- Apr 1 John Quade, American actor
- Apr 6 Roy Thinnes, actor (Invaders, Falcon Crest, Gen Hospital), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Apr 7 Yvonne Lime, actress (Father Knows Best, Dobie Gillis), born in Glendale, California
- Apr 8 Lory Patrick, American actress (Trina-Tales of Welles Fargo), born in Beckley West Virginia
- Apr 10 Don Meredith, American NFL quarterback. 1960-68 (Dallas Cowboys, 3 x Pro Bowl), broadcaster (Monday Night Football), and actor, born in Mount Vernon, Texas (d. 2010)
- Apr 15 Claudia Cardinale, Italian-Tunisian actress (The Pink Panther, 8½), born in La Goulette, Tunis, Tunisia
- Apr 28 Fred Dibnah, English steeplejack and television personality, born in Bolton, Lancashire, England (d. 2004)
- Apr 28 Madge Sinclair (née Walters), Jamaican-American actress (Conrack; Roots - "Bell"; Trapper John, M.D. - "Ernestine"; The Lion King), born in Kingston, Colony of Jamaica (d. 1995)
- Apr 30 Gary Collins, American actor (6th Sense, Home Show), born in Venice, California (d. 2012)
- Apr 30 Juraj Jakubisko, Slovak film director (Crucial Years), born in Kojšov, Czechoslovakia
About April 1938
How Old? 86 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
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