| 40531 | April 8 | Birth | 1955 – Kane Hodder, American actor and stuntman |
| 40532 | April 8 | Birth | 1955 – Ron Johnson, American businessman and politician |
| 40533 | April 8 | Birth | 1955 – Barbara Kingsolver, American author and poet |
| 40534 | April 8 | Birth | 1955 – David Wu, Taiwanese-American lawyer and politician |
| 40535 | April 8 | Birth | 1956 – Christine Boisson, French actress |
| 40536 | April 8 | Birth | 1956 – Roman Dragoun, Czech singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Progres 2) |
| 40537 | April 8 | Birth | 1956 – Jim Piddock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter |
| 40538 | April 8 | Birth | 1956 – Justin Sullivan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (New Model Army) |
| 40539 | April 8 | Birth | 1957 – Anthony Michaels-Moore, English opera singer |
| 40540 | April 8 | Birth | 1957 – Fred Smerlas, American football player and radio host |
| 40541 | April 8 | Birth | 1958 – Detlef Bruckhoff, German footballer |
| 40542 | April 8 | Birth | 1958 – Maarten Ducrot, Dutch cyclist and journalist |
| 40543 | April 8 | Birth | 1958 – Tom Petranoff, American javelin thrower and coach |
| 40544 | April 8 | Birth | 1959 – Alain Bondue, French cyclist |
| 40545 | April 8 | Birth | 1960 – Daniël Dekker, Dutch radio host |
| 40546 | April 8 | Birth | 1960 – John Schneider, American actor, singer, director, and producer |
| 40547 | April 8 | Birth | 1961 – Élise Guilbault, Canadian actress |
| 40548 | April 8 | Birth | 1961 – Brian McDermott, English footballer and manager |
| 40549 | April 8 | Birth | 1962 – Paddy Lowe, English engineer |
| 40550 | April 8 | Birth | 1962 – Izzy Stradlin, American guitarist and songwriter (Guns N' Roses and Hollywood Rose) |
| 40551 | April 8 | Birth | 1963 – Julian Lennon, English singer-songwriter, actor, and photographer |
| 40552 | April 8 | Birth | 1963 – Terry Porter, American basketball player and coach |
| 40553 | April 8 | Birth | 1963 – Donita Sparks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (L7 and Donita Sparks and the Stellar Moments) |
| 40554 | April 8 | Birth | 1963 – Tine Asmundsen, Norwegian bassist |
| 40555 | April 8 | Birth | 1963 – Seth Tobias, American businessman (d. 2007) |
| 40556 | April 8 | Birth | 1964 – Biz Markie, American rapper, producer, and actor (Juice Crew) |
| 40557 | April 8 | Birth | 1964 – John McGinlay, Scottish footballer and manager |
| 40558 | April 8 | Birth | 1965 – Steven Blaney, Canadian businessman and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of Public Safety |
| 40559 | April 8 | Birth | 1965 – Michael Jones, New Zealand rugby player and coach |
| 40560 | April 8 | Birth | 1966 – Mazinho, Brazilian footballer, coach, and manager |