1938 births

Lola Van Wagenen is an American historian and activist. In 1970, she co-founded Consumer Action Now (CAN), a non-profit educational organization.

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)

24th president of Liberia

King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

Soviet singer-songwriter and actor (1938–1980)

Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 to 2013 (born 1938)

American actor (born 1938)

1st President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (1938–2016)

American computer scientist and mathematician (born 1938)

the second president of Ukraine

Claude Joséphine Rose "Claudia" Cardinale was an Italian Tunisian actress. Regarded as one of the leading figures of Italian cinema, alongside Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida, she achieved international recognition during a career spanning more than six decades. Celebrated in the 1960s as "the most beautiful woman in the world" and widely considered a sex symbol of the era, Cardinale appeared in more than 175 films, primarily in Italy and France, across genres including comedy, drama, spaghetti westerns, and historical epics. She collaborated with acclaimed directors such as Federico Fellini, Sergio Leone, and Werner Herzog, and several of her films are regarded as significant works in the history of cinema. At the time of her death, she was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of European cinema.

Austrian politician (SPÖ), 8th president of Austria (born 1938)

Italian musician and actor (born 1938)

President of Peru from 1990 to 2000

Kenyan writer (1938–2025)

Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer (1938–1993)

Russian diplomat and politician (1938-2010)

American actress (1938–1981)

American country singer (1938–2020)

British physicist (1938–2026)

Norwegian actress, director, and screenwriter (born 1938)

German-French actress (1938–1982)

Italian politician (born 1938)

President of Guinea from 2010 to 2021

American media mogul

American biologist and Nobel laureate (1938–2025)

Japanese chemist (1938 - )

prime minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006

English actress (1938–2020)

American singer (1938–2012)

British sociologist (born 1938)

fifth President of the Republic of Ghana and Lawyer

American actor (born 1938)

American political philosopher (1938–2002)

American author (born 1938)

Swiss chemist (born 1938)

Dutch film director (born 1938)

queen consort of Spain from 1975 to 2014

American evolutionary biologist (1938–2011)

Spanish football player and manager (1938–2014)

Australian tennis player

Dutch politician (1938–2018)

English novelist (1938–2025)

French-American musician (1938–1980)

Christa Päffgen (; 16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988), known by her stage name Nico, was a German singer, songwriter, actress and model.

penman, poet, screenwriter, novelist, prose writer, teacher, short story writer (1938-1988)

Nigerian musician and activist (1938–1997)

American basketball player and executive (1938-2024)

American singer (1938–2015)

Argentine footballer and manager (1938–2024)

President of Azerbaijan from 1992 to 1993

Elliott Gould is an American actor.

British author and Holocaust denier (born 1938)

Indian film actor and producer (1938–2017)

Tanzanian politician and former president (1938-2020)

British actor (1938–2025)

50th Prime Minister of Japan

Governor of California from 1975 to 1983 and 2011 to 2019 (born 1938)

American writer (born 1938)

English actor (born 1938)