| 38701 | April 4 | Birth | 1949 – Junior Braithwaite, Jamaican-American singer (Bob Marley and the Wailers) (d. 1999) |
| 38702 | April 4 | Birth | 1949 – Shing-Tung Yau, Chinese-American mathematician and academic |
| 38703 | April 4 | Birth | 1950 – Christine Lahti, American actress and director |
| 38704 | April 4 | Birth | 1951 – James Cuno, American historian and curator |
| 38705 | April 4 | Birth | 1951 – John Hannah, American football player and coach |
| 38706 | April 4 | Birth | 1951 – Hun Sen, Cambodian soldier and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Cambodia |
| 38707 | April 4 | Birth | 1952 – Rosemarie Ackermann, German high jumper |
| 38708 | April 4 | Birth | 1952 – Pat Burns, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2010) |
| 38709 | April 4 | Birth | 1952 – Gregg Hansford, Australian motorcycle racer (d. 1995) |
| 38710 | April 4 | Birth | 1952 – Cherie Lunghi, English actress and dancer |
| 38711 | April 4 | Birth | 1952 – Karen Magnussen, Canadian figure skater and coach |
| 38712 | April 4 | Birth | 1952 – Gary Moore, Northern Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Skid Row, Thin Lizzy, and Colosseum II) (d. 2011) |
| 38713 | April 4 | Birth | 1952 – Villy Søvndal, Danish educator and politician, Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 38714 | April 4 | Birth | 1953 – Robert Bertrand, Canadian politician |
| 38715 | April 4 | Birth | 1953 – Henry Fotheringham, South African cricketer |
| 38716 | April 4 | Birth | 1953 – Simcha Jacobovici, Canadian director, producer, journalist, and author |
| 38717 | April 4 | Birth | 1953 – Agustí Villaronga, Spanish filmmaker |
| 38718 | April 4 | Birth | 1953 – Sammy Wilson, Northern Irish politician, 31st Lord Mayor of Belfast |
| 38719 | April 4 | Birth | 1953 – Chen Yi, Chinese violinist and composer |
| 38720 | April 4 | Birth | 1954 – Julie Carmen, American actress, dancer, and psychotherapist |
| 38721 | April 4 | Birth | 1954 – Dave Ulliott, English poker player (d. 2015) |
| 38722 | April 4 | Birth | 1955 – Casey Biggs, American actor |
| 38723 | April 4 | Birth | 1956 – Evelyn Hart, Canadian ballerina |
| 38724 | April 4 | Birth | 1956 – Tom Herr, American baseball player and manager |
| 38725 | April 4 | Birth | 1956 – David E. Kelley, American screenwriter and producer |
| 38726 | April 4 | Birth | 1957 – Kelso, American race horse (d. 1983) |
| 38727 | April 4 | Birth | 1957 – Aki Kaurismäki, Finnish director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 38728 | April 4 | Birth | 1957 – Graeme Kelling, Scottish guitarist (Deacon Blue) (d. 2004) |
| 38729 | April 4 | Birth | 1957 – Nobuyoshi Kuwano, Japanese singer and trumpet player (Rats & Star) |
| 38730 | April 4 | Birth | 1958 – Cazuza, Brazilian singer-songwriter (Barão Vermelho) (d. 1990) |