- Jul 1 Irna Phillips, American scriptwriter who created 6 soap operas (Guiding Light), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1973)
- Jul 1 Sylvia Mary Paget Chancellor, English philanthropist (Prisoners' Wives Service), born in London (d. 1996)
- Jul 2 Rex Alston, English sports broadcaster and author (BBC radio), born in Faringdon, Berkshire (d. 1994)
- Jul 3 Ruth Crawford Seeger, American modernist classical and folk music composer (String Quartet, 1931; Rissolty, Rossolty), born in East Liverpool, Ohio (d. 1953)
- Jul 5 Erling Kjellsby, Norwegian organist, educator and composer, born in Christiana, Norway (d. 1976)
- Jul 5 Sergey Vladimirovich Obraztsov, Soviet puppet master, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1992)
- Jul 7 Gustav Knuth, German actor (Sissi, Freddy Unter Fremden), born in Brunswick, Germany (d. 1987)
- Jul 7 Vittorio De Sica, Italian actor and director (Bicycle Thieves, Sciuscià), born in Sora, Lazio (d. 1974)
- Jul 8 Donald Harden, Anglo-Irish archaeologist, Director of the London Museum, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1994)
- Jul 8 Ludwig Stiel, German pianist, composer, and conductor, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1988)
- Jul 9 Barbara Cartland, English romance author (Camfield #69), born in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England (d. 2000)
- Jul 9 Jester Hairston, American actor (That's My Mama, Amen), born in Belews Creek, North Carolina (d. 2000)
- Jul 13 Eric Portman, English actor (Naked Edge, Canterbury Tale), born in Yorkshire England (d. 1969)
- Jul 13 Mickey Walker, American boxer (World Welterweight Champion 1922-26; World Middleweight Champion 1926-29), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey (d. 1981)
- Jul 14 George Tobias, American actor (Bewitched), born in New York City (d. 1980)
- Jul 14 Gerald Finzi, British composer (Dies natalis), born in London, England (d. 1956)
- Jul 15 John Wesley Work III, African-American composer, musicologist and scholar of African-American folklore and music, born in Tullahoma, Tennessee (d. 1967)
- Jul 15 Pyke Koch, Dutch magic realism painter (Dolores' Breakfast), born in Beek, Netherlands (d. 1991)
- Jul 16 Fritz Mahler, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1973)
- Jul 17 Bruno Jasieński, Polish poet and writer, leader in Polish Futurist movement and communist, born in Klimontów, Poland (d. 1938)
- Jul 20 Heinie Manush, American Baseball HOF left fielder (MLB All-Star 1934 Washington Sens; AL batting champion 1926 Detroit Tigers), born in Tuscumbia, Alabama (d. 1971)
- Jul 20 Vehbi Koç, Turkish industrialist (Koç Group)and philanthropist, born in Ankara, Turkey (d. 1996)
- Jul 21 Allyn Joslyn, American actor (They Won't Forget; Cafe Society), born in Milford, Pennsylvania (d. 1981)
- Jul 22 Charles Weidman, American choreographer and modern dancer (Candide), born in Lincoln, Nebraska (d. 1975)
- Jul 23 Hank Worden, American actor (The Searcher, Red River), born in Rolfe, Iowa (d. 1992)
- Jul 25 Lila Lee, American actress (Midnight Girl, Blood & Sand), born in Union Hill, New Jersey (d. 1973)
- Jul 25 Walter Breedveld, Dutch writer (Een schip vergaat), born in Den Bosch, Netherlands (d. 1977)
- Jul 26 John Bleifer, Polish actor (Highway to Heaven), born in Zawiercie, Poland (d. 1992)
- Jul 28 Freddie Fitzsimmons, American baseball pitcher (MLB record career double plays [79] 1938-64) and manager (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Mishawaka, Indiana (d. 1979)
Rudy Vallee (1901-1986)
Jul 28 American singer and one of the earliest crooners ("Vagabond Dreams"; "My Time Is Your Time"), born in Island Pond, Vermont
- Jul 28 Sándor Vándor, Hungarian Jewish composer, born in Miskolc, Hungary (d. 1945) [1]
- Jul 30 Alfred Lépine, Canadian ice hockey player and coach, born in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Canada (d. 1955)
- Jul 31 Jean Dubuffet, French painter and sculptor (Landscape with 2 Personages), born in Le Havre, France (d. 1985)
- Jul 31 Renié [Conley], American Academy Award-winning costume designer (Cleopatra; Kitty Foyle), born in Republic, Washington (d. 1992)
About July 1901
How Old? 123 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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Over 90