- Apr 2 Carlos Salcido, Mexican soccer defender (124 caps; Olympic gold 2012; PSV, Guadalajara), born in Ocotlán, Jalisco, Mexico
- Apr 2 Ricky Hendrick, American auto racer and team owner (NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series 1 win, 23 top 10s), born in Charlotte, North Carolina (d. 2004)
- Apr 4 Björn Wirdheim, Swedish racing driver, born in Växjö, Sweden
- Apr 9 Jerko Leko, Croatian footballer, born in Zagreb, Croatia
- Apr 10 Kasey Kahne, American race-car driver, born in Enumclaw, Washington
- Apr 10 Sean Avery, Canadian ice hockey player, born in North York, Ontario, Canada
- Apr 11 Keiji Tamada, Japanese football forward (72 caps; Kashiwa Reysol, Nagoya Grampus 233 games), born in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- Apr 11 Mark Teixeira, American baseball first baseman (World Series 2009 NY Yankees; 3 × MLB All-Star; 5 × Gold Glove Award; Texas Rangers), born in Annapolis, Maryland
- Apr 13 Quentin Richardson, American basketball guard/small forward (NBA Three-Point Contest champion 2005 NY Knicks; LA Clippers), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Apr 14 Steven Holcomb, American Bobsledder (Olympic gold, 2010), born in Park City, Utah (d. 2017)
- Apr 15 Fränk Schleck, Luxembourgish cyclist
- Apr 15 James Foster, English cricket wicketkeeper (7 Tests, 18 dismissals; 11 ODIs, 20 dismissals; Essex CCC), born in London, England
- Apr 15 Raúl López, Spanish basketball player
- Apr 15 Victor Núñez, Costa Rican footballer
- Apr 15 Willie Mason, Australian Rugby League Player
- Apr 17 Curtis Woodhouse, English footballer and boxer, born in Beverley, England
- Apr 17 Lee Hyun-il, South Korean badminton player, born in Seoul
- Apr 18 Robyn Regehr, Canadian ice hockey defenseman, 1999-2015 (Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings), born in Recife, Brazil
- Apr 21 Jeff Keppinger, American baseball player
- Apr 21 Tony Romo, American football player
- Apr 21 Vincent Lecavalier, Canadian hockey player
- Apr 22 Carlos Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
- Apr 22 Nicolas Douchez, French footballer
- Apr 24 Fernando Arce, Mexican football midfielder, born in Tijuana, Mexico
- Apr 25 Alejandro Valverde, Spanish road racing cyclist, born in Las Lumbreras, Spain
- Apr 25 Bruce Martin, New Zealand cricketer, born in Whangarei, New Zealand
- Apr 27 Ananda Mikola, Indonesian racing driver, born in Jakarta
- Apr 27 Christian Lara, Ecuadorian footballer, born in Quito, Ecuador
- Apr 27 Sybille Bammer, Austrian tennis player, born in Linz, Austria
- Apr 28 Bradley Wiggins, British cyclist (Olympic gold 2004, 2008 Tour de France 2012), born in Ghent, Belgium
- Apr 28 Josh Howard, American basketball player (Dallas Mavericks)
- Apr 29 Kelly Shoppach, American baseball player
- Apr 29 Mathieu Biron, Canadian ice hockey player
About April 1980
How Old? 43 or 44 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes
Baseball Players
Basketball Stars
Boxers
Footballers
NFL Stars
Tennis Champions