- Apr 1 John Philip Abizaid, U.S. Army General, former CENTCOM commander
- Apr 2 Ayako Okamoto, LPGA golfer (1990 Sara Lee), born in Hiroshima, Japan
- Apr 2 Moriteru Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist, born in Tokyo
- Apr 4 Steve Gatlin, American country singer (Gatlin Bros-Broken Lady), born in Olney, Texas
- Apr 4 Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia, born in Kampong Cham, Cambodia
- Apr 5 Everett Morton, dummer and percussionist (English Beat)
- Apr 5 Roosevel Ferguson, Arkansas, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)
- Apr 5 Dean Kamen, American engineer and inventor (Segway), born in Long Island, New York
- Apr 6 Ralph Cooper, Australia, drummer (Air Supply-All Out of Love)
- Apr 6 Bert Blyleven, Dutch-born baseball player
- Apr 7 Janis Ian [Janis Eddy Fink], American singer-songwriter and folk musician (At Seventeen, Society's Child), born in NYC, New York
- Apr 7 John Dittrich, Union NJ, country singer (Restless Heart-Wheels)
- Apr 8 Mel Schacher, American bassist (Grand Funk Railroad-Some Kind of Wonderful), born in Owosso, Michigan
- Apr 10 Mark Roth, American professional bowler (4-time PBA Player of Year), born in Brooklyn, New York
Steven Seagal
Apr 10 Steven Seagal, American actor (Above the Law, Hard to Kill), born in Detroit, Michigan
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- Apr 10 David Helvarg, American journalist and environmental activist, born in Long Island, New York
- Apr 11 Robbie House, American rocker (Snuff)
- Apr 11 Doris Angleton, American socialite and murder victim (d. 1997)
- Apr 11 Paul Fox, English musician and singer (The Ruts), born in United Kingdom (d. 2007)
- Apr 11 James Patrick Kelly, American sci-fi author (Think Like a Dinosaur), born in Mineola, New York
- Apr 12 Jakson Spires, American rock drummer (Blackfoot), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
- Apr 13 Beatrix "Trixie" Schuba, Austrian figure skater considered to be one of the best compulsory figure skaters ever (Olympic gold 1972), born in Vienna, Austria
- Apr 13 Jack Quinn, (Rep-R-New York)
- Apr 13 Max Weinberg, US rock drummer (E Street Band, Conan O'Brien Show), born in Newark, NJ
- Apr 13 Peabo Bryson, R&B vocalist (I'm So into You), born in Greenville, South Carolina
- Apr 13 Peter Davison, English actor (fifth Doctor in Doctor Who, All Creatures Great and Small), born in London
- Apr 13 Joachim Streich, East German footballer
- Apr 14 Matima Kinuani Mpiosso, musician
- Apr 14 Julian Lloyd Webber, English cellist
- Apr 15 Hansel, Cuba, spanish personality
- Apr 15 Heloise II, columnist (Heloise's Helpful Hints)
- Apr 15 John L Phillips, Ft Belvoir Va, PhD/astronaut
- Apr 15 Marsha S Ivins, astronaut (STS 32, 46, 62, 81), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Apr 16 John Bentley, English bass guitarist (Fabulous Poodles), born in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England
- Apr 16 Pierre Toutain-Dorbec, French photographer
- Apr 16 Ioan Mihai Cochinescu, Romanian writer and photographer
- Apr 16 Björgvin Halldórsson, Icelandic singer
- Apr 16 Mordechai Ben David, Jewish singer
- Apr 17 Olivia Hussey, actress (Romeo & Juliet, Death on Nile), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Apr 18 Ricardo Fortaleza, Australian-Filipino boxer
- Apr 18 Pierre Pettigrew, Canadian politician
- Apr 19 Barry Brown, American actor and writer (d. 1978)
- Apr 19 Jóannes Eidesgaard, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
- Apr 20 Luther Vandross, American rock vocalist (Dance with my Father), born in NYC, New York (d. 2005)
- Apr 21 Aleksandr Ivanovich Laveykin, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-2)
- Apr 21 Nicoel Barclay, rocker
- Apr 21 Tony Danza, (Tony Banta-Taxi, Tony Micelli-Who's the Boss), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Apr 21 Michael Hartley Freedman, American mathematician
- Apr 21 Robert Gotobed, English drummer (Wire)
- Apr 22 Paul Carrack, rock vocalist (Squeeze/Ace-How Long), born in Sheffield, England
- Apr 22 Ana María Shua, Argentine poet
- Apr 24 Andrew John Fairclough, trade union educator
- Apr 25 Ian McCartney, Kirkintilloch, United Kingdom, British MP (1987-2010)
- Apr 25 Linda Stone, pharmacist
- Apr 27 Paul "Ace" Frehley, American heavy metal guitarist (Kiss; Frehley's Comet), born in The Bronx, New York
- Apr 29 Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver (d. 2001)
- Apr 30 Danuta Rosani, Polish discus thrower (Olympic 1976) disqualified for drugs