– Philip J. Hanlon, American mathematician and computer science, 18th President of Dartmouth College April 11 – Kevin Brady, American politician, Texas's 8th congressional district April 12 – Fred Ryan, chief executive officer of The Washington Post April 13 Steve Camp, American Christian musician Hideki Saijo, Japanese singer and actor (d. 2018) April 14 – Don Roos, American screenwriter April 15 Tommy Castro, American blues guitarist Dodi Fayed, Egyptian film producer (d. 1997) Jeff Golub, American jazz guitarist (d. 2015) April 16 Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg DJ Kool Herc, Jamaican American DJ April 17 Rob Bolland, Dutch musician, songwriter and music producer (Bolland & Bolland) Pete Shelley, English punk rock singer-songwriter, musician (Buzzcocks) (d. 2018) Dave VanDam, American voice actor and impressionist (d. 2018) April 18 – Bobby Castillo, American baseball player (d. 2014) April 20 Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Nigerian-born British photographer (d. 1989) Svante Pääbo, Swedish evolutionary geneticist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine April 21 Ebiet G. Ade, Indonesian singer and songwriter Toninho Cerezo, Brazilian footballer and coach April 23 Judy Davis, Australian actress Ludovikus Simanullang, Indonesian Roman Catholic bishop (d. 2018) Fumi Hirano, Japanese voice actress and essayist Tony Miles, English chess player (d. 2001) April 24 – John de Mol, Dutch media tycoon April 25 Karon O. Bowdre, United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. John Nunn, English chess player and mathematician Parviz Parastui, Iranian actor April 26 – Chen Daoming, Chinese actor April 27 James Risen, American Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and author Eric Schmidt, American software engineer and businessman, CEO of Google (2001-2011) Jing Yidan, Chinese former television host April 28 Saeb Erekat, Palestinian diplomat (d. 2020) Eddie Jobson, English musician April 29 Richard Epcar, American voice actor Kate Mulgrew, American actress Yūko Tanaka, Japanese actress April 30 – Zlatko Topčić, Bosnian writer and screenwriter May May 2 Willie Miller, Scottish footballer Donatella Versace, Italian designer Dave Winer, American software pioneer May 4 Avram Grant, Israeli football manager Robert Ellis Orrall, American singer May 6 – Tom Bergeron, American television host May 7 – Peter Reckell, American actor May 8 Betsy Baker, American actress Meles Zenawi, 10th Prime Minister of Ethiopia and 3rd President of Ethiopia (d. 2012) May 9 Kevin Peter Hall, American actor (d. 1991) Anne Sofie von Otter, Swedish mezzo-soprano May 10 Chris Berman, American sports broadcaster Mark David