- Apr 1 Brook Lopez, American basketball center (NBA C'ship 2021 Milwaukee Bucks; NBA All-Star 2013 NJ / Brooklyn Nets; Los Angeles Lakers), born in North Hollywood, California
- Apr 3 Peter Hartley, English footballer (Motherwell), born in Hartlepool, England
- Apr 3 Tim Krul, Dutch football goalkeeper (Netherlands National Team), born in The Hague, Netherlands
- Apr 4 Frank Fielding, English football goalkeeper, born in Blackburn, Lancashire
- Apr 6 Fabrice Muamba, Anglo-Congolese footballer
- Apr 13 Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira, Brazilian footballer, born in Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Apr 16 Joe McKnight, NFL and CFL player killed in road rage incident, born in Kenner, Louisiana (d. 2016)
- Apr 21 Pedro Mosquera, Spanish footballer
- Apr 23 Alistair Brownlee, British triathlete (Olympic gold 2012, 16), born in Dewsbury, England
- Apr 23 Victor Anichebe, Nigerian footballer, born in Lagos, Nigeria
- Apr 25 Anna Stöhr, Austrian rock climber and bouldering competition champion, born in Reith im Alpbachtal, Austria
- Apr 25 James Sheppard, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Apr 28 Jiyai Shin, South Korean golfer (Women's British Open 2008, 12; US Open 2023 runner-up), born in Seoul, South Korea
- Apr 28 Juan Mata, Spanish footballer (Manchester United, Spain), born in Burgos, Spain
About April 1988
How Old? 35 or 36 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: Yes
Baseball Players
Basketball Stars
Boxers
Footballers
NFL Stars
Tennis Champions