- Apr 1 Jo-Jo Moore, American baseball left fielder (MLB All Star 1934–38, 40; World Series 1933; NY Giants), dies at 92
Willie Stargell (1940-2001)
Apr 9 American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder/1st baseman (7 x MLB All Star; World Series 1971, 79 [MVP]; Pittsburgh Pirates), dies from a stroke at 61
- Apr 14 Jim Baxter, Scottish footballer (b. 1939)
- Apr 16 Alec Stock, English football manager (b. 1917)
- Apr 20 Bert Sutcliffe, New Zealand cricket batsman (42 Tests, 5 x 100s, TS 230no; Otago CA), dies at 77
- Apr 25 Michele Alboreto, Italian race car driver (b. 1956)
- Apr 25 Michele Alboretto, Italian auto racer (F1 World C'ship 1985 runner-up Ferrari; 24 Hours of Le Mans 1997; 12 Hours of Sebring 2001), dies in a testing accident at 44
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