- Jul 1 (Martin) "Marti" Frederiksen, American songwriter, record producer, and musician (Aerosmith; Carrie Underwood; Gavin Rossdale), born in Hawthorne, California.
- Jul 1 Andre Braugher, American Emmy Award-winning actor (Homicide: Life on the Street; Brooklyn Nine-Nine), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023) [1]
- Jul 2 Brandel Chamblee, American golfer, broadcaster (Golf Channel, 1 PGA Tour title), born in St Louis, Missouri
- Jul 3 Hunter Tylo [Deborah Jo Hunter], American actress (The Bold and the Beautiful), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- Jul 3 Thomas Gibson, American actor (Dr Daniel Nyland-Chicago Hope), born in Charleston, South Carolina
Tom Cruise (62 years old)
Jul 3 American actor (Risky Business, Jerry MaGuire, Rainman), born in Syracuse, New York
- Jul 4 Neil Morrissey, English actor (Men Behaving Badly), born in Stafford, England
- Jul 4 Pam Shriver, American tennis star (1991 US Open doubles/Olympic gold 1988), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Jul 4 Roland Ratzenberger, Austrian race car driver, born in Salzburg, Austria (d. 1994)
- Jul 7 Clive Jackson, British rock singer (Doctor and the Medics - "Laughing at Pieces"), born in Liverpool, England
- Jul 7 Mark White, American rock bass player (Spin Doctors - "Two Princes"; "Jimmy Olsen's Blues"), born in The Bronx, New York City
- Jul 8 Joan Osborne, American singer-songwriter ("One Of Us"), born in Anchorage, Kentucky
- Jul 8 Rob Burnett, American television head writer (David Letterman), born in North Caldwell, New Jersey
- Jul 10 Charles Papa, Kenyan comedian and actor (Papa Shirandula), born in Busia, Kenya (d. 2020)
- Jul 11 Dale Hellestrae, NFLer (Dallas Cowboys)
- Jul 11 Pauline McLynn, Irish actress known for "Father Ted", born in Sligo, Ireland
- Jul 12 Julio César Chávez, Mexican boxer (WBC super featherweight title 1984-87; WBA & WBC lightweight titles 1987-89; WBC light welterweight title 1989-94, 1994-96; IBF light welterweight title 1990-91), born in Ciudad Obregón, Mexico
- Jul 12 Stein Jorgesen, American sprint canoer (Olympic gold K-2 200m 1996; World C'ship gold 1995), born in San Diego, California
- Jul 13 Rhonda Vincent, American bluegrass singer, songwriter, and musician, born in Kirksville, Missouri
- Jul 13 Tom Kenny, American voice actor (SpongeBob), born in Syracuse, New York
- Jul 14 Diane Ratnik, Canadian volleyball setter (Olympics 1992, 1996), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Jul 14 Jeff Olson, American heavy metal drummer and keyboardist, born in Wareham, Massachusetts
- Jul 15 Howard Gray, British audio engineer, and record producer (UB40; Apollo 440; Stealth Sonic Orchestra), born in Sydney, Australia
- Jul 17 Bill Sage, American actor, born in New York
- Jul 17 Jay Barrs, American archer (Olympic gold 1988, 92, 96), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- Jul 18 Jack Irons, American drummer (Red Hot Chilli Peppers), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jul 18 Jensen Buchanan, American actress (Vicky/Marley-Another World), born in Montgomery, Alabama
- Jul 18 Lee Arenberg, American actor (Pintel - Pirates of the Caribbean), born in Palo Alto, California
- Jul 18 Shaun Micallef, Australian comedian "Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell", born in Adelaide, South Australia
Anthony Edwards (61 years old)
Jul 19 American actor (It Takes Two, Dr Greene-ER), born in Santa Barbara, California
- Jul 19 Craig Muni, NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Jul 20 Carlos Alazraqui, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (Reno 911!; The Fairly OddParents), born in Yonkers, New York
- Jul 20 Giovanna Amati, Italian race car driver, born in Rome, Italy
- Jul 21 Ike Eisenmann, American actor (Scott-Fantastic Journey), born in Houston, Texas
- Jul 21 Lee Aaron [Karen Lynn Greening], Canadian rock singer (Metal Queen), born in Belleville, Ontario
- Jul 22 Alvin Robertson, NBA guard (Toronto Raptors)
- Jul 22 Martine St. Clair [Nault], Canadian pop singer, born in Montreal, Quebec
- Jul 22 Steve Albini, American writer, recording engineer and musician (Big Black, Rapeman, Shellac), born in Pasadena, California (d. 2024)
- Jul 23 Eriq La Salle, American actor (Dr Peter Benton-ER), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- Jul 23 Terry-Jo Myers, American golfer (3 LPGA Tour titles; 1998 Ben Hogan Award), born in Ft Myers, Florida
- Jul 24 Cleo Rocos, British-Greek comic actress (The Kenny Everett Television Show), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Jul 24 Kevin Butler, American College Football HOF placekicker (University of Georgia; Super Bowl 1985 Chicago Bears), born in Savannah, Georgia
- Jul 25 David Korevaar, American concert pianist and educator (University of Colorado), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- Jul 25 Doug Drabek, American MLB pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 1990), born in Victoria, Texas
- Jul 25 Mike Buncic, American discus thrower, born in Patterson, New Jersey
- Jul 26 Galina Chistyakova, Russian jumper (world record 1988), born in Izmail, Ukraine
- Jul 28 Rachel Sweet, American singer, born in Akron, Ohio
- Jul 29 Corinne Dibnah, Australian golfer (British Open 1988; LET Order of Merit 1991), born in Brisbane, Queensland
- Jul 29 Scott Steiner, American professional wrestler
- Jul 29 Vincent Rousseau, Belgian athlete
- Jul 30 Andy Green, British Royal Air Force and 1st to break sound barrier on land, born in Atherstone, Warwickshire, England
- Jul 30 Jay Feaster, American National Hockey League executive, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Jul 30 Tom Pagnozzi, American baseball catcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Tucson, Arizona
- Jul 30 Vladimir Dezhurov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-21), born in Yavas, Mordovia, Soviet Union
- Jul 31 John Chiang, American politician (Democratic Party), born in New York City
- Jul 31 Kevin Greene, American Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker (5 x Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 1989, 94, 96; LA Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers), born in Schenectady, New York (d. 2020)
- Jul 31 Sandra Hodge, American basketball player (one of 1st four women to join Harlem Globetrotters), born in Clinton, Mississippi
- Jul 31 Troy Murray, Canadian NHL center, broadcaster (Chicago Black Hawks), born in Calgary, Alberta
Wesley Snipes (61 years old)
Jul 31 American actor (Passenger 57, Money Train, Blade trilogy), born in Orlando, Florida
About July 1962
How Old? 61 or 62 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
80-89
Over 90