- Apr 1 Sara Lazarus, American jazz singer (It's All Right With Me), born in Wilmington, Delaware
- Apr 2 Billy Dean [William Harold Dean Jr], American country singer (Young Man, Fire in the Dark), born in Quincy, Florida
- Apr 3 Mike Ness, American rocker (Social Distortion), born in Lynn, Massachusetts
- Apr 6 Stan Cullimore, bassist (Housemartins-Happy Hour, Over There)
- Apr 7 Alain Robert, French rock and urban climber
- Apr 8 Izzy Stradlin [Jeff Isabelle], Lafayette IN, guitarist (Guns & Roses)
- Apr 12 Art Alexakis, American musician (Everclear), born in Los Angeles, California
- Apr 13 Hillel Slovak, Israeli musician (Anthym/What Is This?, Red Hot Chili Peppers), born in Haifa, Israel (d. 1988)
- Apr 15 Surjit Bindrakhia, Punjabi Bhangra singer, born in Bindrakh, Punjab
- Apr 16 Ian MacKaye, American rocker (Cyrano de Bergerac), born in Washington, D.C.
- Apr 18 Shirlie Holliman, English pop singer (Wham!, Pepsi & Shirlie), born in Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, England
- Apr 22 Rajae Belmlih, Moroccan singer, born in Rabat, Morocco (d. 2007)
- Apr 26 Grahame "Skin" Skinner, Scottish rocker (Hipsway), born in Glasgow
- Apr 26 Michael Damian, American actor (Young & Restless) and singer (Rock on), born in San Diego, California
About April 1962
How Old? 58 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No