- Apr 2 Debralee Scott, American actress (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - "Cathy"; Angie), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey (d. 2005)
- Apr 2 Patricia Darcy Jones, American session and touring rock vocalist (Cher), and Broadway actress, born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 2007)
- Apr 6 Patrick Doyle, Scottish film composer (Artemis Fowl; Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; Thor), born in Uddingston, Scotland
- Apr 14 Eric Tsang, Hong Kong actor, director and TV host (Super Trio series), born in Hong Kong
- Apr 16 Jay O. Sanders, American actor (Meeting Venus, V I Warshawski), born in Austin, Texas
- Apr 18 Rick Moranis, Canadian actor (SCTV; Spaceballs; Ghostbusters; Honey I Shrunk the Kids), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Apr 19 Ruby Wax, British actress (Girls on Top), born in Evanston, Illinois
- Apr 22 Steve Bond, Haifa Israel, actor (General Hospital, To Die For)
- Apr 23 James Russo, American actor (My Own Private Idaho;China Girl), born in New York City
- Apr 24 Eric Bogosian, American actor (Talk Radio), born in Woburn, Massachusetts
- Apr 27 Arielle Dombasle (née Sonnery), American-French actress (Pauline at the Beach), singer and film dircetor, born in Norwich, Connecticut
About April 1953
How Old? 71 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No