- Jul 1 Geneviève Bujold, Canadian actress (King of Hearts; film Anne of the Thousand Days; Choose Me; Coma), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Jul 3 Paco Stanley, Mexican TV personality, born in Mexico City (d. 1999)
- Jul 6 Raymond Depardon, French photographer and filmmaker, born in Villefranche-sur-Saône, France
- Jul 7 Carmen Duncan, Australian actress (Another World), born in Cooma, Australia (d. 2019)
- Jul 8 Janice Pennington, American Playboy playmate (May 1971) and model (The Price is Right), born in Seattle, Washington
- Jul 9 Edy Williams, American actress (Dr Minx), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Jul 9 Richard Roundtree, American actor (Getting Even; Shaft), born in New Rochelle, New York (d. 2023) [1]
Harrison Ford (82 years old)
Jul 13 American actor (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Blade Runner), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jul 15 Mil Mascaras, Mexican professional wrestler in Lucha Libre tradition, born in San Luis Potosí, Mexico
- Jul 17 Gale Garnett, New Zealand-Canadian folk singer-songwriter ("We'll Sing in the Sunshine"), and actress, born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Jul 21 Patricia Elliott, American actress (Renee-Empire, One Life to Live), born in Gunnison, Colorado (d. 2015)
- Jul 23 Rick Jeanneret, Canadian Hockey HOF broadcaster (Buffalo Sabres Hockey Network 1972–2022), born in St. Catharines, Ontario (d. 2023)
- Jul 24 Chris Sarandon, American actor (Child's Play, Dog Day Afternoon, Lipstick), born in Beckley, West Virginia
- Jul 27 Barbara Ferris, English actress (Nice Girl Like Me), born in London, England
- Jul 27 John Pleshette, American actor and screenwriter (Knots Landing - "Richard"; 7th Avenue; The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald), born in New York City
- Jul 29 Sharon Gans, American stage and screen actress (Slaughterhouse-Five; Artists and Orphans: A True Drama), and playwright, born in The Bronx, NYC (d. 2021)
- Jul 29 Tony Sirico, American actor (The Sopranos - "Paulie Walnuts"; Cop Land; Family Guy), born in New York City (d. 2022)
About July 1942
How Old? 82 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
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