- Apr 2 Dermot Reeve, English cricket all-rounder (3 Tests, 29 ODIs), born in Kowloon, Hong Kong
- Apr 2 Mike Gascoyne, British motor racing engineer, designer, writer (McLaren, Sauber, Tyrrell, Jordan, Renault, Toyota, Force India) and broadcaster (BBC 5 Live, Sky Sports), born in Norwich, England
- Apr 3 Chris Bosio, American baseball pitcher (Seattle Mariners), born in Carmichael, California
- Apr 3 Zakir Khan, Pakistani cricketer (two Tests for Pakistan 1986-89), born in Bannu, Pakistan
- Apr 4 Dale Hawerchuk, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (#1 pick NHL Draft 1981; Calder Trophy 1982; Canada Cup 1987, 91; Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2020)
- Apr 4 Jack Del Rio, American football player, NFL linebacker (Minnesota Vikings), born in Castro Valley, California
- Apr 8 Alec Stewart, English cricketer (son of Micky, opening batter, occasional wicket keeper), born in Merton Park, England
- Apr 8 Terry Porter, American basketball point guard and coach (Portland Trail Blazers; Minnesota Timberwolves; NBA All-Star 1991, 93), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Apr 10 Kirk Lowdermilk, American football NFL center (Indianapolis Colts), born in Canton, Ohio
- Apr 10 Mike Devereaux, American baseball outfielder (Baltimore Orioles), born in Casper, Wyoming
- Apr 11 Billy Bowden, New Zealand cricket umpire (84 Tests, 200 ODIs, 24 T20Is), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Apr 11 Elizabeth Smylie, Australian tennis player (Wimbledon doubles [Kathy Jordan] 1985; Wimbledon mixed doubles 1991; US Open mixed doubles 1983, 90) and broadcaster (7 Network), born in Perth, Australia
Garry Kasparov (61 years old)
Apr 13 Russian chess player (world champion 1985-93), born in Baku, Azerbaijan
- Apr 13 Jan Willem van Ede, Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht, PSV), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
- Apr 13 Mark Leiter, American baseball pitcher (SF Giants), born in Joliet, Illinois
- Apr 14 Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, American WNBA guard (Houston Comets/Olympic gold 1988) and coach, born in Chicago, Illinois
Meg Mallon (61 years old)
Apr 14 American golfer (4 major titles; US Open 1991, 2004), born in Natick, Massachusetts
- Apr 15 Manoj Prabhakar, Indian cricketer (Indian opening batsman and opening bowler), born in Ghaziabad, India
- Apr 16 Garry Galley, Canadian NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Apr 16 Hu Na, Chinese tennis star, born in Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Apr 16 Saleem Malik, Pakistani cricketer (memorable Pakistani & Essex batsman), born in Kayerpora, Lahore, Pakistan
- Apr 18 Phil Simmons, West Indian cricketer (West Indian opening batsman), born in Arima, Trinidad
- Apr 20 Mauricio Gugelmin, Brazilian racing driver, born in Joinville, Brazil
- Apr 21 Ken Caminiti, MLB third baseman, 1987-2001, (Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, and 3 other teams; NL MVP- 1996), born in Hanford, California (d. 2004)
- Apr 25 Marcos Ferrufino, Bolivian soccer defender (9 caps; Bolívar 252 games) and manager (San José, Real Potosí), born in Oruro, Bolivia (d. 2021)
- Apr 26 Bill Wennington, Canadian NBA center (Chicago Bulls), born in Montreal, Quebec
Mike Babcock (61 years old)
Apr 29 Canadian NHL Coach (Anaheim, Detroit, Team Canada), born in Manitouwadge, Ontario
- Apr 30 Michael Waltrip, American auto racer (Daytona 500 2001, 2003), born in Owensboro, Kentucky
- Apr 30 Steve Smith, Scottish-Canadian ice hockey defenseman (NHL All-Star 1991; Canada Cup gold [Canada] 1991; Chicago Blackhawks, Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames), born in Glasgow, Scotland
About April 1963
How Old? 61 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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