- Apr 1 Reijo Ruotsalainen, Finnish ice hockey defenceman (Stanley Cup 1987, 90; Edmonton Oilers; Olympic silver 1988), born in Oulu, Finland
- Apr 2 Linford Christie, British athlete (Olympic gold men's 100m 1992), born in Saint Andrew, Jamaica
- Apr 4 Bev Smith, Canadian basketball forward (Olympics 1996), born in Salmon Arm, Canada
- Apr 4 Jonathan Agnew, English cricket broadcaster, born in Macclesfield, Cheshire
- Apr 7 James 'Buster' Douglas, American boxer (undisputed world heavyweight champion 1990), born in Columbus, Ohio
- Apr 11 Marko Elsner, Slovenian soccer defender (14 caps Yugoslavia, 2 Slovenia; Red Star Belgrade), born in Ljubljana, Slovenia (d. 2020)
Ron MacLean
Apr 12 Ron MacLean, Canadian sportscaster (Hockey Night in Canada), born in Zweibrücken, Germany
Ron MacLean
- Apr 13 Olaf Ludwig, German cyclist, born in Gera, Bezirk Gera, East Germany
- Apr 14 Pat Symcox, cricketer (South African off-spinner 1993- )
- Apr 15 Pedro Delgado, Spanish cyclist, born in Segovia, Castile and León, Spain
- Apr 16 Rafael Benítez, Spanish football manager, born in Madrid, Spain
- Apr 16 Pierre Littbarski, German footballer and manager, born in West Berlin, West Germany
- Apr 17 Michael Whitaker, British Olympic equestrian rider, born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
- Apr 19 Frank Viola, American baseball pitcher (Twins, Mets/Cy Young-1988), born in Hempstead, New York
- Apr 19 Roger Merrett, Australian rules footballer
- Apr 20 Rodney Holman, American football tight end (Detroit Lions), born in Ypsilanti, Michigan
- Apr 20 Debbie Flintoff-King, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 400m hurdles 1988), born in Melbourne, Australia
- Apr 21 Julius Korir, Kenya, 3K steeplechaser (Olympic gold 1984)
- Apr 22 Lloyd Honeyghan, English welterweight boxing champ (1986)
- Apr 23 Jodie Mudd, American golfer (Players C'ship 1990), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- Apr 28 John Cerutti, American baseball pitcher and broadcaster (Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Sportsnet), born in Albany, New York (d. 2004)
- Apr 28 Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Icelandic strength athlete (d. 1993)
- Apr 28 Walter Zenga, Italian footballer
- Apr 28 Tom Browning, American MLB pitcher (perfect game 1988), born in Casper, Wyoming
- Apr 29 Bill Glasson, American golfer (7 PGA Tour titles), born in Fresno, California
About April 1960
How Old? 60 or 61 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes