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November 26, 1938

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Elizabeth Bailey

1938Elizabeth Bailey, American economist (died 2022)[โ€ ]

Elizabeth Ellery Bailey was an American economist. She was the John C. Hower Professor of Business and Public Policy, at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Bailey studied deregulation, market competition and regulatory capture through her career and contributed to the deregulation of the airline industry in the United States in the late 1970s.

Porter Goss

1938Porter Goss, American soldier and politician, 19th Director of the CIA[โ€ ]

Porter Johnston Goss is an American politician who served as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2004 to 2006. He was the last director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from 2004 to 2005, then became the first director of the Central Intelligence Agency following the passage of the 2004 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, which abolished the DCI position and replaced it with the Director of National Intelligence on December 17, 2004.

Rodney Jory

1938Rodney Jory, Australian physicist and academic (died 2021)[โ€ ]

Rodney Leonard (Rod) Jory AM,, was an Australian physicist noted for establishing and running the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF/NSSS) and for his contributions to Australian teams which have competed at the International Physics Olympiad. He retired from the position of director of the NYSF in January 2005. He died in 2021 in Merimbula, New South Wales, at the age of 82.

Rich Little

1938Rich Little, Canadian-American comedian, actor, and singer[โ€ ]

Richard Caruthers Little is a Canadian-American comedian, impressionist and voice actor. Sometimes known as the "Man of a Thousand Voices", Little has recorded nine comedy albums and made numerous television appearances, including three HBO specials.