- Jul 1 Anne Smith, American tennis player (World #1 doubles 1980, 81; 10 x Grand Slam doubles titles), born in Dallas, Texas
- Jul 1 Chung Hae-Won, South Korean soccer striker (58 caps; Daewoo Royals), born in Seoul, South Korea (d. 2020)
- Jul 2 Eduardo Bengoechea, Argentina, tennis star
- Jul 2 Hoogie Drexler, jockey
- Jul 2 Wendy B Lawrence, astronaut (STS 67, 86, sk:91), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- Jul 3 Andreas Wisniewski, German actor (The Living Daylights), born in Berlin
- Jul 3 Stephen Pearcy, American heavy metal vocalist (RATT - "Round & Round"), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jul 3 Stoyan Deltchev, Bulgarian gymnast (Olympic gold horizontal bar 1980), born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Jul 4 Bill McCorvey, American country singer (Pirates of Mississippi - "Feed Jake"), born in Montgomery, Alabama
- Jul 4 Victoria Abril [Rojas], Spanish actress (Libertarias), born in Madrid, Spain
- Jul 5 Gary Callander, Scottish rugby union hooker (6 caps; South of Scotland RFC), born in Kelso, Scotland (d. 2021)
- Jul 5 Marc Cohn, American folk rock singer ("Walking in Memphis"), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Jul 5 Theo Verbey, Dutch composer (Fractal Symphony; After the Great War), and educator (Royal Conservatory of The Hague, 1984-2019), born in Delft, Netherlands (d. 2019)
- Jul 5 Tim Shaw, South African cricketer (South African ODI slow lefty 1991), born in Empangeni, South Africa
- Jul 5 Veronica Guerin, Irish crime journalist, born in Dublin (d. 1996)
- Jul 6 John Keeble, English rock drummer (Spandau Ballet - "True"), born in London, England
- Jul 6 Tahir Naqqash, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani pace-bowler in 15 Tests 1982-85), born in Lahore, Punjab
- Jul 7 Ben Linder, American engineer, born in California (d. 1987)
- Jul 7 Billy Campbell [William Oliver], American actor (Once and Again, Dracula), born in Charlottesville, Virginia
- Jul 7 Jessica Hahn, American model (playboy) and actress, accused evangelist Jim Bakker of rape, born in Massapequa, New York
- Jul 8 Pauline Quirke, British actress (Birds Of A Feather - "Sharon"), born in Hackney, London, England
- Jul 8 Robert Knepper, American actor (Prison Break), born in Fremont, Ohio
- Jul 9 Clive Stafford Smith, British human-rights lawyer, born in Cambridge
- Jul 9 D. H. Peligro [Darren Henley], American punk rock drummer (Dead Kennedys, Red Hot Chili Peppers,1988), born in St. louis, Missouri (d. 2022)
- Jul 9 Jim Kerr, Scottish rock singer-songwriter (Simple Minds - "Don't You (Forget About Me)"; "Alive And Kicking"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Jul 9 Kevin Nash, American pro wrestler (WWF Triple Crown 1994; 21 x WWF, WCW, TNA awards; WWE Hall of Fame), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jul 10 Shep Pettibone, American club DJ, remixer, and record producer, born in Ocean Grove, New Jersey
Richie Sambora (65 years old)
Jul 11 American rock guitarist and songwriter (Bon Jovi, 1983-2018 - "Livin' on a Prayer"), boyfriend of Cher (1989-90), and husband of Heather Locklear (1994-2007), born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey
- Jul 11 Suzanne Vega, American folk-rock singer-songwriter ("Luka"; "Tom's Diner"), born in Santa Monica, California
- Jul 12 Rolonda Watts, American talk show host and producer (Rolanda), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Jul 12 Tupou VI, King of Tonga (2012-), born in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
- Jul 14 Susana Martinez, American politician (Governor of New Mexico) 1st female Hispanic US governor, born in El Paso, Texas
- Jul 15 Vincent Lindon, French actor (The Measure of a Man), born in Paris, France
- Jul 16 Doug Herzog, American television executive (Viacom Music and Entertainment Group), born in Paterson, New Jersey
- Jul 16 Gary Anderson, NFL placekicker (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Parys, Orange Free State, South Africa
- Jul 16 Gerd Wessig, East German high jumper (1st male to set high jump world record at Olympics (2.36m [7' 9"] Moscow), born in Lübz, Germany
- Jul 17 Janet Lynn Kavandi, American scientist and NASA astronaut (sk:STS 91), born in Carthage, Missouri
- Jul 19 Terri Treas, American actress (Hannah-7 Brides for 7 Brothers), born in Kansas City, Kansas
- Jul 20 James Irvin, British new wave rock singer (Furniture - "Brilliant Mind"), born in London, England
- Jul 20 Radney Foster, American country singer and songwriter (Foster & Lloyd - "Crazy Over You"), born in Del Rio, Texas
- Jul 23 Carl Phillips, American poet ("Then the War" - 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry), born in Everett, Washington
- Jul 23 Li Qiang, Chinese politician (Premier of China 2023-), born in Rui'an, Zhejiang, China
- Jul 23 Nancy Savoca, American filmmaker (True Love), born in Bronx, New York
- Jul 24 Edward Liddie, American Judo fighter (Olympic bronze 1984), born in Union, Georgia
Kevin Spacey (65 years old)
Jul 26 American actor (American Beauty, House of Cards), born in South Orange, New Jersey
- Jul 26 Rick Bragg, American journalist and writer, born in Piedmont, Alabama
- Jul 27 David East, English cricketer, born in London
- Jul 28 Kelly Hoppen, South African-born British interior designer, born in Cape Town, South Africa
- Jul 28 Mark Meadows, American politician (Rep-R-North Carolina 2013-20, Donald Trump's Chief of Staff 2020-21), born in Verdun, France
- Jul 29 John Sykes, English rock guitarist and singer (Thin Lizzy, 1983-2009; Blue Murder), born in Reading, Berkshire, England
- Jul 29 Ruud Janssen, Dutch writer and mail artist, born in Tilburg, Netherlands
- Jul 29 Sanjay Dutt, Indian actor (Vaastav), born in Bombay, India
- Jul 30 Abdullah of Pahang, sixth Sultan of Pahang, King of Malaysia (2019-), born in Pekan, Malaya
- Jul 30 Petra Felke, German javelin thrower (world record 1988), born in Saalfeld, East Germany
- Jul 31 Mike Bielecki, American MLB pitcher (Atlanta Braves), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Jul 31 Peter Senior, Australian golfer, (British Open 1993 4th, Presidents Cup 1994, 96), born in Singapore, Malaysia
- Jul 31 Stanley Jordan, American jazz guitarist (Magic Touch), born in Chicago, Illinois
About July 1959
How Old? 65 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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