- Apr 1 George Grizzard, American Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor (Wrong is Right, Bachelor Party, Attica), born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina (d. 2007)
- Apr 1 Herbert Klein, American journalist and press secretary for Richard Nixon, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2009)
- Apr 2 Rita Gam, American actress (Distortions, Hannibal), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
- Apr 2 Serge Gainsbourg [Lucien Ginsburg], French singer-songwriter, record producer ("Je t'aime... moi non plus"; "Requiem pour un twister"), and actor, born in Paris (d. 1991) [1]
- Apr 3 Jennifer Paterson, English chef and TV personality (Two Fat Ladies), born in Kensington, London (d. 1999)
- Apr 3 Kevin Hagen, American actor (Little House on the Prairie), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2005)
- Apr 4 Bill Ryan, American newscaster (Smithsonian), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1997)
- Apr 4 Estelle Harris, American actress and comedian (Estelle Costanza - Seinfeld; Toy Story), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2022)
- Apr 4 Jimmy Logan, British comedian (Mad Death), born in Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2001)
Maya Angelou (1928-2014)
Apr 4 American author ("I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"), poet and actress (Nyo-Roots), born in St Louis, Missouri
- Apr 4 Monty Norman [Noserovitch], British big band singer, songwriter (False Hearted Lover), and film composer (James Bond Theme), born in Stepney, England (d. 2022)
- Apr 5 Michael Bryant, British actor (Sakharov; Girly), born in London, England (d. 2002)
- Apr 7 Alan J Pakula, American filmmaker (All the President's Men; Sophie;s Choice; Klute), born in the Bronx, New York City (d. 1998) [1]
James Garner (1928-2014)
Apr 7 American actor (Rockford Files, Bret Maverick), born in Norman Oklahoma
- Apr 8 Eric Porter, British stage and BAFTA Award-winning screen actor (The Royal Shakespeare Company; The Forsyte Saga; Antony & Cleopatra, The Thirty Nine Steps), born in London, England (d. 1995)
- Apr 12 Hardy Krüger, German actor (The Flight of the Phoenix), novelist, and travel writer, born in Wedding, Berlin, Germany (d. 2022)
Shirley Temple (1928-2014)
Apr 23 American actress, famous 1930s child star (Bright Eyes, Heidi) and diplomat, born in Santa Monica, California
- Apr 23 Sir William "Bill" Cotton, British television producer and executive (Noel Gay TV), born in London, England (d. 2008)
- Apr 29 Heinz Wolff, German-born British scientist and presenter (BBC series "The Great Egg Race"), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2017)
- Apr 30 Dickie Davies, English TV presenter (ITV's World of Sport), born in Wallasey, England (d. 2023) [1]
- Apr 30 Peter Carsten, German actor and film producer actor (A Study in Terror, Mr Super Invisible), born in Weißenburg in Bayern, Germany (d. 2012)
About April 1928
How Old? 96 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: Yes
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