- Apr 1 Rusty Staub, American baseball utility (6 x MLB All Star; Houston Colt .45s / Astros; Montreal Expos; NY Mets; Detroit Tigers) and broadcaster (Mets games 1986-95), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2018)
- Apr 2 Bob Sheridan, American boxing and MMA broadcaster (WGBS "Rumble in the Jungle", "Thrilla in Manila"; bodogFIGHT), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2023)
- Apr 2 František Pospíšil, Czech ice hockey defenseman (IIHF World C'ships gold 1972, 76, 77; best defenseman 1972, 76; Olympic bronze 1972, silver 1976), born in Unhošť, Bohemia and Moravia
- Apr 2 Rodolfo Fischer, Argentine soccer striker (35 caps; San Lorenzo 271 games), born in Oberá, Argentina (d. 2020)
- Apr 3 Ramazan Rragami, Albanian soccer midfielder (20 caps; KF Vllaznia) and manager (KF Vllaznia), born in Shkodër, Albania (d. 2022)
- Apr 4 Lawrence A. Hough, American rower (Pairs w/o cox-1968 olympic silver), born in Janesville, Wisconsin
- Apr 4 Ronnie Rees, Welsh soccer winger (39 caps; Coventry City, WBA, Nottingham Forest), born in Ystradgynlais, Wales (d. 2023)
- Apr 6 John Huarte, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1964, Notre Dame; Super Bowl 1970, KC Chiefs), born in Anaheim, California
- Apr 7 Bill Stoneman, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1967-74, All-Star (Montreal Expos and 2 other teams), and team executive (Expos, California Angels), born in Oak Park, Illinois
- Apr 12 Mike Garrett, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1965, USC; AFL All-Star 1966-67, KC Chiefs) and executive (athletic director USC 1993-2010), born in Los Angeles, CA
- Apr 12 Siegfried Stritzl, American soccer midfielder (11 caps; NY Cosmos; NASL Rookie of the Year 1969), born in Yugoslavia (d. 2022)
- Apr 16 Bob Montgomery, last Major League Baseball player to bat without a helmet (1979), born in Nashville, Tennessee
- Apr 18 Irvine Shillingford, West Indian cricket batsman (4 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 120; Combined Islands, Windward Islands), born in Dublanc, Dominica (d. 2023)
- Apr 21 Adrian Hurley, Australian basketball coach (Australian Boomers 1988, 92 Olympics; 1986, 90 World C'ships), born in Bega, Australia
- Apr 24 John McDonald, Australian rugby league centre (13 Tests; Queensland; Manly-Warringah RLFC), born in Toowoomba, Australia (d. 2023)
- Apr 26 Martha Rockwell, American cross-country skier (Mount Washington), born in Providence, Rhode Island
- Apr 29 Francis Lee, English soccer striker (27 caps; Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City 249 games, Derby County), born in Westhoughton, England (d. 2023)
- Apr 29 Jim Hart, American NFL quarterback (St Louis Cardinals), born in Evanston, Illinois
- Apr 30 Peter Dixon, English rugby union flanker (22 Tests England, 3 British & Irish Lions; Oxford University RFC, Harlequins RFC), born in Keighley, England (d. 2023)
About April 1944
How Old? 80 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: Yes
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