- Apr 3 Miguel Bose, Panamanian-born Spanish singer and actor (El Avaro, Queen Margot), born in Panama City
- Apr 3 Ray Combs, American comedian and TV host (Family Feud, 1988-94), born in Hamilton, Ohio (d. 1996)
- Apr 4 David E. Kelley, American writer and TV producer (L.A. Law; Picket Fences; Chicago Hope; Boston Legal), born in Waterville, Maine
- Apr 5 Diamond Dallas Page, American professional wrestler, born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey
- Apr 6 Hal Willner, American music producer (Lost In The Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill; Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films; The Carl Stalling Project), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
- Apr 8 Christine Boisson, French actress, born in Salon-de-Provence, France
- Apr 8 Jim Piddock, English actor, writer and producer (Best in Show), born in Rochester, England
- Apr 12 Alex Briley, American actor (Can't Stop the Music), born in New York City
- Apr 12 Andy Garcia, Cuban-American actor (Stand & Deliver, 8 Million Ways to Die), born in Havana, Cuba
- Apr 12 Doris Baaten, Dutch actress (Sesame Street, Fien), born in Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
- Apr 12 Walter Salles, Brazilian filmmaker (The Motorcycle Diaries), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Apr 17 Elizabeth Lindsey, American explorer, filmmaker (Then There Were None), and actress (China Beach; The Byrds of Paradise), born in Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
- Apr 18 Anna Kathryn Holbrook, American actress (Another World), born in Fairbanks, Alaska
- Apr 18 David Edwards, American golfer (US Masters 1984 3rd; 4 PGA Tour titles), born in Neosho, Missouri
- Apr 18 Eric Roberts, American actor (Pope of Greenwich Village, King of Gypsies), born in Biloxi, Mississippi
John James (68 years old)
Apr 18 American actor (Jeff Colby-Dynasty), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Apr 18 Melody Thomas Scott, American actress (Nikki-Young & Restless), born in Los Angeles, California
- Apr 18 Poonam Dhillon, Indian actress (Noorie), born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Apr 22 Catherine Mary Stewart, Edmonton, actress (Passion & Paradise)
- Apr 25 Jaroslava Schallerová, Hungarian actress (Valerie and Her Week of Wonders), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Apr 26 Koo Stark [Kathleen Dee-Anne], American photographer and actress (Emily), born in New York City
- Apr 28 Jeremy John Beadle, British critic, writer and broadcaster, born in York, England (d. 1995)
- Apr 30 Lars von Trier, Danish film director (Dancer in the Dark), born in Kongens Lyngby
About April 1956
How Old? 68 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes