1938
Carl Gunter, Jr., American politician (died 1999)
Carl Newton Gunter Jr., was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1972 to 1992.
Carl Gunter, Jr., American politician (died 1999)
The 1930s
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1938
Melba Montgomery, American country music singer (died 2025)
Melba Joyce Montgomery was an American country music singer and songwriter. She was known for a series of duet recordings made with George Jones, Gene Pitney, and Charlie Louvin. S…
Melba Montgomery, American country music singer (died 2025)
1938
Fela Kuti, Nigerian musician and activist (died 1997)
Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì was a Nigerian musician and political activist. He is regarded as the principal innovator of Afrobeat, a Nigerian music genre that combines West African music w…
Fela Kuti, Nigerian musician and activist (died 1997)
1938
Nico, German singer-songwriter, model, and actress (died 1988)
Christa Päffgen, known professionally as Nico, was a German singer, songwriter, actress and model.
Nico, German singer-songwriter, model, and actress (died 1988)
1938
António Calvário, Portuguese singer and artist
António Calvário da Paz is a Portuguese singer, actor, and writer. A five-time winner of the national title of King of Radio, he is best known for winning the first edition of the …
António Calvário, Portuguese singer and artist
1938
Evel Knievel, American motorcycle rider and stuntman (died 2007)
Robert Craig Knievel, known professionally as Evel Knievel, was an American stunt performer and entertainer. Throughout his career, he attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycl…
Evel Knievel, American motorcycle rider and stuntman (died 2007)
1938
Les Murray, Australian anthologist, poet, and critic (died 2019)
Leslie Allan Murray was an Australian poet, anthologist and critic. His career spanned over 40 years and he published nearly 30 volumes of poetry as well as two verse novels and co…
Les Murray, Australian anthologist, poet, and critic (died 2019)
1938
Robert Dove, American lawyer and politician (died 2021)
Robert B. Dove was a parliamentarian of the United States Senate and a professor of political science at George Washington University.
Robert Dove, American lawyer and politician (died 2021)
1938
Dawn Wells, American model and actress, Miss Nevada 1959 (died 2020)
Dawn Elberta Wells was an American actress. She was best known for her role as Mary Ann Summers in the sitcom Gilligan's Island.
Dawn Wells, American model and actress, Miss Nevada 1959 (died 2020)
1938
Bill Morris, Baron Morris of Handsworth, Jamaican-English union leader and politician
William Manuel Morris, Baron Morris of Handsworth is a former British trade union leader. He was General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union from 1992 to 2003, an…
Bill Morris, Baron Morris of Handsworth, Jamaican-English union leader and politician
1938
Emidio Greco, Italian director and screenwriter (died 2012)
Emidio Greco was an Italian film director and screenwriter, best known for the 1974 film Morel's Invention.
Emidio Greco, Italian director and screenwriter (died 2012)
1938
Dolores Hart, American actress and nun
Dolores Hart is an American Catholic Benedictine nun and former actress. Following her movie debut with Elvis Presley in Loving You (1957), she made ten films in five years, includ…
Dolores Hart, American actress and nun
1938
Carl Brewer, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2001)
Carl Thomas Brewer was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. Brewer attended De La Salle College and Riverdale Collegiate Institute prior to his hockey career.
Carl Brewer, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2001)
1938
Iain Macmillan, Scottish photographer and educator (died 2006)
Iain Stewart Macmillan was the Scottish photographer famous for taking the cover photograph for the Beatles' album Abbey Road in 1969. He grew up in Scotland, then moved to London …
Iain Macmillan, Scottish photographer and educator (died 2006)
1938
K. Indrapala, Sri Lankan historian and academic
Karthigesu Indrapala is a Sri Lankan academic, historian, archaeologist, author and former dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna.
K. Indrapala, Sri Lankan historian and academic
1938
Derek Jacobi, English actor
Sir Derek George Jacobi is an English actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen as well as for his work at the Royal National Theatre, he has received numerous accolades inclu…
Derek Jacobi, English actor
1938
Christopher Lloyd, American actor, comedian and producer
Christopher Allen Lloyd is an American actor. He has appeared in many theater productions, films, and television shows since the 1960s. He is known for portraying Emmett "Doc" Brow…
Christopher Lloyd, American actor, comedian and producer
1938
César Luis Menotti, Argentine footballer and manager (died 2024)
César Luis Menotti, known as El Flaco ("Slim"), was an Argentine football player and manager who won the 1978 FIFA World Cup as the head coach of the Argentina national team.
César Luis Menotti, Argentine footballer and manager (died 2024)
1938
Alan G'ilzean, Scottish footballer and manager (died 2018)
Alan John Gilzean was a Scottish professional footballer, active from 1955 to 1975. A striker, Gilzean played most prominently for Dundee and Tottenham Hotspur, and also appeared i…
Alan G'ilzean, Scottish footballer and manager (died 2018)
1938
Stephen Resnick, American economist and academic (died 2013)
Stephen Alvin Resnick was an American Marxist economist. He was well known for his work on Marxian economics, economic methodology, and class analysis. His work, along with that of…
Stephen Resnick, American economist and academic (died 2013)
1938
Bob Webster, American diver
Robert David "Bob" Webster is a retired American diver who won the 10 m platform event at every competition he entered between 1960 and 1964, including the 1960 and 1964 Olympics a…
Bob Webster, American diver
1938
Lara Parker, American actress and author (died 2023)
Mary Lamar Rickey, better known as Lara Parker, was an American actress and writer known for her role as the witch Angelique Bouchard Collins on the ABC-TV serial Dark Shadows, whi…
Lara Parker, American actress and author (died 2023)
1938
Keigo Abe, Japanese martial artist and coach (died 2019)
Keigo Abe was a Japanese master of Shotokan karate who founded the Japan Shotokan Karate Association in 1999 and is its Chief Instructor. He held the rank of 9th dan in karate, was…
Keigo Abe, Japanese martial artist and coach (died 2019)
1938
Kenneth Best, Liberian journalist, founded The Daily Observer
Kenneth Yakpawolo Best is a Liberian journalist who founded the Liberian newspaper The Daily Observer and a paper of the same name in The Gambia.
Kenneth Best, Liberian journalist, founded The Daily Observer