| 39181 | April 5 | Birth | 1951 – Dean Kamen, American inventor and businessman, founded Segway Inc. |
| 39182 | April 5 | Birth | 1951 – Dave McArtney, New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hello Sailor) (d. 2013) |
| 39183 | April 5 | Birth | 1951 – Bernie Ward, American radio host |
| 39184 | April 5 | Birth | 1952 – Mitch Pileggi, American actor |
| 39185 | April 5 | Birth | 1952 – John C. Dvorak, American author, editor and co-host of No Agenda podcast |
| 39186 | April 5 | Birth | 1953 – Frank Gaffney, American journalist and radio host |
| 39187 | April 5 | Birth | 1953 – Ian Swales, English accountant and politician |
| 39188 | April 5 | Birth | 1954 – Guy Bertrand, Canadian linguist and radio host |
| 39189 | April 5 | Birth | 1954 – Stan Ridgway, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Wall of Voodoo and Drywall) |
| 39190 | April 5 | Birth | 1954 – Peter Case, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Nerves and The Plimsouls) |
| 39191 | April 5 | Birth | 1955 – Charlotte de Turckheim, French actress, producer, and screenwriter |
| 39192 | April 5 | Birth | 1955 – Anthony Horowitz, English author and screenwriter |
| 39193 | April 5 | Birth | 1955 – Janice Long, English radio host |
| 39194 | April 5 | Birth | 1955 – Akira Toriyama, Japanese illustrator |
| 39195 | April 5 | Birth | 1956 – Dwight Hicks, American football player and actor |
| 39196 | April 5 | Birth | 1956 – Suzi Leather, English civil servant |
| 39197 | April 5 | Birth | 1956 – Diamond Dallas Page, American wrestler and actor |
| 39198 | April 5 | Birth | 1957 – Karin Roßley, German hurdler |
| 39199 | April 5 | Birth | 1958 – Johan Kriek, South African-American tennis player |
| 39200 | April 5 | Birth | 1958 – Lasantha Wickrematunge, Sri Lankan lawyer and journalist (d. 2009) |
| 39201 | April 5 | Birth | 1959 – Julius Drake, English pianist and educator |
| 39202 | April 5 | Birth | 1959 – Park Sang-won, South Korean actor |
| 39203 | April 5 | Birth | 1960 – Asteris Koutoulas, Romanian-German record producer, manager, and author |
| 39204 | April 5 | Birth | 1960 – Greg Mathis, American judge and television host |
| 39205 | April 5 | Birth | 1960 – Larry McCray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 39206 | April 5 | Birth | 1960 – Ian Redford, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2014) |
| 39207 | April 5 | Birth | 1960 – Hiromi Taniguchi, Japanese runner |
| 39208 | April 5 | Birth | 1961 – Lulu Carter, Swedish television host and author |
| 39209 | April 5 | Birth | 1961 – Jim LeRoy, American pilot (d. 2007) |
| 39210 | April 5 | Birth | 1961 – Lisa Zane, American actress and singer |