- Jul 1 Harold Sakata [Toshiyuki], American actor (Gold Finger, Dimension 5), born in Holualoa, Hawaii (d. 1982)
David Brinkley (1920-2003)
Jul 10 American NBC news anchor (The Huntley-Brinkley Report), born in Wilmington, North Carolina
Yul Brynner (1920-1985)
Jul 11 Russian-Swiss Tony and Academy Award-winning stage and screen actor (The King and I; The Ten Commandments), born in Primorsky Krai, Russia
- Jul 12 Beah Richards, American actress, poet, playwright and author (Roots, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), born in Vicksburg, Mississippi (d. 2000)
- Jul 12 Keith Andes, American actor (Farmer's Daughter, Away All Boats), born in Ocean City, New Jersey (d. 2005)
- Jul 17 Bill Monroe, American newscaster (NBC-TV, Congressional Report), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2011)
- Jul 17 Esperanza Baur, Mexican film actress, and John Wayne's second wife, born in Mexico City (d. 1961)
- Jul 17 Helen Walker, American actress (Brewster's Million, Lucky Jordan), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1968)
- Jul 18 Adolphus "Dolph" Sweet, American actor (Gimme a Break, Which Way is Up), born in New York City (d. 1985)
- Jul 27 (Henry) "Homer" Haynes, American country music comedian and guitarist (Homer & Jethro - "The Battle of Kookamonga"), born near Knoxville, Tennessee (d. 1971)
- Jul 29 Rodolfo Acosta, Mexican-American character actor (Salón México, The Fugitive, Littlest Outlaw), born in Chamizal, Texas (d. 1974)
About July 1920
How Old? 104 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: Yes
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