Ferenc Puskás

Hungarian association football player (1927–2006).

Born April 1st, 1927 in Budapest. ^[ref]

Died November 17th, 2006 at 79 years old in Budapest (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Kris Marshall

English actor.

Born April 1st, 1973 (age 53 years) in England, Bath.

William James Sidis

American child prodigy (1898-1944).

Born April 1st, 1898 in Manhattan.

Died July 17th, 1944 at 46 years old in Boston (cerebral hemorrhage).

Vitor Belfort

Brazilian mixed martial artist.

Born April 1st, 1977 (age 49 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

JJ Feild

British-american actor.

Born April 1st, 1978 (age 48 years) in Boulder.

Matt Lanter

American actor.

Born April 1st, 1983 (age 43 years) in Massillon.

Abraham Maslow

American psychologist (1908–1970).

Born April 1st, 1908 in Brooklyn.

Died June 8th, 1970 at 62 years old in Menlo Park (myocardial infarction).

Christopher Stevens

American diplomat, lawyer and ambassador to libya (1960-2012).

Born April 1st, 1960 in Grass Valley.

Died September 12th, 2012 at 52 years old in Benghazi (smoke inhalation injury).

Judy Mikovits

American research scientist.

Born April 1st, 1958 (age 68 years). ^[ref]

Sri Divya

Indian actress.

Born April 1st, 1987 (age 39 years) in Hyderabad. ^[ref]

Gil Scott-Heron

American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author (1949–2011).

Born April 1st, 1949 in Chicago.

Died May 27th, 2011 at 62 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications). ^[ref]

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997).

Born April 1st, 1920 in Qingdao.

Died December 24th, 1997 at 77 years old in Mitaka (pancreatic cancer, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).

Jofra Archer

Barbadian-english cricketer.

Born April 1st, 1995 (age 31 years) in Bridgetown.

Mirka Federer

Swiss tennis player.

Born April 1st, 1978 (age 48 years) in Bojnice.

Jimmy Cliff

Jamaican musician (1944–2025).

Born April 1st, 1948 in Saint James Parish. ^[ref]

Died November 24th, 2025 at 77 years old in Kingston (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Jeff Porcaro

American drummer (1954–1992).

Born April 1st, 1954 in Hartford.

Died August 5th, 1992 at 38 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Robin Lopez

American basketball player.

Born April 1st, 1988 (age 38 years) in North Hollywood.

Nikolai Gogol

Russian writer of ukrainian origin (1809–1852).

Born April 1st, 1809 in Velyki Sorochyntsi. ^[ref]

Died March 4th, 1852 at 42 years old in Moscow.

Murali Vijay

Indian cricketer.

Born April 1st, 1984 (age 42 years) in Chennai.

Hannah Spearritt

British singer and actress.

Born April 1st, 1981 (age 45 years) in Great Yarmouth.

Abdul Qadeer Khan

Pakistani nuclear engineer (1936–2021).

Born April 1st, 1936 in Bhopal. ^[ref]

Died October 10th, 2021 at 85 years old in Islamabad (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Martin Lorentzon

Swedish entrepreneur.

Born April 1st, 1969 (age 57 years) in Åsenhöga församling.

Rhian Brewster

English association football player.

Born April 1st, 2000 (age 26 years) in Chadwell Heath.

Jane Powell

American actress, dancer, and singer (1929-2021).

Born April 1st, 1929 in Portland.

Died September 16th, 2021 at 92 years old in Wilton. ^[ref]

John Elkann

American-italian businessman.

Born April 1st, 1976 (age 50 years) in New York City. ^[ref]