- Apr 1 Peter O'Toole, Irish pop bassist (Hothouse Flowers - "People"; "Thing Of Beauty"), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Apr 1 Robert Steadman, English composer, born in Chiswick, London
- Apr 3 Nazia Hassan, Pakistani pop singer-songwriter, lawyer and social activist known as "Queen of Pop" in South Asia, born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan (d. 2000)
- Apr 6 Black Francis [Charles Thompson IV], American singer and songwriter (Pixies; Frank Black), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Apr 15 Linda Perry, American singer-songwriter and producer (4 Non Blondes - "What's Up"; Christina Aguilera - "Beautiful"), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
- Apr 16 Gerardo [Mejía], Ecuadorian-American rapper, born in Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Apr 18 Diana Villegas, American-Mexican rocker (The Triplets), born in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
- Apr 18 Sylvia Villegas, American-Mexican rocker (The Triplets), born in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
- Apr 18 Vicky Villegas, American-Mexican rocker (The Triplets), born in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
- Apr 19 Lilya Zilberstein, Russian concert pianist (Busoni Prize, 1987), born in Moscow, USSR
- Apr 19 Marion "Suge" Knight, American record producer, and label executive (Death Row Records), born in Compton, California
- Apr 19 Natalie Dessay, French soprano and actress, born in Lyon, France
- Apr 25 Eric Avery, American musician (Jane's Addiction, Deconstruction, Polar Bear), born in Los Angeles, California
- Apr 27 Rob Squires, American rock bassist (Big Head Todd and the Monsters), born in Denver, Colorado
About April 1965
How Old? 58 or 59 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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