- Apr 2 Ian Hunter, British impresario of classical music, born in Hadley Wood, Middlesex (d. 2003)
- Apr 4 Antony Tudor, English dancer and choreographer (Metropolitan Opera 1957), born in London (d. 1987)
- Apr 6 Paula Kelly, Grove City, Pennsylvania, American big band singer
- Apr 7 Ralph Flanagan, orchestra leader (Let's Dance), born in Loraine, Ohio
- Apr 12 Istvan Anhalt, Hungarian-Canadian composer, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2012)
- Apr 12 Billy Vaughn, American singer and bandleader (Sail Along Sil'vry Moon), born in Glasgow, Kentucky (d. 1991)
- Apr 17 Chavela Vargas, Costa Rican-Mexican singer, born in San Joaquín de Flores, Heredia Province, Costa Rica (d. 2012)
- Apr 18 Virginia O'Brien, American actress and singer (Meet the People Gus, Ziegfeld Follies), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2001)
- Apr 21 Don Cornell, American singer (d. 2004)
- Apr 23 Tālivaldis Ķeniņš, Canadian composer, born in Liepāja, Latvia (d. 2008)
- Apr 23 Bulent Arel, Turkish-born electronic composer, born in Istanbul (d. 1990)
- Apr 25 Heinz Wunderlich, German organist and composer, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 2012)