- Apr 1 Hugo Ibarra, Argentine soccer right back (11 caps; Colón, Boca Juniors), born in El Colorado, Formosa, Argentina
- Apr 1 Sandra Völker, German swimmer (world record 50m backstroke 28.71 1999; World C'ship gold 4x100m relay 2001), born in Lübeck, Germany
- Apr 1 Vladimir Beschastnykh, Russian soccer forward (71 caps; Racing Santander, FC Spartak Moscow), born in Moscow, Russia
- Apr 2 Tayfun Korkut, Turkish soccer midfielder (42 caps; Fenerbahçe, Real Sociedad) and manager (Hannover 96, FC Kaiserslautern, Bayer Leverkusen, VfB Stuttgart), born in Stuttgart, Germany
- Apr 4 Dave Mirra, American BMX rider (Best Male Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award 2005; 24 x Games medals), born in Chittenango, New York (d. 2016)
- Apr 4 O. J. Santiago, American football tight end (Atlanta Falcons), born in Whitby, Ontario, Canada
- Apr 5 Mike DuHaney, soccer defender (Olympic gold 1996), born in New Haven, Connecticut
- Apr 5 Rick Terry, NFL defensive tackle (NY Jets)
- Apr 6 Robert Kovač, Croatian footballer
- Apr 9 Ben Bordelon, American football tackle (San Diego Chargers), born in Mathews, Louisiana
- Apr 10 Petros Passalis, Greek footballer (Olympiakos), born in Giannitsa, Greece
- Apr 11 Alex Corretja, Spanish tennis player (Tour Finals 1998; Davis Cup 2000), born in Barcelona, Spain
- Apr 12 Kabir Khan, Pakistani cricketer, born in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- Apr 12 Roman Hamrlik, Czech ice hockey defenseman (Lightning, Olympic gold 1998), born in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
- Apr 12 Sylvinho, Brazilian footballer, born in São Paulo, Brazil
- Apr 13 Darren Turner, British racing car driver, born in Camberley, Surrey
- Apr 13 Sergei Gonchar, Russian NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals; Olympic silver 1998), born in Chelyabinsk, Russia
- Apr 15 Sergei Krivokrasov, Russian NHL right wing, 1992-2002 (Chicago Blackhawks, and 4 other teams; Olympic silver, 1998), born in Angarsk, Soviet Union
- Apr 17 James Hamilton, American football linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- Apr 19 Ante Moric, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, Australia
- Apr 20 Paul Bradford, American football cornerback (San Diego Chargers), born in East Palo Alto, California
- Apr 23 Bret Anderson, Canadian football slot back (BC Lions), born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
- Apr 23 Joey Kent, American football wide receiver (Tennessee Oilers), born in Huntsville, Alabama
- Apr 23 Sam Madison, American football cornerback (Super Bowl 2007 NY Giants; 4× Pro Bowl; First Team All-Pro 1999, 2000; Miami Dolphins), born in Thomasville, Georgia
- Apr 24 Jared Tomich, American football defensive end (New Orleans Saints), born in St. John, Indiana
- Apr 24 Toine Rorije, Dutch soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles), born in Heerde, Netherlands
- Apr 25 Brad Hassell, Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
- Apr 25 Libor Procházka, Czech ice hockey defenseman (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998), born in Vlašim, Czechoslovakia
- Apr 25 Tricia Dunn, American ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics 1998), born in Derry, New Hampshire
- Apr 25 Twan Russell, American football linebacker (Washington Redskins), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Apr 27 Carlos Fortes, Dutch soccer player (Sparta), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Apr 28 Richel Hersisia, Dutch boxer
- Apr 28 Sergei Stas, NHL defenseman (Team Belarus, Olympics 1998)
- Apr 29 Alana Blahoski, American ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics 1998), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Apr 29 Julian Knowle, Austrian tennis player, born in Lauterach, Austria
- Apr 29 Pascal Cygan, French footballer (Arsenal), born in Lens, France
- Apr 30 Cedric Jones, defensive end (NY Giants)
- Apr 30 Chris Darkins, NFL running back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)
About April 1974
How Old? 49 or 50 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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