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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Omar Abdel-Rahman
Criminal
3-May-1938   The Blind Sheikh
Neil Abercrombie
Politician
26-Jun-1938   Governor of Hawaii
Roger G. Ackerman
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Corning, 1996-2000
Renata Adler
Journalist
19-Oct-1938   Gone: The Last Days of the New Yorker
Art Agnos
Politician
1-Sep-1938   Mayor of San Francisco, 1988-92
Allan Ahlberg
Author
1938   Juvenile author, The Jolly Postman
Joseph P. Albright
Judge
8-Nov-1938 20-Mar-2009 WV Supreme Court Justice, 2001-09
Pete Aldridge
Business
18-Aug-1938   Under Secretary of Defense, 2001-03
Sal H. Alfiero
Business
c. 1938   Founder, Mark IV Industries
Paul Allaire
Business
21-Jul-1938   Twice CEO of Xerox
Daevid Allen
Musician
13-Jan-1938   Demented musical gnome
Luana Anders
Actor
12-May-1938 21-Jul-1996 The Pit and the Pendulum
G. Chris Andersen
Business
c. 1938   G. C. Andersen Partners
Juliet Anderson
Pornstar
23-Jul-1938 11-Jan-2010 Queen of the MILFs
Kofi Annan
Government
8-Apr-1938   Secretary General of the UN, 1997-2006
Beryl Anthony
Politician
21-Feb-1938   Congressman from Arkansas, 1979-93
Earl Anthony
Bowling
27-Apr-1938 14-Aug-2001 Professional bowler
Rocky Aoki
Business
9-Oct-1938 10-Jul-2008 Benihana founder
C. Michael Armstrong
Business
18-Oct-1938   CEO of Comcast, 2002-04
John Arrillaga
Business
c. 1938   Silicon Valley real estate developer
Les Aspin
Politician
21-Jul-1938 21-May-1995 US Secretary of Defense, 1993-94
Stephen M. Axinn
Attorney
1938   Antitrust attorney
Hoyt Axton
Country Musician
25-Mar-1938 26-Oct-1999 Folk singer, songwriter, composer
Bruce Babbitt
Politician
27-Jun-1938   Governor of Arizona, 1978-87
John W. Bachmann
Business
16-Nov-1938   Partner, Edward Jones
Elizabeth E. Bailey
Educator
1938   Professor, the Wharton School
Diane Baker
Actor
25-Feb-1938   Mirage
Ralph Bakshi
Cartoonist
29-Oct-1938   Fritz the Cat and Cool World
Johnny Ball
Game Show Host
23-May-1938   Think of a Number
David Baltimore
Biologist
7-Mar-1938   Co-Discoverer, reverse transcriptase
Larry Barcus
Business
c. 1938   LG Barcus and Sons, Inc.
Sonny Barger
Criminal
8-Oct-1938   Oakland Hells Angels
Stanley F. Barshay
Business
c. 1938   Schering-Plough executive
Paul Bartel
Actor
6-Aug-1938 13-May-2000 Eating Raoul
Georg Baselitz
Painter
23-Jan-1938   Painter of upside-down motifs
Abu Bakar Bashir
Terrorist
17-Aug-1938   Spiritual Leader of Jemaah Islamiah
Adrian A. Basora
Diplomat
18-Jul-1938   NSC European Director, 1989-91
Patrick Bauchau
Actor
6-Dec-1938   Sydney on The Pretender
Frank E. Baxter
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Jefferies & Company, 1987-2000
Robert M. Baylis
Business
c. 1938   Credit Suisse First Boston
Queen Beatrix I
Royalty
31-Jan-1938   Queen of the Netherlands
Jean Becker
Film Director
10-May-1938   Children of the Marshlands
Joe Bellino
Football
13-Mar-1938   Winner, 1960 Heisman Trophy
Paul Benedict
Actor
17-Dec-1938 1-Dec-2008 Harry Bentley on The Jeffersons
David Benedictus
Novelist
16-Sep-1938   The Fourth of June
Richard Benjamin
Actor
22-May-1938   Westworld
Douglas J. Bennet
Educator
23-Jun-1938   President of Wesleyan University, 1995-2007
Dennis R. Beresford
Business
23-Nov-1938   FASB Chairman, 1987-97
Stuart Bernstein
Diplomat
9-Apr-1938   US Ambassador to Denmark, 2001-05
Nabih Berri
Politician
28-Jan-1938   Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament
Mary Frances Berry
Government
17-Feb-1938   Civil Rights Commissioner, 1980-2004
Rodney Bewes
Actor
27-Nov-1938   The Likely Lads
Richard Beymer
Actor
20-Feb-1938   Tony in West Side Story
James H. Bilbray
Politician
19-May-1938   Congressman from Nevada, 1987-95
Michael J. Birck
Business
25-Jan-1938   CEO of Tellabs, 1975-2004
Jay Black
Musician
2-Nov-1938   Second "Jay" fronting Jay and the Americans
Jimmy Carl Black
Drummer
1-Feb-1938 1-Nov-2008 Original Mothers of Invention drummer
Joan Blackman
Actor
18-May-1938   Blue Hawaii
Carla Bley
Pianist
11-May-1938   Pianist and composer
James J. Blosser
Attorney
c. 1938   Partner Blosser & Sayfie
Judy Blume
Author
12-Feb-1938   Author of children's books
Louis D. Boccardi
Journalist
c. 1938   CEO of Associated Press, 1985-2003
Samuel Bodman
Government
26-Nov-1938   US Secretary of Energy
Theodore R. Boehm
Judge
12-Sep-1938   Justice, Indiana Supreme Court
Paul H. Boeker
Diplomat
2-May-1938 29-Mar-2003 US Ambassador to Jordan, 1984-87
James Bolam
Actor
16-Jun-1938   The Likely Lads
William Bolcom
Composer
26-May-1938   Songs of Innocence and of Experience
Peter Bonerz
Film Director
6-Aug-1938   Sitcom and film director
Walter E. Boomer
Military
22-Sep-1938   Retired General, US Marine Corps
Roy Bourgeois
Activist
1938   School of the Americas Watch
Joseph L. Bower
Business
21-Sep-1938   Professor, Harvard Business School
Tom Bower
Actor
1938   Dr. Curtis Willard on The Waltons
George Bowering
Novelist
1-Dec-1938   Sticks and Stones
Jerry W. Box
Business
c. 1938   President of Oryx Energy, 1998-99
Charles G. Boyd
Military
15-Apr-1938   Retired General, US Air Force
Ian Brady
Criminal
2-Jan-1938   British serial killer, convicted of Moors Murders
Stewart Brand
Business
14-Dec-1938   Founder, Whole Earth Catalog
Stephen Breyer
Judge
15-Aug-1938   US Supreme Court Justice
Charlie Brill
Actor
13-Jan-1938   Capt. Lipschitz on Silk Stalkings
Bob Brinker
Radio Personality
c. 1938   Moneytalk
E. Richard Brooks
Business
c. 1938   Central and South West Corporation
Jerry Brown
Politician
7-Apr-1938   Governor of California
Stephen L. Brown
Business
c. 1938   President of John Hancock, 1987-2000
Larry Bryggman
Actor
21-Dec-1938   As the World Turns
Vaughn D. Bryson
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Eli Lilly, 1991-93
Pat Buchanan
Columnist
2-Nov-1938   Crossfire
Daniel M. Buechlein
Religion
20-Apr-1938   Catholic Archbishop of Indianapolis
Victor Buono
Actor
3-Feb-1938 1-Jan-1982 King Tut on Batman
C. Coney Burgess
Business
c. 1938   Burgess-Herring Ranch Company
Dan Burton
Politician
21-Jun-1938   Congressman, Indiana 5th
William Trotter Bush
Relative
14-Jul-1938   Brother of George H.W. Bush
Prince Buster
Musician
28-May-1938   Reggae/ska/rocksteady pioneer
C. Preston Butcher
Business
1938   Legacy Partners
John Byner
Comic
28-Jun-1938   Voice of The Aardvark cartoon
Helen Caldicott
Activist
7-Aug-1938   Anti-nuclear crusader
J. J. Cale
Songwriter
5-Dec-1938   Wrote Cocaine and After Midnight
Michael J. Callahan
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Material Sciences, 2003-04
David Canary
Actor
25-Aug-1938   Stuart Chandler on All My Children
William W. Canfield
Business
c. 1938   TALX Corporation
Lois Capps
Politician
10-Jan-1938   Congresswoman, California 23rd
Claudia Cardinale
Actor
15-Apr-1938   Once Upon a Time in the West
George H. Carley
Judge
24-Sep-1938   Justice, Georgia Supreme Court
Roger Caron
Criminal
12-Apr-1938 11-Apr-2012 Go-Boy! Memoirs of a Life Behind Bars
Julia Carson
Politician
8-Jul-1938 15-Dec-2007 Congresswoman from Indiana, 1997-2007
Raymond Carver
Author
25-May-1938 2-Aug-1988 Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
Rosalind Cash
Actor
31-Dec-1938 31-Oct-1995 The Omega Man
Ingrid Caven
Actor
3-Aug-1938   In a Year of 13 Moons
Adriano Celentano
Singer
6-Jan-1938   The Taming of the Scoundrel
Ananda M. Chakrabarty
Scientist
4-Apr-1938   Oil-eating bacteria
Lee Chamberlin
Actor
14-Feb-1938   The Electric Company
Sylvia Chase
Journalist
23-Feb-1938   Co-Anchor of 20/20
Helen Chenoweth-Hage
Politician
27-Jan-1938 2-Oct-2006 Congresswoman from Idaho, 1995-2001
Viktor Chernomyrdin
Head of State
9-Apr-1938 3-Nov-2010 Prime Minister of Russia, 1992-98
Jerry D. Choate
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Allstate, 1994-99
Tommy Chong
Actor
24-May-1938   The stoned half of Cheech and Chong
Yvon Chouinard
Business
9-Nov-1938   Founder, Patagonia
Caryl Churchill
Playwright
3-Sep-1938   Having a Wonderful Time
Willy Claes
Politician
24-Nov-1938   Belgian minister
David C. Clapp
Business
c. 1938   Retired Partner, Goldman Sachs
Kay Knight Clarke
Business
c. 1938   Templeton, Ltd.
Lawrence W. Clarkson
Business
c. 1938   Former Boeing Executive
Joan Claybrook
Activist
3-Aug-1938   Public Citizen
Eddie Cochran
Musician
3-Oct-1938 17-Apr-1960 Summertime Blues
Derrill Cody
Attorney
5-Jul-1938   Of Counsel, Tomlinson & O'Connell
Larry Cohen
Film Director
15-Jul-1938   The Stuff
Lewis M. Collens
Educator
c. 1938   President of Illinois Tech, 1990-2007
Ted Collins, Jr.
Business
c. 1938   President of Enron, 1982-87
Gary Collins
Actor
30-Apr-1938   Host of The Home Show
Frank Converse
Actor
22-May-1938   Will Chandler on Movin' On
Donald L. Corbin
Judge
29-Mar-1938   Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court
Anthony H. Cordesman
Government
2-Aug-1938   The Lessons of Modern War
Charles H. Cotros
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Sysco, 2000-04
Steve Cowper
Politician
21-Aug-1938   Governor of Alaska, 1986-90
Ronny Cox
Actor
23-Jul-1938   Lt. Bogomil in Beverly Hills Cop
Lester Crawford
Government
13-Mar-1938   FDA Commissioner, 2005
Adrian Cronauer
Radio Personality
8-Sep-1938   Subject of biopic Good Morning Vietnam
Paul Cronin
Government
14-Mar-1938 5-Apr-1997 Congressman from Massachusetts, 1973-75
Edward A. Crooke
Business
c. 1938   COO of Baltimore Gas and Electric, 1992-99
N. Patrick Crooks
Judge
16-May-1938   Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court
Lindsay Crosby
Actor
5-Jan-1938 11-Dec-1989 Son of Bing Crosby, suicide with rifle
John T. Crotty
Business
c. 1938   CroBern Management Partnership
Jake Crouthamel
Football
27-Jun-1938   Syracuse Athletics Director
James B. Culbertson
Business
c. 1938   Financial Computing, Inc.
Michael Culver
Actor
16-Jun-1938   A Passage to India
Betty Cuthbert
Track and Field
20-Apr-1938   Olympic sprinter
Holger Czukay
Bassist
24-Mar-1938   Bass player, Can
Helene von Damm
Government
4-May-1938   Reagan's personal secretary
Paul Daniels
Magician
6-Apr-1938   You'll like it, not a lot, but you'll like it
Mireille Darc
Actor
15-May-1938   Week End
Paul J. Darling
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Corey Steel
Robert J. Darnall
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Inland Steel, 1992-98
Tom Davis
Basketball
3-Dec-1938   Iowa Hawkeyes Head Coach, 1986-99
William B. Davis
Actor
13-Jan-1938   Cancer Man on The X-Files
Pete Dawkins
Football
8-Mar-1938   Winner, 1958 Heisman Trophy
John Dean
Government
14-Oct-1938   Nixon's White House Counsel
Earnest W. Deavenport, Jr.
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Eastman Chemical, 1994-2001
Michael Deaver
Government
11-Apr-1938 18-Aug-2007 Reagan Deputy Chief of Staff
Fisher DeBerry
Football
9-Jun-1938   Air Force Head Coach, 1984-2006
Brian Dennehy
Actor
9-Jul-1938   First Blood
Alan Dershowitz
Attorney
1-Sep-1938   Lawyer, represented Klaus von Bulow
John Deutch
Government
27-Jul-1938   CIA Director, 1995-96
John W. Dick
Business
9-Jan-1938   Chairman of Hooper Industries, 1984-2007
John T. Dillon
Business
7-Sep-1938   CEO of International Paper, 1996-2003
Burton A. Dole, Jr.
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Puritan Bennett, 1980-95
Thomas J. Donohue
Business
1938   US Chamber of Commerce
Robert Drivas
Actor
21-Nov-1938 29-Jun-1986 Bad Habits
Spencer Dryden
Drummer
7-Apr-1938 11-Jan-2005 Jefferson Airplane drummer
John E. du Pont
Criminal
22-Nov-1938 9-Dec-2010 Lunatic, murdered wrestler David Schultz
Michel Duchaussoy
Actor
29-Nov-1938 13-Mar-2012 French character actor
Archie W. Dunham
Business
1938   CEO of Conoco, 1996-2002
James L. Dunlap
Business
c. 1938   President and COO of Ocean Energy, 1996-99
T. Kevin Dunnigan
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Thomas & Betts, 2000-04
P. Michael Ehlerman
Business
c. 1938   Chairman of Sovereign Bancorp
Donald J. Ehrlich
Business
c. 1938   Wabash National Corporation
Herb Elliott
Track and Field
25-Feb-1938   Middle distance runner
John Hart Ely
Scholar
3-Dec-1938 25-Oct-2003 Democracy and Distrust
Ron Ely
Actor
21-Jun-1938   Tarzan
Bill Emerson
Politician
1-Jan-1938 22-Jun-1996 Congressman from Missouri, 1981-96
Ben Erdreich
Politician
9-Dec-1938   Congressman from Alabama, 1983-93
Ruben M. Escobedo
Business
c. 1938   Ruben Escobedo & Co.
Bob Eubanks
Game Show Host
8-Jan-1938   The Newlywed Game
Peter L. Faber
Attorney
c. 1938   McDermott Will & Emery
James Farentino
Actor
24-Feb-1938 24-Jan-2012 The Final Countdown
James Fargo
Film Director
14-Aug-1938   The Enforcer
Emerson D. Farley, Jr.
Doctor
c. 1938   Retired Physician, Richmond, Virginia
Thomas C. Farnsworth, Jr.
Business
c. 1938   Farnsworth Investment Co.
John F. Farrell, Jr.
Business
c. 1938   North American Mortgage Company
Albert Fert
Physicist
7-Mar-1938   Giant magnetoresistance
John F. Fiedler
Business
1938   CEO of BorgWarner, 1995-2003
Shirley Anne Field
Actor
27-Jun-1938   My Beautiful Laundrette
Julie Finley
Socialite
c. 1938   US Ambassador to the OSCE
Heinz Fischer
Head of State
9-Oct-1938   President of Austria
Stanley Fish
Scholar
19-Apr-1938   Deconstructionist literary critic
Donne F. Fisher
Business
24-May-1938   Former EVP at TCI
Curt Flood
Baseball
18-Jan-1938 20-Jan-1997 Tried to topple MLB's antitrust exemption
Frederick Forsyth
Novelist
25-Aug-1938   The Day of the Jackal
Norman Fowler
Politician
2-Feb-1938   Former MP, now Baron Fowler
Connie Francis
Singer
12-Dec-1938   Where the Boys Are
Leonard Frey
Actor
4-Sep-1938 24-Aug-1988 Stage actor, The Boys in the Band
Alberto Fujimori
Head of State
28-Jul-1938   President of Peru, 1990-2000
Gay Hart Gaines
Administrator
11-Feb-1938   Chairman of GOPAC, 1993-97
Jay Garner
Military
15-Apr-1938   Ex-Director of Reconstruction of Iraq
Götz George
Actor
23-Jul-1938   Schtonk!
Bart Giamatti
Baseball
4-Apr-1938 1-Sep-1989 Baseball Commissioner, 1989
Sam Ginn
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Airtouch Communications, 1993-99
Ira Glasser
Activist
1938   ACLU Executive Director, 1978-2001
Tom Glaze
Judge
14-Jan-1938   Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court, 1987-2008
Mary Ann Glendon
Diplomat
7-Oct-1938   US Ambassador to the Vatican
Christopher Glenn
Journalist
23-Mar-1938 17-Oct-2006 Longtime CBS radio correspondent
Arne Glimcher
Film Director
2-Mar-1938   The Mambo Kings
Peter C. Godsoe
Business
1938   CEO of Bank of Nova Scotia, 1993-2003
Ralph E. Gomory
Business
c. 1938   Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Wilson Goode
Politician
19-Aug-1938   Mayor of Philadelphia, 1984-92
Porter Goss
Politician
26-Nov-1938   Director of the CIA, 2004-06
Elliott Gould
Actor
29-Aug-1938   Trapper John in M*A*S*H film
Lou Graham
Golf
7-Jan-1938   Winner, 1975 US Open
Billy Gray
Actor
13-Jan-1938   Father Knows Best
Ernie Green
Business
15-Oct-1938   Ernie Green Industries, Inc.
William J. Green III
Politician
24-Jun-1938   Mayor of Philadelphia, 1980-84
J. David Grissom
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Citizens Fidelity, 1978-89
John Guare
Playwright
5-Feb-1938   Six Degrees of Separation
Charles Gwathmey
Architect
19-Jun-1938 3-Aug-2009 Designed extension to the Guggenheim
Gary Gygax
Inventor
27-Jul-1938 4-Mar-2008 Co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons
Katie Hall
Politician
3-Apr-1938 20-Feb-2012 Congresswoman from Indiana, 1982-85
John Hamm
Politician
8-Apr-1938   Premier of Nova Scotia, 1999-2006
Susan Hammer
Politician
21-Dec-1938   Mayor of San Jose, 1991-98
Stephen L. Hammerman
Business
18-Apr-1938   Former Vice Chairman, Merrill Lynch
Joseph R. Hardiman
Business
c. 1938   CEO of NASDAQ, 1987-97
Michael S. Harper
Poet
18-Mar-1938   Nightmare Begins Responsibility
Jim Harrick
Basketball
25-Jul-1938   Former UCLA and UGA head coach
Dolores Hart
Actor
20-Oct-1938   Where the Boys Are
Michael C. Hawley
Business
c. 1938 13-Jun-2004 CEO of Gillette, 1999-2000
John Heinz
Politician
23-Oct-1938 4-Apr-1991 US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1977-91
Teresa Heinz
Relative
5-Oct-1938   Wife of John Kerry
Anne Helm
Actor
12-Sep-1938   Follow That Dream
Sherman Hemsley
Actor
1-Feb-1938 24-Jul-2012 George Jefferson on The Jeffersons
Maurice Hinchey
Politician
27-Oct-1938   Congressman, New York 22nd
Kaneaster Hodges, Jr.
Politician
20-Aug-1938   US Senator from Arkansas, 1977-79
William R. Holland
Business
c. 1938   CEO of United Dominion, 1986-2000
Leroy Hood
Biologist
10-Oct-1938   Systems biology and Human Genome Project
Jack Horkheimer
Astronomer
11-Jun-1938 20-Aug-2010 Naked-eye astronomer
Freddie Hubbard
Jazz Musician
7-Apr-1938 29-Dec-2008 Hard-bop jazz trumpet soloist
Waris Hussein
Film Director
9-Dec-1938   Melody
David Irving
Activist
24-Mar-1938   Notorious Holocaust denier
Douglas Jackson
Film Director
1938   The Paper Boy
Maynard Jackson
Politician
23-Mar-1938 23-Jun-2003 First black Mayor of Atlanta
Derek Jacobi
Actor
22-Oct-1938   Claudius on I, Claudius
Etta James
Singer
25-Jan-1938 20-Jan-2012 Soul Diva
Peter Jennings
Journalist
29-Jul-1938 7-Aug-2005 Former anchor, ABC World News Tonight
Jimmy Johnson
Football
31-Mar-1938   Former Cornerback, San Francisco 49ers
Roy Lee Johnson
Musician
31-Dec-1938   R&B guitarist and songwriter
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Head of State
29-Oct-1938   President of Liberia
Deacon Jones
Football
9-Dec-1938   NFL's Secretary of Defense
Jack Jones
Singer
14-Jan-1938   The Impossible Dream
Richard Jordan
Actor
19-Jul-1938 30-Aug-1993 Logan's Run
King Juan Carlos
Head of State
5-Jan-1938   King of Spain
Jerry Juhl
Screenwriter
27-Jul-1938 27-Sep-2005 Head writer, The Muppet Show
Robert E. Kahn
Scientist
23-Dec-1938   Co-Inventor, Internet's TCP-IP protocol
Michael S. Kanne
Judge
21-Dec-1938   7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Shashi Kapoor
Actor
18-Mar-1938   Deewaar
Islam Karimov
Head of State
30-Jan-1938   President of Uzbekistan
Judith S. Kaye
Judge
4-Aug-1938   Chief Judge, State of New York
Betty Lou Keim
Actor
27-Sep-1938 27-Jan-2010 Fran McCord on The Deputy
Arthur L. Kelly
Business
c. 1938   Partner, KEL Enterprises
Marilyn Kelly
Judge
15-Apr-1938   Justice, Michigan Supreme Court
Lindsay Kemp
Dancer
9-May-1938   Dance teacher for Bowie, Kate Bush
Elizabeth T. Kennan
Business
c. 1938   President of Mt. Holyoke College, 1978-95
Robert C. Khayat
Educator
18-Apr-1938   Chancellor, University of Mississippi
Ben E. King
Singer/Songwriter
28-Sep-1938   Stand By Me
Carolyn D. King
Judge
30-Jan-1938   5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Reatha Clark King
Business
11-Apr-1938   President of Metropolitan State, 1977-88
Jack T. Kirby
Historian
22-Aug-1938 6-Aug-2009 Mockingbird Song
Paul G. Kirk, Jr.
Politician
18-Jan-1938   US Senator from Massachusetts
Myles Klein
Business
c. 1938   Klein & Barreto PA
Evel Knievel
Daredevil
17-Oct-1938 30-Nov-2007 Daredevil and one-time action figure
Phil Knight
Business
24-Feb-1938   Co-Founder of Nike
Donald E. Knuth
Computer Programmer
10-Jan-1938   The Art of Computer Programming
Robert L. Koch II
Business
c. 1938   President of Koch Enterprises
Wim Kok
Head of State
29-Sep-1938   Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 1994-2002
David L. Kolb
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Mohawk Industries, 1988-2001
David T. Kollat
Business
7-Jul-1938   VP at Limited Brands, 1976-84
Eileen S. Kraus
Business
c. 1938   Connecticut National Bank
Bernie Krause
Musician
8-Dec-1938   Field recordist, electronic musician
Kent Kresa
Business
24-Mar-1938   CEO of Northrop Grumman, 1990-2003
Leonid Kuchma
Head of State
9-Aug-1938   President of Ukraine, 1994-2004
John Kufuor
Head of State
8-Dec-1938   President of Ghana, 2001-09
Fela Kuti
Musician
15-Oct-1938 2-Aug-1997 God of Afrobeat
E. Floyd Kvamme
Business
1938   Partner, Kleiner Perkins
Thomas G. Labrecque
Business
17-Sep-1938 16-Oct-2000 CEO of Chase Manhattan, 1990-96
Bobby Lee Lackey
Business
c. 1938   McManus-Wyatt-Hidalgo Produce
Bernadette Lafont
Actor
26-Oct-1938   The Mother and the Whore
Karl Lagerfeld
Fashion Designer
10-Sep-1938   Chanel, Lagerfeld
Ricardo Lagos
Head of State
2-Mar-1938   President of Chile, 2000-06
Arnold G. Langbo
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Kellogg, 1990-2000
Frank Langella
Actor
1-Jan-1938   Dracula and Dave
Rod Laver
Tennis
9-Aug-1938   Winner of 1962 and 1969 Grand Slam
Raymond F. Lederer
Politician
19-May-1938 1-Dec-2008 Congressman snagged in ABSCAM
Henry C. Lee
Scientist
22-Nov-1938   Prominent criminologist
Anthony J. Leggett
Physicist
26-Mar-1938   Particle physicist, explored superfluidity
Lew Lehrman
Business
15-Aug-1938   Rite Aid drugstore founder
Richard A. Lerner
Biologist
28-Aug-1938   Scripps Research Institute
Tom Lester
Actor
23-Sep-1938   Eb Dawson on Green Acres
Carl Leubsdorf
Journalist
17-Mar-1938   Dallas Morning News
Melvyn Levitsky
Diplomat
19-Mar-1938   US Ambassador to Brazil, 1994-98
Lawrence S. Lewin
Business
c. 1938   The Lewin Group
Delano E. Lewis
Diplomat
12-Nov-1938   US Ambassador to South Africa, 2000-01
Gordon Lightfoot
Musician
17-Nov-1938   Canadian balladeer
Jim Lightfoot
Politician
27-Sep-1938   Congressman from Iowa, 1985-97
Robert I. Lipp
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Travelers Property Casualty, 2001-04
Jack E. Little
Business
c. 1938   President of Shell Oil, 1998-99
Rich Little
Comic
26-Nov-1938   Comic and voice impressionist
Christopher Lloyd
Actor
22-Oct-1938   Jim Ignatowski on Taxi
William H. Longfield
Business
c. 1938   CEO of CR Bard, 1995-2003
Allan Z. Loren
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Dun & Bradstreet, 2000-05
Rilwanu Lukman
Government
26-Aug-1938   Secretary General of OPEC, 1995-2000
Ali MacGraw
Actor
1-Apr-1938   Love Story
Bernard L. Madoff
Business
29-Apr-1938   Madoff Investment Securities LLC
Paul Maguire
Football
22-Aug-1938   Linebacker, punter for Buffalo Bills
Frank Mahovlich
Hockey
10-Jan-1938   NHL Hall of Famer, Canadian Senator
John F. Maisto
Diplomat
28-Aug-1938   US Ambassador to the OAS, 2003-06
Tandja Mamadou
Head of State
1938   President of Niger, 1999-2010
Armen Der Marderosian
Business
c. 1938   GTE Government Systems Corp.
Ernest Mario
Business
12-Jun-1938   CEO of Alza Corporation, 1993-2001
Richard Marquand
Film Director
17-Apr-1938 4-Sep-1987 Return of the Jedi
Joseph B. Martin
Doctor
1938   Dean, Harvard Medical School, 1997-2007
Judith Martin
Columnist
13-Sep-1938   Miss Manners
Paul Martin
Head of State
28-Aug-1938   21st Prime Minister of Canada
Walter E. Massey
Business
5-Apr-1938   Morehouse College president, physicist
David B. Mathis
Business
c. 1938   Kemper Insurance Companies
Phillip D. Matthews
Business
c. 1938   Former Dart Industries executive
John W. McCarter, Jr.
Business
c. 1938   CEO of the Field Museum
James A. McClung
Business
c. 1938   Former VP at FMC
Willie McCovey
Baseball
10-Jan-1938   521 homers, 18 grand slams
John F. McDonnell
Business
18-Mar-1938   CEO of McDonnell-Douglas, 1988-94
Richard B. McGlynn
Attorney
c. 1938   LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae
Matthew McHugh
Politician
6-Dec-1938   Congressman from New York, 1975-93
Robert G. McKenzie
Attorney
1938   Brown Brothers Harriman Trust Co.
Buck McKeon
Politician
9-Sep-1938   Congressman, California 25th
David K. McKown
Business
c. 1938   Eaton Vance Management
Verne Meisner
Musician
4-Dec-1938 10-Jun-2005 Wisconsin's Polka King
John A. Mellowes
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Charter Manufacturing
Don Meredith
Football
10-Apr-1938 5-Dec-2010 Dallas Cowboys, Monday Night Foorball
Walter L. Metcalfe, Jr.
Attorney
c. 1938   CEO of Bryan Cave LLP, 1994-2004
Tom Metzger
Activist
9-Apr-1938   White supremacist
Jack D. Michaels
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Snap-on
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Politician
7-Sep-1938 22-Apr-2007 Congresswoman from California, 1996-2007
John Miller
Politician
23-May-1938   Congressman from Washington, 1985-93
John R. Miller
Business
c. 1938   COO of Sohio, 1980-86
Stephan Minikes
Diplomat
1938   US Ambassador to the OSCE, 2001-05
Doug Moe
Basketball
21-Sep-1938   Head Coach, Denver Nuggets, 1980-90
James R. Moffett
Business
1938   Chairman of Freeport-McMoRan
David E. Momot
Business
c. 1938   Former GE executive
Charles H. Moore
Computer Programmer
1938   Forth programming language
Southwood J. Morcott
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Dana, 1990-99
James C. Morgan
Business
27-Aug-1938   CEO of Applied Materials, 1977-2003
Lee Morgan
Jazz Musician
10-Jul-1938 19-Feb-1972 The Sidewinder
Michael H. Moskow
Business
7-Jan-1938   CEO, FRB Chicago, 1994-2007
Roger E. Mosley
Actor
18-Dec-1938   T.C. on Magnum, P.I.
Langhorne A. Motley
Diplomat
5-Jun-1938   US Ambassador to Brazil, 1981-83
Angelo R. Mozilo
Business
1938   Former CEO of Countrywide
Diana Muldaur
Actor
19-Aug-1938   Rosalind Shays on L.A. Law
Michael Murphy
Actor
05-May-1938   An Unmarried Woman
Michael K. Murphy
Business
c. 1938   CPM Development Corporation
Masahisa Naitoh
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
Glen D. Nelson
Business
c. 1938   Vice Chairman of Medtronic, 1988-2002
Charles Neville
Musician
28-Dec-1938   One of the Neville Brothers
Barry Newman
Actor
7-Nov-1938   Petrocelli
James R. Nichols
Attorney
c. 1938   Partner, Nichols & Pratt
Jim Nicholson
Government
4-Feb-1938   US Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Nico
Musician
16-Oct-1938 18-Jul-1988 The Velvet Underground and Nico
Hermann Nitsch
Performance Artist
29-Aug-1938   6-Tage-Spiel des Orgies Mystries Theater
Larry Niven
Author
30-Apr-1938   Ringworld and Known Space series
Manuel Noriega
Head of State
11-Feb-1938   Panamanian dictator
Lucio A. Noto
Business
1938   CEO of Mobil, 1994-99
Ryoji Noyori
Chemist
3-Sep-1938   Chiral catalysts
Robert Nozick
Philosopher
16-Nov-1938 23-Jan-2002 Libertarian philosopher
Sam Nunn
Politician
8-Sep-1938   US Senator from Georgia, 1972-97
Rudolf Nureyev
Dancer
17-Mar-1938 6-Jan-1993 Defected to France from Kirov Ballet
Erle A. Nye
Business
Jun-1938   CEO of TXU, 1999-2004
Thomas H. O'Brien
Business
c. 1938   CEO of PNC Financial, 1988-2000
Robert T. O'Connell
Business
c. 1938   CEO of GMAC, 1992-94
Joyce Carol Oates
Author
16-Jun-1938   Author of over 40 novels
David Obey
Politician
3-Oct-1938   Congressman from Wisconsin, 1969-2011
Vincent Obsitnik
Business
1938   US Ambassador to Slovakia
Michel Oksenberg
Scholar
12-Oct-1938 22-Feb-2001 Leading sinologist
Douglas E. Olesen
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Battelle, 1987-2001
Allen I. Olson
Politician
5-Nov-1938   Governor of North Dakota, 1981-85
Margaret Osmer-McQuade
Business
c. 1938   Qualitas International
Rafael Osuna
Tennis
15-Sep-1938 4-Jun-1969 Winner of 4 Grand Slam titles
Jim Otto
Football
5-Jan-1938   Hall of fame center, Oakland Raiders #00
David Owen
Politician
2-Jul-1938   UK Foreign Secretary, 1977-79
Tony Oxley
Musician
15-Jun-1938   Free improv pioneer
Leon Panetta
Government
28-Jun-1938   US Secretary of Defense
Johnny Paycheck
Country Musician
31-May-1938 18-Feb-2003 Take This Job and Shove It
John E. Pepper, Jr.
Business
c. 1938   Chairman of Disney
Millie Perkins
Actor
12-May-1938   The Diary of Anne Frank
Gaylord Perry
Baseball
15-Sep-1938   Me and the Spitter
John Peterson
Politician
25-Dec-1938   Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1997-2007
David C. Phillips
Business
c. 1938   Former Partner, Arthur Andersen
Boris Pickett
Singer/Songwriter
11-Feb-1938 25-Apr-2007 Monster Mash
Bill Plante
Journalist
14-Jan-1938   CBS White House correspondent
C. William Pollard
Business
c. 1938   Twice CEO of ServiceMaster
Rosemary S. Pooler
Judge
21-Jun-1938   2nd Circuit Court of Appeals
Jerry I. Porras
Business
c. 1938   Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford
A. Alexander Porter, Jr.
Business
c. 1938   Porter Orlin
Paula Prentiss
Actor
4-Mar-1938   What's New, Pussycat?
John Prescott
Politician
31-May-1938   Deputy Prime Minister of the UK, 1997-2007
Margaret R. Preska
Educator
c. 1938   Robinson Preska Company
Simon Preston
Organist
4-Aug-1938   Organist at Westminster Abbey, 1981-87
Charley Pride
Country Musician
18-Mar-1938   First black country music star
Barry Primus
Actor
16-Feb-1938   Gold Coast
John Quade
Actor
1-Apr-1938 9-Aug-2009 Every Which Way But Loose
Stanley A. Rabin
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Commercial Metals, 1979-2006
Irma S. Raker
Judge
2-Apr-1938   Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals
Roger A. Ramsey
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Allied Waste Industries, 1989-97
David M. Ransom
Diplomat
c. 1938 4-Dec-2003 US Ambassador to Bahrain, 1994-97
Diane Ravitch
Government
1-Jul-1938   Education reformer
Lee Raymond
Business
13-Aug-1938   CEO of ExxonMobil, 1999-2005
Johnny Rebel
Singer
1938   Segregationist Singer
Peter S. Redding
Business
c. 1938   Standard Register Company
Cordell Reed
Business
26-Mar-1938   Former Senior VP, ComEd
Ishmael Reed
Novelist
22-Feb-1938   The Free-Lance Pallbearers
Oliver Reed
Actor
13-Feb-1938 2-May-1999 Lion of the Desert
Rex Reed
Critic
2-Oct-1938   At the Movies
Richard G. Reiten
Business
c. 1938   Northwest Natural Gas
Toni Rembe
Attorney
c. 1938   Partner at Pillsbury Winthrop, 1971-2004
Janet Reno
Government
21-Jul-1938   Clinton's US Attorney General
Stewart A. Resnick
Business
c. 1938   Roll International
Paul Revere
Musician
7-Jan-1938   And the Raiders
Robert L. Rewey
Business
c. 1938   Former VP Marketing at Ford
Nicholas A. Rey
Business
23-Jan-1938 14-Jan-2009 US Ambassador to Poland, 1993-97
Don Riegle
Politician
4-Feb-1938   US Senator from Michigan, 1976-95
Diana Rigg
Actor
20-Jul-1938   Mrs. Peel
Michael Ritchie
Film Director
28-Nov-1938 16-Apr-2001 The Candidate
James Robertson
Judge
1938   Judge, resigned from FISA court
Oscar Robertson
Basketball
24-Nov-1938   NBA's Most Valuable Player 1964
Kenny Rogers
Country Musician
21-Aug-1938   The Gambler
Toby Roth
Politician
10-Oct-1938   Congressman from Wisconsin, 1979-97
Ilana D. Rovner
Judge
21-Aug-1938   7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Jerry Rubin
Activist
14-Jul-1938 28-Nov-1994 Yippie, one of the Chicago 7
Robert E. Rubin
Government
29-Aug-1938   US Treasury Secretary, 1995-99
Johnny Rutherford
Auto Racing
12-Mar-1938   Three-time Indy 500 winner
Martin Sabo
Politician
28-Feb-1938   Congressman from Minnesota, 1979-2007
Peter M. Sacerdote
Business
c. 1938   Former Partner, Goldman Sachs
Bill Saluga
Actor
c. 1938   You can call him RAY, you can call him JAY
Manolo Santana
Tennis
10-May-1938   Winner of 5 Grand Slam titles
Barry R. Schaller
Judge
23-Nov-1938   Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court
Alexander von Schlippenbach
Pianist
7-Apr-1938   Improv pianist and bandleader
Ronaldo H. Schmitz
Business
30-Oct-1938   CFO of BASF, 1984-90
Ihno Schneevoigt
Business
c. 1938   Former Allianz and IBM executive
Romy Schneider
Actor
23-Sep-1938 29-May-1982 La Passante du Sans-Souci
Gerhard Schulmeyer
Business
1938   President of Siemens US, 1999-2001
Marvin R. Schuster
Business
c. 1938   Burger King franchisee
Klaus Schwab
Economist
30-Mar-1938   Founder, World Economic Forum
Bob G. Scott
Business
c. 1938   COO of Summit Bancshares, 1998-2006
Gloria R. Scott
Educator
14-Apr-1938   President of Bennett College, 1987-2001
Janette Scott
Actor
14-Dec-1938   The Day of the Triffids
Jean Seberg
Actor
13-Nov-1938 8-Sep-1979 Saint Joan
Gary L. Seevers
Economist
c. 1938   Council of Economic Advisers, 1973-75
Robert B. Shapiro
Business
4-Aug-1938   CEO of Monsanto, 1995-2000
John J. Shea
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Spiegel, Inc., 1985-98
Michael Sheard
Actor
18-Jun-1938 31-Aug-2005 Mr. Bronson on Grange Hill
Jack C. Shewmaker
Business
14-Mar-1938 17-Nov-2010 President and COO of Wal-Mart, 1978-84
Jon A. Shirley
Business
1938   President and COO of Microsoft, 1983-90
Alvin V. Shoemaker
Business
c. 1938   Chairman of First Boston, 1983-89
Wayne H. Shortridge
Attorney
1938   Partner, Carlton Fields
Charles Siebert
Actor
9-Mar-1938   Dr. Riverside on Trapper John, M.D.
Charles Simic
Poet
9-May-1938   The World Doesn't End
James Simons
Mathematician
c. 1938   Renaissance Technologies hedge fund
Thomas W. Simons
Diplomat
4-Sep-1938   US Ambassador to Pakistan, 1995-98
Madge Sinclair
Actor
28-Apr-1938 20-Dec-1995 Nurse Shoop on Trapper John
Arthur M. Siskind
Business
c. 1938   Former News Corporation executive
Eugene C. Sit
Business
8-Aug-1938 24-Jun-2008 Sit Investment Associates
Samuel K. Skinner
Government
10-Jun-1938   Bush 41's Chief of Staff
Denny Smith
Politician
19-Jan-1938   Congressman from Oregon, 1981-91
Jo Ann R. Smith
Business
c. 1938   Former Chair, National Cattlemen's Beef Assn.
John F. Smith, Jr.
Business
6-Apr-1938   CEO of General Motors, 1992-2000
Keith C. Smith
Diplomat
1938   US Ambassador to Lithuania, 1997-2000
William D. Smithburg
Business
9-Jul-1938   CEO of Quaker Oats, 1981-97
Peter Snell
Track and Field
17-Dec-1938   Olympic distance runner
Helmut Sonnenfeldt
Government
c. 1938   Former NSC staffer
Andrew A. Sorensen
Educator
20-Jul-1938 17-Apr-2011 President, University of South Carolina, 2002-08
Susan Stamberg
Radio Personality
7-Sep-1938   NPR
Charles Starkweather
Criminal
24-Nov-1938 25-Jun-1959 Spree killer
David Steel
Politician
31-Mar-1938   Leader of the UK Liberal Party, 1976-88
William A. Steiger
Politician
15-May-1938 4-Dec-1978 Congressman from Wisconsin, 1967-78
Charlie Stenholm
Politician
26-Oct-1938   Congressman from Texas, 1979-2005
Leonard Stern
Business
28-Mar-1938   Billionaire, Hartz pet supply
Paul G. Stern
Business
31-Oct-1938   CEO of Northern Telecom, 1989-93
Connie Stevens
Singer
8-Aug-1938   Hawaiian Eye
Donald M. Stewart
Educator
1938   President of College Board, 1987-99
S. Jay Stewart
Business
1938   CEO of Morton International, 1994-99
Fred Stolle
Tennis
8-Oct-1938   Winner of 17 Grand Slam titles
Susan Strasberg
Actor
22-May-1938 21-Jan-1999 Picnic
B. Alan Sugg
Educator
c. 1938   President, University of Arkansas
Ivan Sutherland
Engineer
16-May-1938   Father of computer graphics
Stender E. Sweeney
Business
c. 1938   Former VP Finance, Times Mirror Co.
Steve Symms
Politician
23-Apr-1938   US Senator from Idaho, 1981-93
István Szabó
Film Director
18-Feb-1938   Being Julia
Oscar Tang
Philanthropist
1938   Chinese-American philanthropist
Burton M. Tansky
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Neiman Marcus
Calisto Tanzi
Business
1938   Founder of Parmalat, now jailed
Buck Taylor
Actor
13-May-1938   Newly O'Brien on Gunsmoke
Lewis Teague
Film Director
8-Mar-1938   The Jewel of the Nile
Peter G. Ten Eyck II
Agriculturalist
c. 1938   Indian Ladder Farms
Anthony P. Terracciano
Business
c. 1938   Chairman of Sallie Mae
Roy Thinnes
Actor
6-Apr-1938   David Vincent on The Invaders
Arthur R. Thompson
Activist
1938   CEO, John Birch Society
Lester Thurow
Economist
7-May-1938   Sloan School of Management
William R. Timken, Jr.
Diplomat
c. 1938   US Ambassador to Germany
Allen Toussaint
Musician
14-Jan-1938   Influential New Orleans composer/producer
Cameron C. Troilo
Business
c. 1938   Yardley Savings & Loan Association
Tatiana Troyanos
Singer
12-Sep-1938 21-Aug-1993 Operatic Mezzo-Soprano
Kenneth Tsang
Actor
1938   Hong Kong character actor
Edmund S. W. Tse
Business
c. 1938   Vice Chairman of AIG
Ted Turner
Business
19-Nov-1938   Founder of Cable News Network
James E. Ukrop
Business
c. 1938   Ukrop's Super Markets, Inc.
Liv Ullmann
Actor
16-Dec-1938   The Passion of Anna
Diane Varsi
Actor
23-Feb-1938 19-Nov-1992 Peyton Place
Paul Verhoeven
Film Director
18-Jul-1938   Starship Troopers
Fay Vincent
Baseball
29-May-1938   Commissioner of Baseball, 1989-92
William P. Vititoe
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Washington Energy, 1994-97
Jon Voight
Actor
29-Dec-1938   Midnight Cowboy
Marilou von Ferstel
Business
c. 1938   Ogilvy Adams & Rinehart
Peter Jon de Vos
Diplomat
24-Dec-1938 9-Jun-2008 US Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1994-97
Maxine Waters
Politician
15-Aug-1938   Congresswoman, California 35th
Wes Watkins
Politician
15-Dec-1938   Congressman from Oklahoma
H. Mitchell Watson, Jr.
Business
c. 1938   President of Sigma Group, 1992-2005
James Watt
Government
31-Jan-1938   Reagan's Secretary of the Interior
Dawn Wells
Actor
18-Oct-1938   Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island
Jerry West
Basketball
28-May-1938   Los Angeles Lakers
J. Taylor Wharton
Doctor
c. 1938   Gynecological oncologist
Don Wildmon
Activist
18-Jan-1938   Moral crusader
C. Howard Wilkins, Jr.
Business
1938   US Ambassador to the Netherlands, 1989-92
Billy Williams
Baseball
15-Jun-1938   Chicago Cubs hitter
Dick Anthony Williams
Actor
9-Aug-1938 16-Feb-2012 What the Wine Sellers Buy
Hal Williams
Actor
14-Dec-1938   Lester Jenkins on 227
Fred Williamson
Football
5-Mar-1938   Football star, Original Gangstas
Nicol Williamson
Actor
14-Sep-1938 16-Dec-2011 Merlin in Excalibur
Larry Wilson
Football
24-May-1938   St. Louis Cardinal, NFL Hall of Famer
Frank G. Wisner
Diplomat
1938   US Ambassador to India, 1994-97
Bill Withers
Singer/Songwriter
4-Jul-1938   Lean on Me
Terry Wogan
Radio Personality
3-Aug-1938   BBC's Wake Up To Wogan
Natalie Wood
Actor
20-Jul-1938 29-Nov-1981 Rebel Without A Cause
Peter M. Wood
Business
c. 1938   Former Managing Director, JP Morgan
Jerry M. Woodall
Inventor
c. 1938   Inventor of the red LED
Nicholas Worth
Actor
4-Sep-1938 7-May-2007 Don't Answer the Phone!
Robert L. Wright
Business
c. 1938   Dimension International
Charles Wuorinen
Composer
9-Jun-1938   Time's Encomium
Kurt Wüthrich
Chemist
4-Oct-1938   Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Peter Yarrow
Singer
31-May-1938   The Peter in Peter, Paul, and Mary
Wu Yi
Government
Nov-1938   Vice Premier and Heath Minister of China
Jerry York
Business
22-Jun-1938 16-Mar-2010 CFO of IBM, 1993-95
A. Thomas Young
Business
1938   President of Martin Marietta, 1990-95
Herbert J. Zarkin
Business
c. 1938   CEO of BJ's Wholesale Club
Harb Saleh al-Zuhair
Business
4-Jul-1938   Saudi Arabian industrialist


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