Birthdays Date 1962 April | History by KabAstro

Apr 7 Andy Hampsten, American road cyclist (Giro d'Italia 1988; Tour de France Young rider classification 1986), born in Columbus, Ohio
Apr 7 Bonny Warner, American luger, born in Mount Baldy, California
Apr 7 Hugh Edward Ralph O'Connor, Italian-born American actor (In the Heat of the Night), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1995)
Apr 8 Adam Mole, British guitarist (Pop Will Eat Itself - "Get The Girl! Kill The Baddies!"), born in England
Apr 8 Izzy Stradlin [Jeff Isabelle], American guitarist (Guns & Roses), born in Lafayette, Indiana
Apr 9 Freddie Joe Nunn, American NFL defensive end (Indianapolis Colts), born in Noxubee County, Mississippi
Apr 10 Cathy Turner, American short track skater (Olympic gold 1994), born in Rochester, New York
Apr 10 Jukka Tammi, Finnish hockey goaltender (Team Finland Olympic bronze 1998), born in Tampere, Finland
Apr 10 Steve Tasker, American NFL wide receiver, broadcaster (Buffalo Bills, 7-time Pro Bowl), born in Smith Center, Kansas
Apr 11 Terry Hoage, American College Football HOF wide receiver (NCAA C'ship 1980 Uni of Georgia; New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Arizona Cardinals), born in Ames, Iowa
Apr 12 Art Alexakis, American musician (Everclear), born in Los Angeles, California
Apr 12 Takada Nobuhiko, Japanese wrestler, born in Isogo-ku, Yokohama
Apr 13 Dave Miley, American baseball player and manager, born in Tampa, Florida
Apr 13 Hillel Slovak, Israeli musician (What Is This?, 1980-85; Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1982-87), born in Haifa, Israel (d. 1988)
Apr 14 John Bell, American rock singer and guitarist (Widespread Panic - "Hope in a Hopeless World"), born in Cleveland, Ohio

Apr 15 (Ivor) "Nick" Kamen, British pop singer-songwriter (Each Time You Break My Heart; I Promised Myself), and model (Levi's), born in Harlow, Essex, England (d. 2021)
Apr 15 Nawal El Moutawakel, Moroccan athlete (Olympic gold 400m hurdles 1984), born in Casablanca, Morocco
Apr 15 Surjit Bindrakhia [Bains], Punjabi Bhangra singer ("Lakk Tunoo Tunoo"; "Dupatta Tera Satrang Da"), born in Bindrakh, Punjab (d. 2003)
Apr 15 Tom Kane, American voice actor, born in Overland Park, Kansas
Apr 16 Antony Blinken, American government official, US Secretary of State (2021-), born in Yonkers, New York
Apr 16 David Pate, American tennis star, born in Los Angeles, California
Apr 16 Ian MacKaye, American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist (Fugazi), and record label owner (Dischord), born in Washington, D.C.
Apr 16 Jeanne Golay, American cyclist (Olympics-16th-92, 96), born in Coral Gables, Florida
Apr 17 Nancy Hogshead, American swimmer (Olympic gold 1984), born in Iowa City, Iowa
Apr 18 Shirlie Holliman, English pop singer (Wham!, Pepsi & Shirlie), born in Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, England
Apr 18 Wilber Marshall, American College Football HOF linebacker (Uni of Florida; Super Bowl 1985 Chicago Bears, 1991 Washington Redskins; 3 x Pro Bowl; 2 x All Pro), born in Titusville, Florida

Al Unser Jr. (62 years old)

Apr 19 American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1992, 94), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Apr 19 Gerhard Mans, Namibian rugby union utility back (27 Tests; Orange Free State RFU, South West Africa RFU), born in Karasburg, Namibia (d. 2022)
Apr 21 Les Lancaster, American baseball player
Apr 21 Sergei Viktorovich Zalyotin, Russian major/cosmonaut
Apr 22 Carol Van Dijk, Dutch-Canadian singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Bettie Serveert - "Dust Bunny"), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Apr 22 Jeff Minter, English video game programmer
Apr 22 Rajae Belmlih, Moroccan singer, born in Rabat, Morocco (d. 2007)
Apr 23 John Hannah, Scottish actor (Four Weddings and a Funeral), born in East Kilbride, Scotland
Apr 24 Rick Beato, American audio engineer, record producer, musician, songwriter, and educator, born in Rochester, New York
Apr 24 Stuart Pearce, English soccer defender (78 caps; Nottingham Forest) and manager (England U-21 2007-13; Great Britain Olympic team 2012; Manchester City), born in London, England

Adam Silver (62 years old)

Apr 25 American lawyer and NBA Commissioner, born in Rye, New York

Apr 26 Colin Anderson, English footballer, born in Newcastle, England
Apr 26 Debra Wilson, American actress and comedian (Mad TV), born in South Ozone Park, Queens, New York
Apr 26 Grahame "Skin" Skinner, Scottish rock singer (Hipsway; Cowboy Mouth; The Skinner Group), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Apr 26 Matteo Messina Denaro, Italian mobster, born in Castelvetrano, Sicily, Italy (d. 2023)
Apr 26 Michael Damian, American actor (Young & Restless) and singer ("Rock On"), born in San Diego, California
Apr 27 Ángel Comizzo, Argentine football goalkeeper, born in Reconquista, Argentina
Apr 27 Edvard Moser, Norwegian psychologist and neuroscientist (2014 Nobel Prize for Physiology for discovery of place cells), born in Ålesund, Norway
Apr 27 James LeGros, American actor (Point Break, Enemy of the State), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Apr 27 PattiSue Plumer, American 3k runner (Gold-Seattle '90), born in Covina, California
Apr 28 Susanne Klatten, Germany's richest woman (BMW, Altana), born in Bad Homburg, West Germany
Apr 29 Bruce Driver, Canadian NHL defenseman (NY Rangers), born in Toronto, Ontario
Apr 29 Robert Druppers, Dutch runner (world record 1 km indoor), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
Apr 30 Egil Johansen, Norwegian soccer midfielder (12 caps; Vålerenga IF), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2023)