Birthdays Date 1954 April | History by KabAstro

Jackie Chan (70 years old)

Apr 7 Hong Kong martial arts actor (Rumble in the Bronx), born in Hong Kong

Apr 7 Tony Dorsett, American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1976, U of Pittsburgh; Super Bowl 1977; Pro Bowl 1978, 81–83; Dallas Cowboys), born in Rochester, Pennsylvania
Apr 8 G.V. Loganathan, American professor (d. 2007)

Gary Carter (1954-2012)

Apr 8 American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (11 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1986; Gold Glove Award 1980–82; Montreal Expos, NY Mets), born in Culver City, California

Apr 8 George Mesterhazy, Hungarian-American jazz pianist, and arranger, born in Hungary (d. 2012)

Dennis Quaid (70 years old)

Apr 9 American actor (Big Easy, Dreamscape, Right Stuff), born in Houston, Texas

Apr 9 Iain Duncan Smith, British politician, Leader of the Conservative Party (2001-03), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
Apr 10 Lenny Pickett, American saxophonist and musical director (Saturday Night Live band, 1985-; Tower of Power, 1973-81), born in Las Cruces, New Mexico
Apr 10 Peter MacNicol, actor (Chicago Hope, Sophie's Choice), born in Dallas, Texas
Apr 12 Marvin Johnson, American boxer (WBC Light heavyweight title 1978; WBA Light heavyweight title 1979-80, 86-87), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
Apr 12 Pat Travers, Canadian rock guitarist (Puttin' it Straight), born in Toronto, Ontario
Apr 13 Barbara Roche, British Labour Party politician
Apr 13 Jimmy Destri, American rock keyboardist, and songwriter (Blondie - "Heart of Glass"; "Rapture"), born in Brooklyn, New York
Apr 13 Niels Olsen, Danish singer and songwriter (The Olsen Brothers; Eurovision Song Contest, 2000), born in Odense, Denmark
Apr 13 Roberto Dinamite, Brazilian soccer forward (38 caps; CR Vasco da Gama 753 games, 475 goals), born in Duque de Caxias, Brazil (d. 2023)
Apr 14 Bruce Sterling, American sci-fi author (Involution Ocean; Schismatrix), born in Brownsville, Texas
Apr 14 Jon Herington, American session and touring jazz and rock guitarist (Steely Dan), born in Paterson, New Jersey
Apr 14 Katsuhiro Otomo, Japanese manga artist and animator, "Akira", born in Tome, Japan
Apr 14 Shari Redstone, American media executive (ViacomCBS), born in Washington D.C.
Apr 16 Ellen Barkin, American actress (Big Easy, Sea of Love), born in The Bronx, New York
Apr 16 John Bowe, Australian racing driver, born in Devonport, Tasmania
Apr 17 Frankie LaRocka (Frank LaRocca), American session and touring drummer, and record producer (Spin Doctors), born in Manhattan, New York City (d. 2005)
Apr 17 Kim Tyler, American actor (Kyle-Please Don't Eat Daisies), born in Hollywood, California
Apr 17 Michael Sembello, American Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter, composer and producer ("Maniac"; "Flashdance"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 17 Riccardo Patrese, Italian racing driver (Grand Prix), born in Padua, Italy

Roddy Piper (1954-2015)

Apr 17 Canadian pro wrestler (WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight C'ship 1992; World Tag Team C'ship [Ric Flair] 2006), born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Apr 19 Trevor Francis, British soccer forward (52 caps; Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Manchester City, Sampdoria, Sheffield Wednesday) and manager (QPR, Sheffield Wed, Birmingham City, Crystal Palace), born in Plymouth, England (d. 2023)
Apr 20 Gilles Lupien, French Canadian ice hockey player, born in Lachute, Canada
Apr 20 Peter Toohey, Australian cricket batsman (15 Tests, 1 x 100, 7 x 50, HS 122; NSW CA), born in Blayney, Australia
Apr 20 Wim Drees, Dutch philosopher, editor (Zygon - Journal of Religion & Science) and professor (Leiden University), born in the Hague , Netherlands
Apr 21 Dale Eggeling, American golfer (3 LPGA titles), born in Statesboro, Georgia
Apr 21 Ebiet G. Ade [Abid Ghoffar], Javanese-Indonesian singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Wanadadi, Indonesia
Apr 21 James Morrison [Paige], American actor (24, Twin Peaks), born in Bountiful, Utah
Apr 22 Joseph Bottoms, American actor (Surfacing, Blind Date, Braker), born in Santa Barbara, California

Michael Moore (70 years old)

Apr 23 American filmmaker (Fahrenheit 9/11, Bowling for Columbine, Sicko), born in Flint, Michigan

Apr 24 Captain Sensible [Ray Burns], English rock bassist (Women & Captains 1st), born in Balham, London
Apr 24 Jack Blades, American rock bassist (Damn Yankees - "Coming of Age"; Night Ranger), born in Palm Desert, California
Apr 24 Mumia Abu-Jamal, American journalist and political activist sentenced to death and then to life in prison, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 24 Thomas Jennefelt, Swedish composer, chiefly of choral works (A Warning To The Rich; Villarosa Sequences), born in Stuvsta, Sweden
Apr 24 Vince Ferragamo, American football quarterback (LA Rams, Montreal Alouettes), born in Torrance, California
Apr 25 Rob Crosby, American country singer ("She's a Natural"), born in Sumter, South Carolina

Frank Bainimarama (70 years old)

Apr 27 Fijian naval officer and Prime Minister of Fiji (2007-22), born in Kiuva, Fiji

Apr 29 Bill Paxon, American politician (Rep-R-New York 1989-99), born in Arkon, New York
Apr 29 Deborah Iyall, American artist and singer (Romeo Void), born in Soap Lake, Washington
Apr 29 Jake Burton Carpenter, American snowboarder (founder Burton Snowboards; one of the inventors of modern day snowboard), born in New York City (d. 2019)

Jerry Seinfeld (70 years old)

Apr 29 American comedian and actor (Seinfeld, Bee Movie), born in Brooklyn, New York

Apr 29 Masaaki Suzuki, Japanese organist, harpsichordist, and conductor (Bach Collegium Japan), born in Kobe, Japan
Apr 29 Shane Fontayne [Michael Barakan], English session and touring rock guitarist, and songwriter, born in London
Apr 29 Snorri Sigfús Birgisson, Icelandic pianist and composer (Afmorsvisa), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
Apr 30 Gunther Tiersch, German DR, 8 man cox (Olympic gold 1968)