- Apr 1 Mehmet Özdilek, Turkish soccer midfielder (31 caps; Beşiktaş) and manager (BB Erzurumspor), born in Samsun, Turkey
- Apr 2 Alexei Kovalev, Russian ice hockey right wing (NHL All-Star Game 2001, 03, 09 [MVP]; Stanley Cup 1994, New York Rangers; Olympic gold 1998), born in Minsk, Belarus
- Apr 2 Bill Romanowski, American NFL linebacker (Super Bowl 1988, 89 SF 49ers; 97, 98 Denver Broncos; Pro Bowl 1996, 98), born in Rockville, Connecticut
- Apr 2 Stephen Bachop, New Zealand rugby union fly-half (5 Tests; Canterbury, Otago, Wellington, London Irish RFC), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Apr 2 Teddy Sheringham, English soccer striker (51 caps; Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall), born in London, England
- Apr 3 Bo Orlando, American football player, NFL safety (San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals), born in Berwick, Pennsylvania
- Apr 3 John de Vries, Australian racing driver (Indy Racing League and Australian Formula Holden), born in New South Wales, Australia
- Apr 4 Myriam Schropp, German tennis star, born in Mannheim, West Germany
- Apr 5 Brent Hughes, American NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres), born in New Westminster, California
- Apr 5 Scott Dill, American NFL tackle and guard (Tampa Bay Bucs, Minnesota Vikings), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- Apr 7 Gary Wilkinson, English snooker player
- Apr 8 Mark Blundell, British auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1992), born in London, England
- Apr 8 Mazinho, Brazilian footballer (1994 FIFA World Cup) and manager, born in Santa Rita, Brazil
- Apr 9 Oliver Barnett, American NFL defensive end (SF 49ers), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- Apr 10 Neil Smith, American football defensive end (KC Chiefs, Den Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Apr 12 Lorenzo White, American football running back (Cleveland Browns), born in Hollywood, Florida
- Apr 13 Ali Boumnijel, Tunisian soccer goalkeeper (51 caps; Gueugnon, Club Africain), born in Menzel Jemil, Tunisia
David Justice (58 years old)
Apr 14 American baseball player (Atlanta Braves), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Greg Maddux (58 years old)
Apr 14 American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (4 x NL Cy Young Award; World Series 1995; 8 x MLB All Star; 18 x Gold Glove; Atlanta Braves), born in San Angelo, Texas
- Apr 14 Greg Myers, American MLB baseball catcher (Minnesota Twins), born in Riverside, California
- Apr 15 Andrei Olhovskiy, Russian tennis player, born in Moscow, Russia
- Apr 18 Trine Hattestad, Norwegian javelin thrower (Olympic gold 2000), born in Lørenskog, Norway
- Apr 18 Valeri Kamensky, Russian NHL left wing (Avalanche, Olympic silver 1998), born in Voskresensk, Russia
- Apr 19 Paul Reiffel, Australian cricket fast bowler (35 Tests, 105 wickets, 6 x 50; 92 ODIs, 96 wickets; Victoria) and Test umpire, born in Melbourne, Australia
- Apr 21 Judy Diduck, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Olympics 1998)
- Apr 23 Wayne Drinkwalter, CFL defensive tackle (BC Lions), born in Thunder Bay, Ontario
- Apr 24 Alessandro Costacurta, Italian footballer, born in Jerago con Orago, Italy
- Apr 24 Margashayam Venkataramana, Indian cricketer (Indian off-spinner 1989), born in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Apr 24 Pascale Paradis-Mangon, French tennis star, born in Troyes, France
- Apr 24 Theo Adams, American football tackle (Frankfurt Galaxy), born in San Francisco, California
- Apr 25 Darren Holmes, American baseball pitcher (Colorado Rockies), born in Asheville, North Carolina
- Apr 26 Andrea Temesvári, Hungarian tennis star (1985 US Clay Courts), born in Budapest, Hungary
- Apr 27 Peter McIntyre, Australian cricketer (Australian leg-spinner 1995), born in Gisborne, Australia
John Daly (58 years old)
Apr 28 American golfer (PGA C'ship 1991, British Open 1995), born in Carmichael, California
- Apr 29 John Vander Wal, American NLB outfielder (Colorado Rockies), born in Grand Rapids Michigan
- Apr 29 Phil Tufnell, English cricketer (England slow lefty & slower fieldsman), born in London, England
- Apr 30 Aundray Bruce, defensive end (Oakland Raiders)
- Apr 30 David Meggett, NFL running back (NY Giants, NE Patriots)
About April 1966
How Old? 58 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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