- Apr 1 Boris Koutzen, Russian violinist, composer & educator, born in Uman, Russia (now Ukraine) (d. 1966)
- Apr 2 Anis Fuleihan, American composer, born in Kyrenia, Cyprus (d. 1970)
- Apr 6 Willem Pelemans, Flemish composer/music reviewer
- Apr 11 Theodor Rogalski, Romanian composer, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1954)
- Apr 16 Karel Albert, Flemish composer (Marieken van Nymeghen), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1987)
- Apr 18 Al Lewis, American lyricist, songwriter and music publisher (Blueberry Hill, You Gotta Be a Football Hero), born in NYC, New York (d. 1967)
- Apr 21 Julián Bautista, Spanish composer, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1961)
- Apr 25 Ernst Gernot Klussmann, German composer, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1975)
About April 1901
How Old? 119 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No