromford, Derbyshire (d. 2010)
Apr 17 Kerry Wendell Thornley, Co-founder of Discordianism, born in California (d. 1998)
Apr 18 Andreas Liebenberg, South African military commander, born in Upington, Cape Province, South Africa (d. 1998)
Apr 19 Jonathan Tunick, American composer (one of 18 'EGOT' winners - having won all four major American show business awards: Emmy; Grammy, Oscar; and Tony), born in NYC, New York
Apr 20 Bernard Malivoire, French rower (Olympic gold coxed pair 1952), born in Bergerac, France (d. 1982)
Apr 20 Betty Cuthbert, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 200m, 4x100m 1956; 400m 1964), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2017)
Apr 20 Johnny Tillotson, American singer-songwriter ("It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'"; "Poetry In Motion"), born in Jacksonville, Florida
Apr 22 Adam Raphael, English journalist and author
Apr 22 Alan Bond, Australian businessman and yachting syndicate owner (America's Cup 1983), born in London, England (d. 2015)
Apr 22 Deane Beman, American golfer, administrator, writer, course designer (US Open 1969 runner-up; PGA Tour Commissioner 1974-94), born in Washington, D.C.
Apr 22 Henk Groot, Dutch soccer attacking midfielder/forward (39 caps; Ajax, Feyenoord), born in Zaandijk, Netherlands (d. 2022)
Apr 22 Issey Miyake, Japanese avant-garde fashion designer, born in Hiroshima, Japan (d. 2022) [1]
Apr 23 Leonard Ernest John Chant, English social worker, born in Yeovil, Somerset (d. 1995)
Apr 23 Roland White [LeBlanc], American bluegrass mandolin player and vocalist (Kentucky Colonels; Lester Flatt's Nashville Grass), born in Madawaska, Maine (d. 2022)
Apr 23 Steve Symms, American politician, (Senator-R-Idaho 1981-93, Rep-R-Idaho 1973-81), born in Nampa, Idaho
Apr 25 Roger Boisjoly, American aerodynamicist (anticipated challenger disaster), born in Lowell, Massachusetts (d. 2012)
Apr 25 Ton Schulten, Dutch painter (landscapes using bright blocks of colour), born in Ootmarsum, Overijssel, Netherlands
Apr 26 Duane Eddy, American twangy guitarist ("Rebel Rouser"; Peter Gunn"; "Cannonball"), born in Corning, New York
Apr 26 Maurice Williams, American doo-wop singer, and songwriter (Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs - "Stay"), born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Nino Benvenuti (84 years old)

Apr 26 Italian boxer (world middleweight champion), born in Izola, Slovenia

Apr 26 Willie Wood, Scottish bowls player, born in Haddington, East Lothian
Apr 27 Earl Anthony, American professional bowler (PBA money champ 1974-6, 1981-3), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 2001)
Apr 28 Fred Dibnah, English steeplejack and television personality, born in Bolton, Lancashire, England (d. 2004)
Apr 28 Madge Sinclair (née Walters), Jamaican-American actress (Conrack; Roots - "Bell"; Trapper John, M.D. - "Ernestine"; The Lion King), born in Kingston, Colony of Jamaica (d. 1995)

Bernie Madoff (1938-2021)

Apr 29 American fraudster and financier who committed the largest fraud in US history, born in Queens, New York

Apr 29 Klaus Voormann, German rock bassist (Manfred Mann - "Mighty Quinn"; John Lennon; George Harrison; Harry Nilsson; Carly Simon), and album cover artist (Beatles - Revolver; Ringo Starr - Ringo), born in Berlin, Germany
Apr 30 Gary Collins, American actor (6th Sense, Home Show), born in Venice, California (d. 2012)
Apr 30 Juraj Jakubisko, Slovak film director (Crucial Years), born in Kojšov, Czechoslovakia
Apr 30 Larry Niven, American sci-fi author (5 Hugo, Neutron Star), born in Los Angeles, California
May 2 Moshoeshoe II, King of Lesotho (1966-90), born in Morija, Lesotho (d. 1996)
May 3 Chris Cannizzaro, American baseball player, born in Oakland, California (d. 2016)
May 4 Carlos Monsiváis, Mexican writer and political activist, born in Mexico City
May 4 Tyrone Davis, American R&B singer ("Can I Change My Mind"; "Turn Back The Hands Of Time"), born in Greenville, Mississippi (d. 2005)
May 4 William J. Bennett, American politician, U.S. Secretary of Education (1985-88), born in NYC, New York
May 5 Jerzy Skolimowski, Polish film director (Hands Up, Deep End), born in Warsaw, Poland
May 5 Johnnie Taylor, American R&B and multi-genre singer ("Disco Lady"; "I Believe In You"), born in Crawfordsville, Arkansas (d. 2000)
May 5 Michael Murphy, American actor (McCabe & Mrs Miller, Unmarried Woman), born in Los Angeles, California
May 6 Jean Garon, Quebec economist and politician, born in Saint-Michel, Quebec (d. 2014)
May 6 Larry Gogan, Irish radio personality (Raidió Teilifís Éireann), born in Dublin
May 7 Johnny Caldwell, Irish flyweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1956), born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 2009)
May 8 - Algerian-French Catholic Bishop of Oran (murdered by Islamic extremists in Algeria, born in Bab El Oued, Algeria (d. 1996)
May 8 Javed Burki, Pakistani cricket batsman (25 Tests, 3 x 100, 4 x 50, HS 140; Oxford University CC), born in Meerut, India
May 8 Jean Giraud, French comic artist (Alien, Tron), born in Val-de-Marne, French (d. 2012)
May 9 Charles Simic Yugoslavian-born poet, 15th Poet Laureate of the United States
May 9 Geoffrey Holland, civil servant
May 9 Walt Corey, American football linebacker (AFL C'ship 1962, 66; AFL All-Star 1963; Dallas Texans/KC Chiefs) and coach (KC Chiefs, Buffalo Bills), born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
May 10 Jean Becker, French director, screenwriter and actor
May 10 Manuel Santana, Spanish tennis player (French Open 1961, 64; Wimbledon 1966; US Open 1965; French Open doubles 1963), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2021)
May 10 Maxim Shostakovich, Russian-American pianist and conductor, born in Leningrad, USSR (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
May 10 Merritt Ranew, baseball player
May 10 Peter Davies, Major-General/Director-General (RSPCA)
May 10 Philip Gordon Winsor, American composer, born in Morris, Illinois (d. 2012)
May 11 Carla Bley [Carla Borg], American musician (Escalator Over the Hill), born in Oakland, California
May 11 Harvey Sollberger, flutist/composer (2 Oboes Troping), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
May 12 Andrei Amalrik, Russian writer and dissident (Will the Soviet Union Survive Until 1984), born in Moscow, Soviet Union (d. 1980)
May 12 Millie Perkins, American actress (Diary of Anne Frank, Table for 5, Shooting), born in Passaic, New Jersey
May 12 Susan Hampshire, English actress (Vanity Fair, Living Free), born in London, England
May 13 Buck Taylor, American actor (Monroes, Gunsmoke), born in Hollywood, California
May 13 Giuliano Amato, Italian politician (Prime Minister of Italy 1992-93, 2000-01), born in Turin, Italy
May 13 Laurent Beaudoin, French Canadian businessman (Bombardier)
May 15 Lenny Welch, American singer (Since I Fell for You), born in New York
May 15 Mireille Darc, French actress (Week End, Hurried Man), born in Toulon

Ivan Sutherland (84 years old)

May 16 American computer scientist (Sketchpad), born in Hastings, Nebraska

May 17 Don Dolan, actor (Guy Lewis- General Hospital), born in Staten Island, New York
May 17 Jason Bernard, actor (Judge-Liar Liar)
May 17 Pervis Jackson, American R&B singer (The Spinners - Games People Play), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2008)
May 17 Trinus Riemersma, Dutch-Frisian writer (Conquest of Leeuwarden)
May 18 Janet Fish, American realist artist, born in Boston, Massachusetts
May 19 Girish Karnad, Indian playwright and filmmaker (Tuglaq), born in Dharwad, British India (d. 2019)
May 19 James Bilbray, American lawyer and politician (Rep-D-Nevada 1987-95), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
May 19 Moisés da Costa Amaral, East Timorese leader, born in Fahinihan, East Timor (d. 1989)
May 19 [Brian Keith] Herbie Flowers, English bassist and session musician (Lou Reed, Harry Nilsson, T-Rex), born in Isleworth, England
May 20 Alan Smithers, British professor
May 20 Astrid Kirchherr, German photographer, helped establish The Beatles image, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 2020)
May 20 Christina Bass-Kaiser, Dutch speed skater (Olympic gold 3000m 1972; World C'ship gold allround 1967, 68; 9 x WR's), born in Delft, Netherlands (d. 2022)
May 20 Marinella, Greek singer and actress
May 21 (Henry) Lee "Shot" Williams, American blues singer ("I Like Your Style"), born in Mississippi (d. 2011)
May 21 David Groh, American actor (Rhoda - "Joe"; Another Day - "Don"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2008)
May 21 Urs Widmer, Swiss writer, born in Basel (d. 2014)
May 22 Alain Gagnon, Canadian composer (Chansons d'Orient), and music educator (Université Laval, 1967-2008), born in Trois-Pistoles, Quebec (d. 2017)
May 22 Frank Converse, American actor (It's About Time, Dr Cook's Garden, Movin' On), born in St. Louis, Missouri
May 22 Richard Benjamin, American director and actor (Goodbye Columbus, He & She), born in NYC, New York
May 22 Susan Strasberg, American actress (In Praise of Older Women, Manitou), born in NYC, New York
May 23 Graham "Johnny" Ball, British TV personality and mathematics educator (Play School), born in Bristol, England
May 23 John Miller, American politician (Rep-R-WA, 1985-93), born in New York City (d. 2017)
May 23 Peter Preston, editor (Guardian)
May 24 David Viscott, American psychiatrist and media personality, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1996)
May 24 Glen Hall, South African cricket leg-spinner (South African in one Test v England 1964), born in Pretoria, Transvaal (d. 1987)
May 24 Prince Buster [Cecil Bustamente Campbell], Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer ("Al Capone"; "Madness", "Whine and Grine"), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2016)
May 24 Tommy Chong, Canadian-American comedian (Cheech & Chong), actor (That 70s Show), and cannabis rights activist, born in Edmonton, Alberta
May 25 Lyudmila Buldakova, Russian volleyball player (Olympic gold USSR 1968, 72), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 2006)
May 25 Raymond Carver, American poet and short story writer (Furious Season), born in Clatskanie, Oregon (d. 1988)
May 26 Jaki Liebesit, German rocker (Can), born in Dresden, Germany (d. 2017)
May 26 Lyudmila Petrushevskaya, Russian playwright and novelist
May 26 Pauline Parker, New Zealand murderess (Parker–Hulme murder case), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
May 26 Teresa Stratas [Anastasia Stratakis], Canadian operatic soprano (Salome), born in Toronto, Ontario
May 26 William Bolcom, American composer (Oracles), born in Seattle, Washington

Jerry West (84 years old)

May 28 American Basketball Hall of Fame guard, executive (LA Lakers, 14-time NBA All Star), born in Chelyan, West Virginia

May 28 Prince Buster [Cecil Bustamente Campbell], Jamaican-born reggae musician and producer (Madness), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2016)
May 29 Fay Vincent, American lawyer and sports executive (MLB Commissioner 1989-92), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
May 30 Lone Koppel, Danish operatic soprano (Danish Royal Theatre, 1962-93) and avant garde rock singer (Savage Garden), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
May 30 Wilfried de Pree, Dutch politician and theologian (PvdA)/theologist, born in Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands
May 31 John Prescott, British Labour MP (Deputy PM 1997-2007), born in Prestatyn, Wales
May 31 Johnny Paycheck [Donald Lytle], American country singer ("Take This Job and Shove It"), born in Greenfield, Ohio (d. 2003)
May 31 Peter Yarrow, American folk singer-songwriter (Peter, Paul & Mary - "Puff (The Magic Dragon)"), born in NYC, New York
Jun 2 Frits Wols [Eugene W Wong Loi Sing], Suriname, Secretary-General (UNESCO)
Jun 2 Gene Michael, American baseball shortstop, and general manger (NY Yankees), born in Kent, Ohio (d. 2017)
Jun 2 Kevin Brownlow, English film historian and author
Jun 4 Art Mahaffey, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star (1961, 1961², 1962²; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Jun 4 Pat Studstill, American football wide receiver (Pro Bowl 1965, 66; NFL receiving yards leader, record 99-yard TD reception [tied] 1966; Detroit Lions, LA Rams), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2021)
Jun 4 Simeon Coxe, American songwriter, singer and psychedelic synthesizer player (Silver Apples), born in Knoxville, Tennessee (d. 2020)
Jun 5 Karin Balzer, German athlete (Olympic gold 80m hurdles 1964; bronze 100m hurdles 1972), born in Magdeburg, Germany (d. 2019)
Jun 5 Marion Chapman, smallest known premature baby to survive (280 g), born in South Shields, England
Jun 6 Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza, pretender to the Brazilian throne, born in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, France
Jun 7 Ian St John, Scottish soccer forward (21 caps; Motherwell; Liverpool 425 games), manager (Motherwell, Portsmouth) and broadcaster (ITV: Saint and Greavsie), born in Motherwell, Scotland (d. 2021)
Jun 7 Idris Sardi, Indonesian violinist and composer, noted for his film scores, born in Jakarta, Indonesia (d. 2014)
Jun 7 Judy Ann Scott-Fox, literary agent, born in Devon, England (d. 1994)

Martin Lee (84 years old)

Jun 8 Hong Kong politician (Democratic Party: 1985-2008) and barrister known as the "Father of Democracy" in Hong Kong, born in British Hong Kong

Jun 8 Vince Promuto, American football guard (Pro Bowl 1963, 64; Washington Redskins), born in NYC, New York (d. 2021)
Jun 9 Charles Wuorinen, American contemporary classical pianist, conductor, and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer (Time's Encomium; Marimba Variations; Brokeback Mountain), born in NYC, New York (d. 2020)
Jun 9 Jeremy Hardie, British economic and businessman (W H Smith Group, Monopoly and Mergers Commission)
Jun 9 Peter Sanders, British head of the Commission for Racial Equality
Jun 9 Roger Hurn, British businessman (Smith's Industries)
Jun 12 Tom Oliver, English-Australian actor (Number 96), born in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire, England
Jun 13 Gwynne Howell, Welsh operatic bass, born in Gorseinon, Wales
Jun 14 Gustavo Ávila, Venezuelan jockey (Kentucky Derby/Preakness 1971), born in Caracas, Venezuela
Jun 14 Julie Felix, American-born British-based folk-rock singer-songwriter, and BBC presenter (The Frost Report; Once More With Felix), born in Santa Barbara, California (d. 2020)
Jun 15 Aron Burton, American electric and Chicago blues bass guitarist, singer, and songwriter, born in Senatobia, Mississippi (d. 2016)
Jun 15 Billy Williams, American Baseball HOF left fielder (6 x MLB All Star; NL Rookie of the Year 1961; NL batting champion 1972; Chicago Cubs), born in Whistler, Alabama
Jun 15 Tony Oxley, British free-jazz and avant-garde drummer, born in Sheffield, England
Jun 16 Joyce Carol Oates, American novelist (Garden of Earthly Delights), born in New York
Jun 16 Mickie Finn, American banjo player, and TV hostess (Mickie Finn's), born in Hugo, Oklahoma
Jun 16 Robert Gutter, American conductor and teacher (founded International Institute for Conductors, 1996), born in New York City (d. 2017)
Jun 16 Torgny Lindgren, Swedish writer (The Way of a Serpent), born in Norsjö, Sweden (d. 2017)
Jun 17 Judy Kimball, American golfer (US Women's PGA C'ship 1962), born in Sioux City, Iowa
Jun 17 Peter Michael, English electronic manufacturer (UEI, Paintbox)
Jun 17 Wayne Hawkins, American football guard (5 × AFL All-Star 1963–1967; Oakland Raiders), born in Fort Peck, Montana (d. 2022)
Jun 18 Don "Sugarcane" Harris, American rock guitarist and electric violin pioneer (Don & Dewey; Frank Zappa), born in Pasadena, California (d. 1999)
Jun 18 Joop Worrell, Dutch politician (PvdA)
Jun 18 Kevin Murray, Australian rules footballer
Jun 19 Charles Gwathmey, architect (5 Architects)
Jun 19 Ian Smith, Australian actor

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