- Apr 3 Miguel Bose, Panamanian-born Spanish singer and actor (El Avaro, Queen Margot), born in Panama City
- Apr 3 Boris Miljković, Serbian TV and theatre director, writer and lecturer, born in Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
- Apr 3 Ray Combs, American comedian and TV host (Family Feud, 1988-94), born in Hamilton, Ohio (d. 1996)
- Apr 4 Allan Harris, American jazz singer and guitarist (Cross That River; Kate's Soulfood), born in Harlem, New York City
- Apr 4 Evelyn Hart, Canadian prima ballerina (Royal Winnipeg Ballet), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Apr 4 Tom Herr, American baseball player, born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Apr 4 David E. Kelley, American writer and TV producer (Picket Fences, Chicago Hope), born in Waterville, Maine
- Apr 4 William Joseph Burns, American Diplomat and government official (Director of the CIA 2021-), born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Apr 5 Diamond Dallas Page, American professional wrestler, born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey
- Apr 6 Dilip Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92)
- Apr 6 Mudassar Nazar, Pakistan cricket all-rounder (76 Tests, 10 x 100s, HS 231, 66 wickets; Lahore CA, UBL), born in Lahore, Pakistan
- Apr 6 Hal Willner, American music producer (Lost In The Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill; Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films; The Carl Stalling Project), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
- Apr 7 Annika Billström, Swedish politician
- Apr 7 Christopher Darden, American O.J. Simpson prosecutor
- Apr 8 Christine Boisson, French actress, born in Salon-de-Provence, France
- Apr 8 Jim Piddock, English actor, writer and producer (Best in Show), born in Rochester, England
- Apr 8 Justin Sullivan, British rock singer-songwriter (New Model Army), born in Jordans, Buckinghamshire, England
- Apr 9 Miguel Ángel Russo, Argentine footballer, born in Lanús Partido, Argentina
- Apr 12 Alex Briley, American actor (Can't Stop the Music), born in NYC, New York
- Apr 12 Andy Garcia, Cuban-American actor (Stand & Deliver, 8 Million Ways to Die), born in Havana, Cuba
- Apr 12 Doris Baaten, Dutch actress (Sesame Street, Fien), born in Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
- Apr 12 Herbert Grönemeyer, German singer (Mensch; Spruenge), born in Göttingen, Germany
- Apr 12 Walter Salles, Brazilian filmmaker (The Motorcycle Diaries), born in Rio de Janeiro
- Apr 13 Michael Nikolay, German gymnast (Olympics silver 1980), born in Berlin, Germany
- Apr 13 Peter "Possum" Bourne, New Zealand race car driver, born in New Zealand (d. 2003)
- Apr 13 Matthew Peaceman, American oboist, conductor, composer (Abyss/Scorched Earth), and teacher, born in New York City (d. 2008)
- Apr 15 Gregory J. Harbaugh, American astronaut (STS 39, 54, 71, 82), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Apr 15 Michael Cooper, American NBA star (LA Lakers), born in Los Angeles, California
- Apr 16 David M. Brown, U.S. Navy Captain and NASA astronaut, born in Arlington, Virginia (d. 2003)
- Apr 16 Lise-Marie Morerod, Swiss skier, born in Les Diablerets, Vaud, Switzerland
- Apr 17 Kaye Young, American WBL forward (NY Stars, NJ Stars), born in Bunn, North Carolina
- Apr 17 Pillow [Theresa Jean Bell], American bodybuilder (Gold Classic 1983)
- Apr 17 Elizabeth Lindsey, American explorer, filmmaker (Then There Were None), and actress (China Beach; The Byrds of Paradise), born in Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
- Apr 18 David Edwards, American golfer (US Masters 1984 3rd; 4 PGA Tour titles), born in Neosho, Missouri
- Apr 18 Eric Roberts, American actor (Pope of Greenwich Village, King of Gypsies), born in Biloxi, Mississippi
- Apr 18 John James, American actor (Jeff Colby-Dynasty), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Apr 18 Melody Thomas Scott, American actress (Nikki-Young & Restless), born in Los Angeles, California
- Apr 18 Anna Kathryn Holbrook, American actress (Another World), born in Fairbanks, Alaska
- Apr 18 Poonam Dhillon, Indian actress (Noorie), born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Apr 19 Sue Barker, British tennis player (French Open 1976), born in Paignton, England
- Apr 19 Gary Langan, British sound engineer, record producer, and musician (The Art of Noise, 1983-86), born in Surrey, England
- Apr 20 Beatrice Ask, Swedish politician (Moderate Party), born in Sveg, Sweden
- Apr 21 Rick DeMont, American 400m swimmer, drug disqualification (1972 Olympics)
- Apr 21 Phillip Longman, American demographer
- Apr 22 Catherine Mary Stewart, Edmonton, actress (Passion & Paradise)
- Apr 22 Kenny Lyon, American rock guitarist, bassist, music producer, born in Coral Gables, Florida
- Apr 25 Jaroslava Schallerová, Hungarian actress (Valerie and Her Week of Wonders), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Apr 26 Koo Stark [Kathleen Dee-Anne], American photographer and actress (Emily), born in NYC, New York
- Apr 27 Bryan Harvey, American musician (House of Freaks), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 2006)
- Apr 28 Jeremy John Beadle, British critic, writer and broadcaster, born in York, England (d. 1995)
- Apr 28 Paul S. Lockhart, American Major USAF and astronaut, born in Amarillo, Texas
- Apr 28 Jimmy Barnes [Swan], Scottish-Australian rock and blues singer-songwriter ("For the Working Class Man"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Apr 29 Ketil Stokkan, Norwegian singer (Zoo), born in Harstad, Norway
- Apr 30 Jorge Chaminé, Portuguese operatic baritone, born in Porto, Portugal
- Apr 30 Lars von Trier, Danish film director (Dancer in the Dark), born in Kongens Lyngby
About April 1956
How Old? 66 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes