List of Famous people who born in 1938

Werner Rodolfo Greuter, in Genoa, Italy, as a Swiss national, is a botanist. He is the chair of the Editorial Committee for the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN) - the Tokyo Code (1994) and the St Louis Code (2000). His proposed policy as regards registration of botanical names proved unpopular and in 1999 he stepped back, not being elected anew: he completed his term as chair to be succeeded at Vienna in 2005. He has returned as a member of the editorial committee, contributing to the renamed International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, the "Melbourne Code" (2012).

Anang Ardiansyah was an Indonesian artist and songwriter, specifically in the Banjarese language. He was known to write around 103 Banjarese folk songs and was known popularly as Maestro of Banjarese music. Two of his most famous works, "Ampar-Ampar Pisang" and "Paris Barantai," are recognized as native folk songs of Banjarese culture and were played during the 2018 Asian Games opening ceremony in Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.

Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo was a Colombian Roman Catholic archbishop.

Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. is an American politician, author and businessman from Michigan. He served for five terms as a Representative and for three terms as a Senator in the U.S. Congress.