- Apr 5 Jane Asher, English actress (Deep End) and girlfriend of Paul McCartney, born in Willesden, London, England
- Apr 8 Stuart Pankin, American comedian (Striptease, Congo, Earl-Dinosaurs), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Apr 8 Tim Thomerson, American actor (Trancers), born in Coronado, California
- Apr 12 Ed O'Neill, American comedian and actor (Married with Children, Modern Family), born in Youngstown, Ohio
- Apr 12 Peter L de Baan, Dutch actor, director and playwright (Leonce & Lena)
- Apr 17 Henry Kelly, Irish radio and TV broadcaster, born in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland
- Apr 18 Hayley Mills, English actress (Parent Trap, Pollyanna), born in London, England
- Apr 19 Tim Curry, English actor (Rocky Horror Picture Show, Star Wars: The Clone Wars), born in Grappenhall, Cheshire, England
- Apr 20 Julien Poulin, French Canadian actor (Elvis Gratton: Le king des kings), born in Montréal, Québec
- Apr 21 Claire Denis, French film director (Chocolat, Beau Travail), born in Paris, France
- Apr 22 Nicole Garcia, French actress and director (Going Away), born in Oran, Algeria
- Apr 24 Dick Rivers [Hervé Forneri], French rock and roll singer and actor, born in Nice, France (d. 2019)
- Apr 25 Talia Shire [Coppola], American actress (Adrienne-Rocky), born in Lake Success, New York
- Apr 28 Ginette Reno [Raynault], Canadian Juno Award-winning pop singer-songwriter ("Beautiful Second Hand Man"), and actress, born in Montreal, Quebec
- Apr 30 Bill Plympton, American animator (Your Face), born in Portland Oregon
About April 1946
How Old? 78 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No