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Celebrities born in 1938

57 famous people born in 1938. Those still living turn 88 this year.

Vladimir VysotskySinger · January 25Jon VoightActor · December 29Adriano CelentanoMusician · January 6Claudia CardinaleActor · April 15Kenny RogersSinger · August 21Natalie WoodActor · July 20Christopher LloydActor · October 22Romy SchneiderActor · September 23Liv UllmannActor · December 16Diana RiggActor · July 20Etta JamesSinger · January 25Paul VerhoevenFilm director · July 18Rod LaverTennis player · August 9Bill WithersMusician · July 4Joe DassinMusician · November 5NicoSinger · October 16Jerry WestBasketball player · May 28Elliott GouldActor · August 29Ben E. KingSinger · September 28Shashi KapoorActor · March 18Terence StampActor · July 22Violetta VillasSinger · June 10Derek JacobiActor · October 22Gordon LightfootSinger · November 17Waheeda RehmanActor · February 3Oscar RobertsonBasketball player · November 24Jean SebergActor · November 13J.J. CaleMusician · December 5Isabelle AubretSinger · July 27Brian DennehyActor · July 9Mireille DarcActor · May 15Giuliano GemmaActor · September 2Vakhtang KikabidzeSinger · July 19Carlos BilardoSoccer player · March 16Jerzy SkolimowskiFilm director · May 5István SzabóFilm director · February 18Oliver ReedActor · February 13Larisa ShepitkoFilm director · January 6Enrico MaciasSinger · December 11Ed LauterActor · October 30Diane BakerActor · February 25Susan StrasbergActor · May 22Karin DorActor · February 22Bernadette LafontActor · October 28Ronny CoxActor · July 23Beata TyszkiewiczActor · August 14Manuel SantanaTennis player · May 10Richard BenjaminActor · May 22Michel DuchaussoyActor · November 29Stella StevensActor · October 1McCoy TynerMusician · December 11Connie StevensActor · August 8Richard BeymerActor · February 20Ann Haydon-JonesTennis player · October 7Fred StolleTennis player · October 8Diane VarsiActor · March 23Diana MuldaurActor · August 19

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Born in 1938, by the numbers

Celebrities5723 still living, 34 no longer with us
Oldest livingAdriano Celentanoborn January 6, 1938
YoungestJon Voightborn December 29, 1938
Most common roleActor54% of stars born in 1938, then singers
Top countryUnited States24 people, then France and United Kingdom
Top birthplaceBrooklyn4 celebrities born there
GenerationBorn before 1946
Living stars turn88 this year
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