- Apr 1 Ivano Balić, Croatian handballer (198 caps; Olympic gold 2004; World C'ship gold 2003), born in Split, Croatia
- Apr 1 Ruth Beitia, Spanish athlete (Olympic gold women's high jump 2016), born in Santander, Spain
- Apr 4 Roberto Luongo, Canadian ice hockey goaltender, born in Montreal, Quebec
- Apr 5 Timo Hildebrand, German footballer
- Apr 7 Adrián Beltré, Dominican baseball player
- Apr 8 Jeremy Guthrie, American MLB baseball pitcher, 2004-17 (Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, and 3 other teams), born in Roseburg, Oregon
- Apr 9 Clare Bronfman, American heiress (Seagrams), equestrian, and convicted felon (NXIVM human trafficking), born in New York City
- Apr 10 Peter Kopteff, Finnish footballer, born in Helsinki, Finland
- Apr 12 Elena Grosheva, Russian gymnast (Olympic 1996), born in Yaroslavl, Russia
- Apr 12 Jordan De Jong, American baseball player, born in Orange City, Iowa
- Apr 12 Mateja Kežman, Serbian footballer, born in Belgrade, Serbia
- Apr 13 Baron Davis, American basketball point guard (NBA All-Star 2002, 04; NBA steals leader 2004, 07; Charlotte Hornets; NO Hornets, GS Warriors, LA Clippers), born in Los Angeles, California
- Apr 13 Meghann Shaughnessy, American tennis player, born in Richmond, Virginia
- Apr 14 Noé Pamarot, French footballer, born in Fontenay-sous-Bois, France
- Apr 16 Christijan Albers, Dutch Formula One driver, born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Apr 16 Sixto Peralta, Argentine footballer, born in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
- Apr 18 Anthony Davidson, British Formula One driver, born in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
- Apr 18 Matthew Upson, English footballer (England national team World Cup 2010), born in Eye, England
- Apr 18 Michael Bradley, American basketball player, born in Worcester, Massachusetts
- Apr 22 Zoltan Gera, Hungarian footballer
- Apr 27 Natasha Chokljat, Australian netball player, born in Tasmania, Australia
- Apr 29 Lee Dong-Gook, Korean footballer, born in Pohang, South Korea
- Apr 29 Ryan Sharp, Scottish racing driver, born in Newtonhill, Scotland
- Apr 30 Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer
About April 1979
How Old? 44 or 45 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Signs: Aries (Mar 21 - Apr 19), Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20)
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