- Apr 1 Antonio de Nigris, Mexican soccer striker (16 caps; Monterrey, Villarreal), born in Monterrey, Mexico (d. 2009)
- Apr 1 Jean-Pierre Dumont, Canadian ice hockey right wing (World C'ship gold 2004; Buffalo Sabres, Nashville Predators), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Apr 1 Miroslava Vavrinec, Swiss tennis player (married to Roger Federer), born in Bojnice, Slovakia
- Apr 3 John Smit, South African rugby player, born in Polokwane, South Africa
- Apr 3 Matthew Goode, English actor (The Lookout), born in Exeter, Devon, England
- Apr 3 Tommy Haas, German tennis player, born in Hamburg, Germany
- Apr 4 Alan Mahon, Irish footballer (Tranmere Rovers), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Apr 4 Aska Yang, Taiwanese singer (Dove), born in Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Apr 4 Irene Skliva, Greek model (Miss World 1996), born in Athens, Greece
- Apr 4 Jason Ellison, American baseball player, born in Quincy, California
- Apr 4 Lemar Obika, English singer and songwriter, born in Tottenham, London
- Apr 4 Sam Moran, Australian entertainer (The Wiggles), born in Sydney, Australia
- Apr 5 Franziska van Almsick, German swimmer
- Apr 5 Stephen Jackson, American basketball player
- Apr 6 Armen Nalbandian, Armenian-American jazz pianist, composer, and activist, born in Manchester, England
- Apr 6 Blaine Neal, American baseball player
- Apr 6 Lauren Ridloff, American actress (The Walking Dead; Eternals), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Apr 6 Martin Mendez, Uruguayan-born bassist (Opeth)
- Apr 6 Myleene Klass, British pop-opera singer,born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
- Apr 6 Robert Glasper, American jazz, neo-soul, and R&B pianist, songwriter, arranger, and producer, born in Houston, Texas
- Apr 6 Tim Hasselbeck, American football player
- Apr 7 Duncan James, British pop singer (Blue -"If You Come Back"), and actor (Hollyoaks), born in Dorset, England
- Apr 7 Siobhan Drake-Brockman, Australian tennis player (1994 Port Pirie), born in Bunbury, Australia
- Apr 7 Vladimir Voltchkov, Belarusian tennis player
- Apr 8 Ana de la Reguera, Mexican actress (Goliath), born in Veracruz, Mexico
- Apr 8 Bernt Haas, Swiss footballer, born in Vienna, Austria
- Apr 9 Jorge Andrade, Portuguese soccer defender and manager (51 caps; Deportivo La Coruña), born in Lisbon, Portugal
- Apr 9 Rachel Stevens, English singer (S Club 7), born in Southgate, London
- Apr 9 Vesna Pisarović, Croatian singer, born in Brčko, Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Apr 11 Brett Claywell, American actor (One Tree Hill), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
- Apr 11 Tom Thacker, Canadian musician (Gob), born in Langley, British Columbia, Canada
- Apr 11 Victor Sikora, Dutch soccer midfielder (6 caps; Go Ahead Eagles, Vitesse, Ajax), born in Deventer, Netherlands
- Apr 12 Eddie Robinson, actor (Neil Atwater-Swan's Crossing)
- Apr 12 Guy Berryman, Scottish bassist (Coldplay), born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland
- Apr 12 Riley Smith, American actor, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Apr 13 Carles Puyol, Spanish footballer, born in La Pobla de Segur, Spain
- Apr 13 Chris Sligh, American singer and Idol finalist, born in Madison, Tennessee
- Apr 13 Kyle Howard, American actor, born in Loveland, Colorado
- Apr 14 Paul O'Brien, South African-Australian actor, born in South Africa
- Apr 15 Austin Aries [Daniel Solwold, Jr], American professional wrestler, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Apr 15 Chris Stapleton, American country and bluegrass singer-songwriter (The SteelDrivers; "Broken Halos"; "Traveller"), born in Lexington, Kentucky
- Apr 15 Luis Fonsi [Luis López-Cepero], Puerto Rican singer-songwriter ("Despacito"), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Apr 15 Milton Bradley, American baseball player
- Apr 15 Philippe Powell, Franco-Brazilian jazz and world music pianist, composer and arranger, born in Paris, France
- Apr 15 Tim Corcoran, American baseball player
- Apr 16 Lara Dutta, Indian actress, born in Uttar Pradesh, India
- Apr 16 Matthew Lloyd, Australian rules footballer, born in Melbourne, Australia
- Apr 17 Bilal Abdul-samad, American rocker (Boys), born in Carson, California
- Apr 17 Jason White, Scottish rugby player, born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- Apr 19 Amanda Sage, American visionary artist, born in Denver, Colorado
- Apr 19 Gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer and manager (Vélez Sarsfield), born in Crespo, Argentina
- Apr 19 James Franco, American actor (The Disaster Artist), born in Palo Alto, California
- Apr 20 Mirei Kuroda, Japanese gravure idol, born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- Apr 21 Avi Phillips, Ontario, actor (Maniac Mansion)
- Apr 21 Branden Steineckert, American drummer (Rancid), (The Used)
- Apr 21 Jacob Burns, Australian footballer
- Apr 21 Jukka Nevalainen, Finnish drummer (Nightwish)
- Apr 22 Esteban Tuero, Argentinian race car driver
- Apr 22 Ezekiel Jacskon [Stephens], Guyanese-American professional wrestler (2007-15), born in Linden, Guyana
- Apr 22 Jason Stollsteimer, American singer (The Von Bondies)
- Apr 22 Paul Malakwen Kosgei, Kenyan long-distance and marathon runner, born in Marakwet, Kenya
- Apr 23 Gezahegne Abera, Ethiopian distance runner (Olympic gold marathon 2000, World C'ship gold 2001), born in Etya, Ethiopia
- Apr 24 Kim Hyun-ju, South Korean actress, born in Goyang, South Korea
- Apr 24 Stella Damasus Aboderin, Nigerian actress (Two Brides and a Baby), born in Benin City, Edo, Nigeria
- Apr 25 Letícia Birkheuer, Brazilian model and actress, born in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Apr 25 Matt Walker, British Paralympic swimmer, born in Stockport, England
- Apr 26 (Myron) Avant, American R&B singer ("Separated"; "Read Your Mind"), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Apr 26 Joe Crede, American baseball player, born in Jefferson City, Missouri
- Apr 26 Peter Madsen, Danish retired footballer, born in Roskilde, Madsen
- Apr 26 Stana Katic, Canadian-American actress (Kate Beckett-Castle), born in Hamilton, Ontario
- Apr 27 Adamantia Kontogiorgi, Greek actress (Erotas), born in Paris
- Apr 28 Drew Scott, Canadian TV personality (Property Brothers), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Apr 28 Jonathan Scott, Canadian TV personality (Property Brothers), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Apr 28 Lauren Laverne [Gofton], British disc jockey, television presenter and punk-pop singer [Kenickie], born in Sunderland, England
- Apr 28 Nate Richert, American actor (Harvey-Sabrina), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Apr 29 Bob Bryan, American professional tennis player (23 x Grand Slam Doubles titles; Olympic gold 2012; 4 x ATP Tour Finals; Davis Cup 2007), born in Oxnard, California
- Apr 29 Mike Bryan, American professional tennis player (22 x Grand Slam Doubles titles; 5 x ATP Tour Finals; Olympic gold 2012; Davis Cup 2007), born in Oxnard, California
- Apr 29 Tony Armas, Jr., Venezuelan baseball player
About April 1978
How Old? 45 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No