- Apr 8 Grzegorz Lato, Polish footballer
- Apr 10 Ken Griffey Sr., American baseball outfielder and 3-time MLB All Star (Cincinnati Reds, NY Yankees), born in Donora, Pennsylvania
- Apr 12 Tom Werner, American producer (Roseanne, Cosby Show), born in NYC, New York
- Apr 17 Bruce McNall, American former NHL team owner, born in Arcadia, California
- Apr 17 Kevin Porter, American basketball point guard (NBA assists leader 1975, 78-79, 81), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Apr 19 Jeff Hammond, Australian cricketer (Australian fast bowler on 1973 WI tour), born in North Adelaide, South Australia
- Apr 19 Marc Demeyer, Belgian road racing cyclist (Paris-Brussel 1974), born in Avelgem, Belgium (d. 1982)
About April 1950
How Old? 70 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No