Jason Dewande Bell (born April 1, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans and New York Giants. Bell played college football for the UCLA Bruins.
Miroslava "Mirka" Federer (born Miroslava Vavrincová on 1 April 1978, later Miroslava Vavrinec) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. She is married to tennis player Roger Federer, having first met him at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She retired from professional tennis in 2002 due to a persistent foot injury. By the time she closed her career, she was a top-100 ranked player.
Antonio de Nigris Guajardo (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈtonjo ðe ˈniɣɾis]; 1 April 1978 – 15 November 2009) was a Mexican professional footballer who played as a striker. During his career, which was cut short at 31 by a fatal heart attack, he played in six countries, also representing twelve clubs in nine years.
Dedrick Etan Thomas (born April 1, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Washington Wizards, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also a published poet, freelance writer, activist, and motivational speaker, as well as a co-host of Centers of Attention, a sports talk show on ESPN Radio Syracuse in Syracuse, New York, alongside former professional basketball player Danny Schayes.
Suliane Brahim (born 1 April 1978) is a French actress. With a background in theatre, she has also performed in film and on television, most recently in a lead role in the series Zone Blanche (Black Spot).
Özge Özder (born 1 April 1978) is a Turkish actress best known for her role as Emel in the comedy drama series Umutsuz Ev Kadınları and as Kıvılcım in Mucize Doktor.
Christopher Hammons (born April 1, 1978), is an American lawyer best known for competing on the reality competition shows Survivor and The Amazing Race. In his college days, he played football for the University of Oklahoma.
Tinne Van der Straeten (born 1 April 1978) is a Belgian politician and activist who has been serving as Minister of Energy in the De Croo Government since October 2020. She is a member of the party Groen. She previously served in the Chamber of Representatives for Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde from 2007 to 2010 and later for Brussels from 2019 until 2020, when she resigned to become energy minister.
Jean-Pierre "J.P." Dumont (born April 1, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres, and Nashville Predators. Dumont was hired as the head coach of the Tier I , based in Franklin, Tennessee, in 2016.
Marco Rossi (born 1 April 1978) is a retired Italian footballer who played as a right midfielder. He played most of his 18-year professional career with Genoa, appearing in nearly 300 official games during nine seasons, six spent in Serie A.
Marian Álvarez Cachero (born 1 April 1978) is a Spanish actress. She has appeared in more than thirty films since 2000. In 2013 she won the Goya Award for Best Actress and the Silver Shell Award for Best Actress at the 61 San Sebastián International Film Festival for her performance in Wounded. In 2015, she played Theresa of Ávila in the film "Teresa".
Freddy Juarez (born April 1, 1978) is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach with Seattle Sounders FC. Juarez most recently was the head coach of Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.
Andrei Konstantinovich Karyaka (Russian: Андрей Константинович Каряка; born 1 April 1978) is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as a midfielder. He is an assistant coach with Torpedo Moscow.
Nele Alder-Baerens (born 1 April 1978) is a German female distance runner and marathon runner. She is regarded as one of the finest middle-distance runners from Germany to have represented the nation at the Deaflympics. Nele Alder-Baerens has represented Germany at the Deaflympics in 1997, 2001, 2005 and in 2017 and has clinched 5 medals in her Deaflympic career including 2 gold medals. She is also the defending champion in the women's marathon at the Deaflympics. Nele also currently holds few deaf world records in the women's Athletics.
David Cockatoo-Collins (born 1 April 1978) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL). An Indigenous Australian, he is a younger brother of Che Cockatoo-Collins and twin brother of Don Cockatoo-Collins, both from Cairns, Queensland. He made nine appearances for Melbourne, over three seasons.
Mirjam Orsel (born 1 April 1978 in Amsterdam, North Holland) is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who plays as a middle-blocker. She was a member of the Dutch National Women's Team that won the gold medal at the FIVB World Grand Prix 2007 in Ningbo, PR China.
Anahí Durand Guevara (born 1 April 1978) is a Peruvian sociologist. Since 29 July 2021, she has served as the Minister of Women and Vulnerable Populations in the presidency of Pedro Castillo.
Donald Cockatoo-Collins (born 1 April 1978) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL). Cockatoo-Collins, an Indigenous Australian, is a younger brother of Che Cockatoo-Collins and twin brother of David Cockatoo-Collins both from Cairns, Queensland. He made nine appearances for Melbourne, over three seasons.
Hans Johnny Skalin (born April 1, 1978) is a Swedish politician who has been a member of the Riksdag for the Sweden Democrats party since 2010. In parliament, Skalin is a member of the EU Committee and a deputy in the Riksdag Foreign Affairs Committee. Skalin has also called for Sweden to drastically cut down on its immigration and asylum seeker intake.
Maxime Agueh (born 1 April 1978) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in France, he represented the Benin national team internationally.
Petar Kostadinov (Bulgarian: Петър Костадинов; born 1 April 1978) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a midfielder.
Rolandas Džiaukštas (born 1 April 1978) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who is retired.
Anon Boonsukco (Thai: อนนท์ บุญสุโข, born April 1, 1978) is a Thai former professional footballer who plays as a Midfielder.
Aleksandr Korobov (born 1 April 1978) is a Kazakhstani ski jumper. He competed in the normal hill and large hill events at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Mike Vernusky (born April 1, 1978) is an American composer, performer and record label owner. He writes music for concertized, theatrical, and filmic environments, primarily through the use of electronic media and live performance. His music has been described as "brash" by the New York Times and 'isolationist ambient' by Wire Magazine. In addition to having his works performed globally, Vernusky has made numerous speaking appearances about the urgency of artistic entrepreneurism including the EMS 2010 Festival in Shanghai and as a regular guest at El Centro Mexicano para la Musica y Artes Sonoras in Morelia, Mexico.
Alexander Nikolaevich Ryadinsky (born April 1, 1978) is a Belarusian professional ice hockey player who participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Belarus National men's ice hockey team.
Roman Voronko (born 1 April 1978) is a Ukrainian sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Martha Tarhemba is a Nigerian football midfielder. She was part of the Nigeria women's national football team at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Jesús Ramírez Rangel (born 1 April 1978) is a Mexican politician from the National Action Party. From 2009 to 2012 he served as Deputy of the LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Coahuila.
Duncan Fernie (born 1 April 1978) is a Scottish curler from Blair Atholl. He competed at the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, as vice-skip for the Scottish national curling team. He also competed at the 2011 World Championship, where the Scottish team won silver medals.
Maribel Gonçalves (born 1 April 1978) is a Portuguese racewalker. She competed in the women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2004 Summer Olympics.