- Apr 1 Kristine Quance, American swimmer (Olympics gold 4×100m medley relay 1996), born in Northridge, California
- Apr 1 Magdalena Maleeva, Bulgarian tennis player (10 x WTA titles; World #4 1996), born in Sofia, Bulgaria
- Apr 2 Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski, German rower (Olympic gold quad sculls 1996, single sculls 2004), born in Waren, Germany
- Apr 3 Koji Uehara, Japanese professional baseball pitcher, born in Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan
- Apr 3 Thomas Hamilton, American NBA center (Boston Celtics), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Apr 3 Yoshinobu Takahashi, Japanese professional baseball player, born in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Japan
- Apr 4 Kisha Ford, American WNBA guard and forward (NY Liberty), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Apr 4 Thobias Fredriksson, Swedish cross-country skier, born in Dals Rostock, Sweden
- Apr 5 John Hartson, Welsh footballer
- Apr 7 Ronde Barber, Pro Football HOF cornerback (Super Bowl XXXVII; First-team All-Pro 2001, 04, 05; 5 × Pro Bowl; Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Roanoke, Virginia
- Apr 7 Ronnie Belliard, American baseball player
- Apr 7 Tiki Barber, running back (NY Giants)
- Apr 9 Robbie Fowler, English soccer striker (26 caps; Liverpool FC 236 games), born in Toxteth, Liverpool, England
- Apr 10 Steve Washburn, Canadian NHL center (Florida Panthers), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- Apr 12 Marcie Alberts, American basketball player (Cleveland Rockers), born in Wooster, Ohio
- Apr 13 Bruce Dyer, English footballer, born in Ilford, England
- Apr 14 Anderson Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist (longest UFC title streak at 2,547 days), born in São Paulo, Brazil
- Apr 14 Petra Begerow, German tennis star (1996 quarter Hilton Head), born in Bad Kreuznach, Germany
- Apr 16 Nicky Sualua, American NFL fullback (Dallas Cowboys), born in Santa Ana, California
- Apr 17 Trifun Živanović, American-Serbian figure skater (1995 Pac Coast Jr champ), born in Santa Monica, California
- Apr 19 Jason Gillespie, Australian cricket fast bowler (first Aboriginal male to play Test cricket for Australia; 71 Tests, 259 wickets, BB 7/39, HS 201no; South Australia CA, Yorkshire CCC, Sussex CCC), born in Sydney, Australia
- Apr 19 Jussi Jääskeläinen, Finnish footballer (Finland national team) and coach, born in Mikkeli, Finland
- Apr 19 Temoc Suarez, American soccer forward (Olympic gold 1996), born in Greenwood, South Carolina
- Apr 21 Danyon Loader, New Zealand 200m and 400m swimmer (2 Olympic gold medals 1996), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
- Apr 22 Carlos Sastre, Spanish cyclist
- Apr 22 Greg Moore, Canadian race car driver (d. 1999)
- Apr 24 Michael Stewart, American basketball NBA center (Sacramento Kings), born in Cucq-Trepied-Stella-Plage, France
- Apr 25 Jacque Jones, American baseball outfielder (Olympic bronze 1996), born in San Diego, California
- Apr 27 Chris Carpenter, American baseball pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 2005; 3 × MLB All-Star; World Series 2006, 11 St. Louis Cardinals; Toronto Blue Jays), born in Exeter, New Hampshire
- Apr 27 Michael Booker, American football cornerback (Atlanta Falcons), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Apr 28 James Thrash, American football wide receiver (Washington Redskins)
- Apr 29 John Macready, American gymnast (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Los Angeles, California
- Apr 29 Rafael Betancourt, Venezuelan MLB player, born in Cumaná, Venezuela
- Apr 30 Elliott Sadler, American race car driver and 1 of 31 drivers to have a victory in NASCAR's three top racing series, born in Emporia, Virginia
About April 1975
How Old? 48 or 49 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No