Famous People Who Died in April
Remembering actors, musicians, athletes, scientists, and other notable figures who passed away in April.
33 biography pages
Abraham Lincoln
b. 1809 — d. April 15, 1865
Albert Einstein
b. 1879 — d. April 18, 1955
Anna Sewell
b. 1820 — d. April 25, 1878
Cesar Chavez
b. 1927 — d. April 23, 1993
Corrie ten Boom
b. 1892 — d. April 15, 1983
DMX
b. 1970 — d. April 9, 2021
Don Rickles
b. 1926 — d. April 6, 2017
Douglas MacArthur
b. 1880 — d. April 5, 1964
Graham Greene
b. 1904 — d. April 3, 1991
Harry Belafonte
b. 1927 — d. April 25, 2023
Howard Hughes
b. 1905 — d. April 5, 1976
Irrfan Khan
b. 1967 — d. April 29, 2020
Jesse James
b. 1847 — d. April 3, 1882
Johannes Brahms
b. 1833 — d. April 3, 1897
John Havlicek
b. 1940 — d. April 25, 2019
John Jacob Astor
b. 1763 — d. April 15, 1912
John Prine
b. 1946 — d. April 7, 2020
Kurt Cobain
b. 1967 — d. April 5, 1994
Martha Graham
b. 1894 — d. April 1, 1991
Martin Luther King Jr.
b. 1929 — d. April 4, 1968
Marvin Gaye
b. 1939 — d. April 1, 1984
Max Ernst
b. 1891 — d. April 1, 1976
Muddy Waters
b. 1913 — d. April 30, 1983
Naomi Judd
b. 1946 — d. April 30, 2022
O.J. Simpson
b. 1947 — d. April 10, 2024
Percy Lavon Julian
b. 1899 — d. April 19, 1975
Pope John Paul II
b. 1920 — d. April 2, 2005
Prince
b. 1958 — d. April 21, 2016
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
b. 1921 — d. April 9, 2021
Roger Ebert
b. 1942 — d. April 4, 2013
Sam Walton
b. 1918 — d. April 5, 1992
Scott Joplin
b. 1868 — d. April 1, 1917
William Shakespeare
b. 1564 — d. April 23, 1616