- Apr 1 Jennifer Runyon, American actress (Cindy-A Very Brady Christmas), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Apr 1 Mark White, British rock guitarist, singer-songwriter and record producer (ABC - "All of My Heart", born in Sheffield, England
Christopher Meloni (63 years old)
Apr 2 American actor (Law & Order; Runaway Bride), born in Washington, D.C.
Eddie Murphy (63 years old)
Apr 3 American comedian and actor (SNL, 1980-84; 48 Hours; Beverly Hills Cop; Raw; Pluto Nash), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Apr 5 Lisa Zane, American actress, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Apr 6 Gene Eugene [Andrusco], Canadian-American actor, singer-songwriter (Adam Again; Lost Dogs), and record producer, born in Fort Frances, Ontario (d. 2000)
- Apr 8 Richard Hatch, American reality television personality (Survivor), born in Newport, Rhode Island
- Apr 10 Jeb Stuart Adams, American actor (Flowers in the Attic), born in Hollywood, California
- Apr 10 Olivia Brown, American actress (Det Trudy Joplin-Miami Vice), born in Frankfurt, Germany
- Apr 11 Lucky Vanous, American model (GQ, Diet Coke), born in Lincoln, Nebraska
- Apr 11 Vincent Gallo, American actor, director, writer (Buffalo '66, The Brown Bunny), born in Buffalo, New York
- Apr 12 Magda Szubanski, Australian actress (Kath & Kim), born in Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Robert Carlyle (63 years old)
Apr 14 British actor (Trainspotting, The Full Monty), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Apr 15 Lynne Austin, American model (First Hooters girl), Playboy playmate (Jul, 1986), born in Plant City, Florida
- Apr 18 Jane Leeves, English actress (Murphy Brown, Daphne Moon-Fraiser), born in London, England
- Apr 18 Steve Lombardi, American professional wrestler (The Brooklyn Brawler), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Apr 20 Konstantin Lavronenko, Russian actor (Vozvrashcheniye), born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia
- Apr 20 Nicholas Lyndhurst, English actor (Only Fools and Horses, Goodnight Sweetheart), born in Emsworth, England
- Apr 22 Byron Allen, comedian (Real People, Byron Allen Show), born in Los Angeles, California
- Apr 23 George Lopez, Mexican-American actor and comedian, born in Mission Hills, Los Angeles
- Apr 23 Terry Gordy, American professional wrestler, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2001)
- Apr 26 Joan Chen [Chen Chong], Chinese-American actress (Heaven & Earth, The Last Emperor), born in Shanghai, China
- Apr 29 Fumihiko Tachiki, Japanese seiyū (voice actor), born in Nagasaki, Japan
About April 1961
How Old? 63 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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