- Apr 1 Ding Junhui, Chinese snooker player (Masters 2011; Shanghai Masters 2013, 16; UK C'ships 2005, 09, 19), born in Yixing, Jiangsu, China
- Apr 1 Li Ting, Chinese diver (Olympic gold platform synchro 2004; World C'ships gold 2003, 05), born in Lingui, Guilin, Guangxi, China
- Apr 1 Oliver Turvey, English auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 2014), born in Penrith, Cumbria, England
- Apr 2 Pablo César Aguilar, Paraguayan soccer defender (28 caps; Sportivo Luqueño, América, Cruz Azul), born in Luque, Paraguay
- Apr 2 Shane Lowry, Irish golfer (US Open 2016 runner-up), born in Clara, County Offaly
- Apr 3 Jay Bruce, American MLB baseball outfielder, since 2008; 3x All-Star (Cincinnati Reds, and 5 other teams) player, born in Beaumont, Texas
- Apr 3 Sal Zizzo, American soccer player (Atlanta United), born in San Diego, California
- Apr 4 Cameron Maybin, American baseball player, born in Asheville, North Carolina
- Apr 8 Royston Drenthe, Dutch footballer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Apr 9 Jarrod Mullen, Australian rugby league footballer, born in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
- Apr 16 Aaron Lennon, English footballer, born in Leeds, United Kingdom
- Apr 18 Danny Guthrie, English footballer, born in Shrewsbury, England
- Apr 19 Joe Hart, English soccer goalkeeper (75 caps; Manchester City 266 games), born in Shrewsbury, England
Maria Sharapova (37 years old)
Apr 19 Russian tennis player (5 Grand Slam singles titles), born in Nyagan, Russia
- Apr 21 Nadif Chowdhury, Bangladeshi cricketer
- Apr 22 David Luiz Moreira Marinho, Brazilian football player (Chelsea, Brazil national team), born in Diadema, Brazil
- Apr 24 Jan Vertonghen, Belgian footballer, born in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
- Apr 24 Kristopher Letang, Canadian hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Apr 25 Johann Smith, American soccer player, born in Hartford, Connecticut
- Apr 27 Elliott Shriane, Australian short track speed skater, born in Brisbane, Australia
- Apr 30 Rohit Sharma, Indian cricket batsman (38 Tests, 7 x 100s, TS 212; 227 ODIs; Deccan Chargers, Mumbai Indians), born in Nagpur, India
About April 1987
How Old? 37 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No
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