- Apr 1 Aftab Baloch, Pakistan cricket batsman (2 Tests; 7th player to pass the 400 first class run milestone, 428 for Sind 1974), born in Karachi, Pakistan
- Apr 1 Alberto Zaccheroni, Italian soccer manager (AC Milan, Lazio, Internazionale, Torino, Juventus, UAE, Japan), born in Meldola, Italy
- Apr 1 Barry Sonnenfeld, director (Get Shorty, Men in Black), born in NYC, New York
- Apr 1 Pavol Biroš, Slovak soccer defender (9 caps, Czechoslovakia; Slavia Prague), born in Prešov, Slovakia (d. 2020)
- Apr 2 David Robinson, American rock drummer (Cars; The Modern Lovers), born in Malden, Massachusetts
- Apr 2 Debralee Scott, American actress (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - "Cathy"; Angie), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey (d. 2005)
- Apr 2 Jim Allister, Northern Irish politician, born in Listooder, Crossgar, Northern Ireland
- Apr 3 Craig Taubman, Jewish-American singer (Friday Night Live), born in Millington, Tennessee
- Apr 3 Huub van der Lubbe, Dutch rock singer (Stampei - The Dike), born in Amsterdam
- Apr 3 Mehdi Cerbah, Algerian soccer goalkeeper (57 caps; JS Kabylie), born in Algiers, Algeria (d. 2021)
- Apr 3 Pattie D'Arcy, American musical theater, session and touring vocalist (Cher), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 2007)
- Apr 4 Chen Yi, Chinese-American violinist, composer (From the Path of Beauty), and educator (UMKC Conservatory, 2006-present), born in Guangzhou, China
- Apr 4 Robert Bertrand, Canadian politician (Liberal Party of Canada), born in Fort-Coulonge, Quebec, Canada
- Apr 5 John Buchanan, Australian cricketer (Qld batsman 78-79, Shield coach 1995), born in Ipswich, Queensland
- Apr 6 Christopher Franke, German musician and composer (Tangerine Dream), born in Berlin, Germany
- Apr 6 Janet Lynn, ice skater (Olympic bronze 1972)
- Apr 6 Patrick Doyle, Scottish film composer (Artemis Fowl; Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; Thor), born in Uddingston, Scotland
- Apr 7 Everard Endt, American sailor (Olympic gold 1952)
- Apr 9 Dominique Perrault, French architect (National Library of France), born in Clermont-Ferrand, France
- Apr 9 Hal Ketchum, American country singer ("Small Town Saturday Night"), born in Greenwich Village, New York (d. 2020)
- Apr 10 David Moorcroft, British athlete (5,000m world record holder 1982-85), born in Coventry, England
- Apr 10 Terre Roche, American folk-rock singer (The Roches - "Hammond Song"), born in New York
- Apr 11 Andrew Wiles, British mathematician (number theory, proved Fermat's last theorem), born in Cambridge, England
- Apr 11 Branimir "Johnny" Štulić, Croatian rock singer (Azra), born in Skopje, Yugoslavia
- Apr 11 Guy Verhofstadt, 47th Prime Minister of Belgium (1999-2008), born in Dendermonde, Belgium
- Apr 12 Tony James, English rock bassist (Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F-111), born in Shepherds Bush, London
- Apr 13 Brigitte Macron, French teacher and wife of politician Emmanuel Macron, born in Amiens, France
- Apr 13 Stephen Byers, British politician (L), (MG Rover Group controversy), born in Wolverhampton
- Apr 14 David Buss, American Evolutionary psychologist
- Apr 14 Eric Tsang, Hong Kong actor, director and TV host (Super Trio series), born in Hong Kong
- Apr 16 J. Neil Schulman, American writer (Alongside Night), born in Forest Hills, New York
- Apr 16 Jay O. Sanders, American actor (Meeting Venus, V I Warshawski), born in Austin, Texas
- Apr 16 Peter Garrett, Australian environmentalist, activist, former politician (Labour Party), and musician (Midnight Oil), born in Wahroonga, Sydney
- Apr 18 Rick Moranis, Canadian actor (SCTV; Spaceballs; Ghostbusters; Honey I Shrunk the Kids), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Apr 19 Rod Morgenstein, American musician (Winger), born in NYC, New York
- Apr 19 Ruby Wax, British actress (Girls on Top), born in Evanston, Illinois
- Apr 19 Sara Simeoni, Italian high jumper (Olympic gold 1980), born in Rivoli Veronese, Italy
- Apr 20 James Chance [Siegfried], American punk-jazz saxophonist, keyboard player,(The Contortions), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Apr 20 Ollie Brown, American session and touring drummer and percussionist (Billy Preston; Ray Parker, Jr.), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Apr 20 Sebastian Faulks, British novelist (The Girl at the Lion d'Or), born in Donnington, Berkshire
- Apr 21 Ed Fiori, American golfer (4 PGA Tour titles), born in Lynwood, California
- Apr 22 Juhani Komulainen, Finnish composer, mostly of choral music, born in Jämsänkoski, Finland
- Apr 22 Steve Bond, Haifa Israel, actor (General Hospital, To Die For)
- Apr 23 Fred Upton, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan), born in St. Joseph, Michigan
- Apr 23 James Russo, American actor (My Own Private Idaho, China Girl), born in NYC, New York
- Apr 24 Eric Bogosian, American actor (Talk Radio), born in Woburn, Massachusetts
- Apr 24 John P. Hiler, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana (1981-91), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Apr 25 Gary Cosier, Australian cricketer (Australian batsman 1975-78, 109 on debut v WI), born in Richmond, Victoria, Australia
- Apr 25 Ron Clements, American animation director (Moana), born in Sioux City, Iowa
- Apr 25 Zeriiya Zekkariyas [Linda Womack (née Cooke)], American soul songwriter and singer (Womack & Womack -"Teardrops"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Apr 27 Arielle Dombasle, American-French singer and actress, born in Norwich, Connecticut
- Apr 27 Ellen S. Baker, American physician and NASA astronaut (STS 34, 50, 71), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina
- Apr 28 Kim Gordon, American rock bassist (Sonic Youth - "100%"), born in Rochester, New York
- Apr 28 Roberto Bolaño, Chilean author and poet (2666), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2003)
- Apr 29 Nikolai Nikolayevich Budarin, Russian cosmonaut (STS 71, TM-27), born in Kirya, Russia
- Apr 30 Merrill Osmond, American pop singer, and songwriter (Osmond Brothers - "One Bad Apple"; "Down by the Lazy River"), born in Ogden, Utah
About April 1953
How Old? 69 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No