Deaths in April 1966

This is a list of deaths in April 1966:

April 1
- Karl Adam, German Catholic theologian (b. 1876)
- Arnold Franz Brasz, American artist (b. 1888)
- Sollie Cohen, American football player (b. 1907)
- Dimitar Dimov, Bulgarian writer (b. 1909)
- James G. Ellis, American musician and composer (b. 1880)
- Flann O'Brien, Irish humorist (b. 1911)
April 2
- Charles Brown, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1887)
- C. S. Forester, English author (b. 1899)
April 3
- Russel Crouse, American playwright and librettist (b. 1893)
- Rocco DiSiglio, American boxer and mobster (b. 1939)
- Battista Farina, Italian car designer (b. 1893)
April 4
- Bernard Adeney, English painter and textile designer (b. 1878)
- Georges de Crequi-Montfort, French sport shooter, competed in 1912 Olympics and 1924 Olympics (b. 1877)
- Jimmy Daywalt, American race car driver (b. 1924)
- Maurie De Araugo, Australian rules footballer (b. 1902)
April 5
- Clarence Owen Cooper, Canadian politician, member of the Canadian House of Commons (b. 1899)
- Harold Costley-White, English Anglican priest (b. 1878)
- Sam Dodge, American baseball player (b. 1889)
- Ragnar Ekberg, Swedish athlete, competed in the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics (b. 1886)
April 6
- Père Azaïs, French missionary and archeologist (b. 1870)
- Emil Brunner, Swiss Reformed theologian (b. 1889)
- Harold Cotton, Australian cricketer (b. 1914)
- Hans Engen, Norwegian diplomat (b. 1912)
- Julia Faye, American actress (b. 1893)
- Edna Flugrath, American actress (b. 1893)
April 7
- Fred G. Aandahl, American politician, governor of North Dakota (1945–1951), member of U.S. House of Representative (1951–1953) (b. 1897)
- Harry Cator, English recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1894)
- George Cornelius, Australian rules footballer (b. 1874)
- Basil Davenport, American writer (b. 1905)
- Bert Dingley, American race car driver (b. 1885)
April 8 – Carl Schurz Vrooman, Assistant United States Secretary of Agriculture (b. 1872)
April 9
- Ralph M. Brown, American politician and judge, speaker of the California State Assembly (b. 1908)
- Barry Butler, English footballer (b. 1934)
April 10
- Heinz Barwich, German nuclear physicist, worked on the Soviet atom bomb program (b. 1911)
- Evelyn Waugh, English author (b. 1903)
April 11
- A. B. Campbell, British naval officer and radio personality (b. 1881)
- Roman Dzeneladze, Soviet wrestler, competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics (b. 1933)
- Asmund Enger, Norwegian sports shooter, competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics (b. 1881)
- Rufus Fitzgerald, American academic administrator, Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh (b. 1890)
April 12
- Milislav Demerec, Austria-Hungary-born American scientist (b. 1895)
- Sir Waithilingam Duraiswamy, Ceylonese politician, speaker of the State Council of Ceylon (b. 1874)
April 13
- Abdul Salam Arif, Iraqi military office and statesman, President of the Republic (b. 1921)
- Bert Avery, New Zealand rugby league player (b. 1895)
- Clellan Card, American radio personality (b. 1903)
- Carlo Carrà, Italian painter (b. 1881)
- Georges Duhamel, French author (b. 1884)
- Lionel Edwards, British artist (b. 1878)
- Billy Fitchford, English footballer and cricketer (b. 1892)
- William S. Flynn, American politician, Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1885)
April 14
- John L. Barkley, United States Army Medal of Honor recipient of World War I (b. 1895)
- Theodore William Chaundy, English mathematician (b. 1889)
April 15
- Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury, Pakistani writer and politician, Health Minister of East Pakistan (b. 1906)
- Joseph Crehan, American actor (b. 1883)
- Rina De Liguoro, Italian actress (b. 1892)
April 16
- Nandalal Bose, Indian painter (b. 1882)
- Otto Buchinger, German physician (b. 1878)
- Stafford Cassell, American football coach (b. 1909)
April 17 – Christiane Delyne, American-born French actress (b. 1902)
April 18
- Ernest Bacon, British wrestler, competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics (b. 1893)
- Maginel Wright Enright, American children's book illustrator (b. 1881)
- Edward Fitzgerald, American ice hockey player, competed in the 1920 Olympics (b. 1891)
April 19
- Gösta Åsbrink, Swedish gymnast and modern pentathlete; Olympic athlete: gold medal in the 1908 Summer Olympics, silver medal in the 1912 Summer Olympics (b. 1881)
- Jack Cock, English footballer (b. 1893)
- Brigadier Sir Neil Hamilton Fairley, Australian physician and army officer (b. 1891)
- Javier Solís, Mexican singer (b. 1931)
April 20
- Rufus Cole, American doctor (b. 1872)
- Earle Cook, Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (b. 1881)
- Prince Frederick of Prussia, German-born British aristocrat, Grandson of the last Kaiser (b. 1911)
April 21
- Sepp Dietrich, Nazi German military leader (b. 1892)
- Archibald Montgomerie, 17th Earl of Eglinton, Scottish nobleman (b. 1914)
April 22
- Aslaug Blytt, Norwegian art historian, museum manager, politician (b. 1899)
- Lou Finney, American baseball player (b. 1910)
April 23
- Naima Akef, Egyptian belly-dancer and actress (b. 1929)
- Heinrich Dollwetzel, East German Major General (b. 1912)
- George Ohsawa, Japanese diet founder (b. 1893)
April 24
- Melecio Arranz, Filipino politician; member of the Senate (b. 1888)
- Simon Chikovani, Georgian poet and Soviet politician, deputy to the Supreme Soviet (b. 1902)
- J. Morris Foster, American actor (b. 1881)
April 25 – Art Decatur, American baseball player (b. 1894)
April 26
- Earnest Sevier Cox, American Methodist preacher and political activist (b. 1880)
- Bill Everson, Welsh rugby player (b. 1906)
- Roberto Faz, Cuban singer (b. 1914)
- Tom Florie, American soccer player (b. 1897)
April 27 – Kenzō Futaki, Japanese doctor (b. 1873)
April 28 – Joseph Birds, English footballer (b. 1887)
April 29
- Rolf Bergersen, Norwegian sport shooter, world champion and Olympic competitor (b. 1906)
- Earle D. Chesney, American cartoonist (b. 1900)
- William Eccles, British physicist and radio pioneer (b. 1875)
- Catherine Fonteney, French actress (b. 1879)
- Hugo Friend, Austro-Hungarian-born American jurist (b. 1882)
- Eugene O'Brien, American actor (b. 1880)
April 30
- Everett Case, American basketball coach (b. 1900)
- Richard Fariña, American writer and folksinger (b. 1937)

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