- Apr 1 Norm Van Lier, American basketball point guard (NBA All-Star 1974, 76, 77; Chicago Bulls) and broadcaster (Comcast SportsNet), born in East Liverpool, Ohio (d. 2009)
- Apr 4 James Hazeldine, British stage and screen actor (London's Burning), born in Salford, Lancashire, England (d. 2002)
- Apr 4 Ray Fosse, American MLB baseball catcher, 1967-79 (All-Star, Gold Glove Award - 1970, 1971 Cleveland Indians; World Series Oakland A's 1973, 74; and 2 other teams) and broadcaster (Oakland A's, NBC), born in Marion, Illinois (d. 2021)
- Apr 6 John Ratzenberger, American actor (Cheers -"Cliff Clavin"; Toy Story; Gandhi), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Apr 8 Cindy Pickett, American actress (Guiding Light, St Elsewhere), born in Norman, Oklahoma
- Apr 11 Meshach Taylor, American actor, born in Altadena, CA, (d. 2014)
- Apr 11 Peter Riegert, American actor (Animal House, Crossing Delancey), born in New York City
- Apr 11 Uli Edel, German film director (Last Exit to Brooklyn), born in Neuenburg am Rhein, South Baden, Germany
- Apr 12 Dan Lauria, American actor (Jack Arnold-Wonder Years), born in Brooklyn, New York
David Letterman (77 years old)
Apr 12 American comedian and late night TV host (Late Night; Late Show), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Apr 15 Diane "DeDe" Lind, American glamour model and Playboy playmate (Aug, 1967), born in Los Angeles, California
- Apr 15 Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, American TV producer (Designing Women, Murphy Brown), born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri
- Apr 17 Linda Martin, Irish singer and TV presenter, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Apr 18 Dorothy Lyman, American actress (All my Children, Naomi-Mama's Family), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
James Woods (77 years old)
Apr 18 American actor (Salvador, Against All Odds), born in Vernal, Utah
- Apr 18 Lori Martin, American actress (Velvet-National Velvet), born in Glendale, California
- Apr 20 David Leland, English BAFTA, Emmy, and Grammy Award-winning stage and screen director, playwright, and screenwriter (Wish You Were Here; The Borgias; Band of Brothers; Concert for George), born in Cambridge, England (d. 2023) [1]
- Apr 25 Jeffrey DeMunn, American actor (Blaze, Frances, Windy City), born in Buffalo, New York
- Apr 26 Warren Clarke, English actor (Clockwork Orange), born in Oldham, Lancashire, (d. 2014)
- Apr 30 Leslie Grantham, English actor (EastEnders), born in London, England (d. 2018)
About April 1947
How Old? 77 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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