* Tex Austin ( 1886 – 1938 ), American rodeo promoter

* 1938 – Paul Daniels, English magician

* 1938 – Roy Thinnes, American actor

* 1938 – The animated cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit ( a prototype of Bugs Bunny ).

* 1938 – The first televised FA Cup Final takes place between Huddersfield Town and Preston North End.

* 1938 – Juraj Jakubisko, Slovak director

* 1938 – Gary Collins, American actor

* 1938 – Larry Niven, American author

* 1938 – Paul Bartel, American actor ( d. 2000 )

* 1938 – Peter Bonerz, American actor

* 1938 – Leonid Kuchma, Ukrainian politician

* 1938 – Otto Rehhagel, German footballer and coach

* 1938 – Dave " Baby " Cortez, American pianist

The 1938 series was high-scoring affair with many high-scoring draws, resulting in a 1 – 1 result, Australia retaining the Ashes.

The remaining five series were drawn, with Australia retaining the Ashes four times ( 1938, 1962 – 63, 1965 – 66, 1968 ) and England retaining it once ( 1972 ).

Ashes series have generally been played over five Test matches, although there have been four-match series ( 1938 ; 1975 ) and six-match series ( 1970 – 71 ; 1974 – 75 ; 1978 – 79 ; 1981 ; 1985 ; 1989 ; 1993 and 1997 ).

* 1938 – Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey player ( d. 2007 )

* 1938 – Pierre de Bané, Canadian politician

* 1938 – Terry Peck, Falkland Islander soldier ( d. 2006 )

4, No. 1 ( Feb., 1938 ), pp. 14 – 33 in JSTOR

* 1938 – Terry Wogan, Irish-English broadcaster

Rodney George " Rod " Laver MBE ( born 9 August 1938 ) is an Australian former tennis player who holds the record for most singles titles won in the history of tennis, with 200 career titles.

* Rod Laver ( born 1938 ), Australian tennis player

In 1962, Laver became only the second male player after Don Budge in 1938 to win all four Grand Slam singles titles in the same year and won an additional 17 titles.

* 1938 – Reg Livermore, Australian entertainer

* 1938 – Tom Oliver, Australian actor

* 1938 – Kevin Murray, Australian footballer

* 1938 – Adrienne Clarke, Australian botanist and politician

* 1938 – Bert Newton, Australian actor and television host

*, an Australian patrol boat operational between 1938 and 1943

* 1867 – Hugh Trumble, Australian cricketer ( d. 1938 )

* 1938 – Fred Stolle, Australian tennis player

* 1876 – C. J. Dennis, Australian poet ( d. 1938 )

* Alan Bond ( businessman ) ( born 1938 ), Australian businessman

* Ken Jasper ( born 1938 ), Australian politician for Murray Valley in the Victorian Legislative Assembly

Joan Elizabeth Kirner AC ( born 20 June 1938 ), Australian politician, was the 42nd Premier of Victoria, the first woman to hold the position, which she held for two years prior to a landslide election defeat.

The position, which had been held by Hugh Trumble until his death in August 1938, was one of the most prestigious jobs in Australian cricket.

From 1938, Prime Minister Joseph Lyons had Hughes head a recruitment drive for the Australian Defence Force.

He also led both the merger of rival cable services to form Australian Associated Press Ltd. in 1935, and the project to build a paper-mill in Tasmania, capable of processing native trees, which began in 1938.

Ian Smith ( born 19 June 1938 ) is an Australian soap opera character actor and television screenwriter, best known today for his long-running role as the caring, kindly coffee shop owner Harold Bishop in the soap opera Neighbours.

* Alan Ramsey ( born 1938 ), Australian newspaper reporter and commentator

An AGP style event was held on Boxing Day, 1936 at the South Australian town of Victor Harbor for a centennial South Australian Grand Prix before the Australian Grand Prix title was revived in 1938 for the grand opening of what would become one of the world's most famous race tracks, Mount Panorama just outside of the semi-rural town of Bathurst.

* The Riverina Transport case, 1938, Melbourne: Australian Natives ' Association, Victorian Board of Directors

* John Barnes ( Australian politician ) ( 1868 – 1938 ), Australian politician