- Apr 3 Drew Shirley, American Christian-rock guitarist (All Together Separate; Switchfoot, 2003-present), born in Key West, Florida
- Apr 6 Georg Hólm, Icelandic rock bassist (Sigur Rós), born in Iceland
- Apr 14 Christian Älvestam, Swedish heavy metal guitarist (Scar Symmetry: Miseration), born in Skövde, Sweden
- Apr 16 Kelli O'Hara, American stage actress and singer (The King and I), born in Elk City, Oklahoma
- Apr 16 Lukas Haas, American actor (Witness; Inception), and musician, born in Los Angeles, California
- Apr 17 Monet Mazur, American actress and musician, born in Los Angeles, California
- Apr 18 Fayray [Minako Ōhashi], Japanese pop-jazz singer-songwriter (Taiyō no Gravity), born in Tokyo, Japan
- Apr 19 Ruud Jolie, Dutch symphonic metal guitarist (Within Temptation), born in Tilburg, Netherlands
- Apr 23 Aaron Dessner, American songwriter, musician and producer (The National), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Apr 23 Bryce Dessner, American guitarist, songwriter (The National), orchestral and film score composer, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Apr 26 José Pasillas, American drummer (Incubus - "Meglomaniac"; "Drive"), born in Calabasas, California
- Apr 27 Isobel Campbell, Scottish singer and composer, born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Apr 29 Jay Orpin, Swedish-Finnish pop composer and record producer, born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Apr 30 Amanda Palmer, American performance artist, pianist, singer, and lyricist (The Dresden Dolls), born in New York City
About April 1976
How Old? 48 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes