- Jul 2 Ron Silver, American actor (Reversal of Fortune, Timecop) and political activist, born in New York City (d. 2009)
- Jul 4 Ed O'Ross, American actor (Full Metal Jacket), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Jul 5 Gwyneth Powell, British actress (Grange Hill - "Mrs McClusky", born in Levenshulme, Manchester, England (d. 2022)
- Jul 6 Fred Dryer, American NFL defensive end (Pro Bowl 1975; First-team All-Pro 1974; NY Giants, LA Rams) and actor (Hunter), born in Hawthorne, California
Sylvester Stallone (78 years old)
Jul 6 American actor and director (Rocky, Rambo, Cobra), born in New York City
- Jul 7 Joe Spano, American actor (Hill Street Blues - "Lt. Henry Goldblume"; NCIS), born in San Francisco, California
- Jul 9 Natasha Pyne, English actress, born in Crawley, Sussex
- Jul 10 Sue Lyon, American actress (Lolita, Night of the Iguana), born in Davenport, Iowa
- Jul 11 Beverly Todd, American actress (Roots; Having Babies: The Redd Foxx Show; Six Feet Under), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jul 12 Sian Barbara Allen, American actress (Scream Pretty Peggy), born in Reading, Pennsylvania
- Jul 13 (Richard) "Cheech" Marin, Chicano-American comedian (Cheech & Chong), actor (The Golden Palace; Nash Bridges), and art collector, born in Los Angeles, California
- Jul 14 John Wood, Australian actor (Blue Heelers), born in Melbourne, Australia
- Jul 14 Nick Benedict, American actor (Days of Our Lives, 1993-2001 - "Curtis"; The Pistol: Birth of a Legend; All My Children - "Phillip"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2023)
Linda Ronstadt (78 years old)
Jul 15 American rock/country/pop/Latin/opera singer ("Different Drum"; "It's So Easy"; "What's New?") and actress (Pirates of Penzance), born in Tucson, Arizona
- Jul 16 Richard LeParmentier, American actor (Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
- Jul 17 Alun Armstrong, English actor (New Tricks), born in Anfield Plain, County Durham
- Jul 17 Jeffrey Holland [Parkes], British comic actor (Hi-de-Hi!; You Rang, M'Lord?; Oh, Doctor Beeching!), born in Walsall, Staffordshire, England
- Jul 18 Leo Madder, Belgian actor (Spoed), born in Lier, Flanders, Belgium
Danny Glover (78 years old)
Jul 22 American actor (Lethal Weapon; The Color Purple), and human rights activist, born in San Francisco, California
- Jul 22 Paul Schrader, American film director (Blue Collar) and screenwriter (Taxi Driver), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Jul 22 Steve Friedman, American Emmy Award-winning TV news executive (NBC, 1977-87, 1990-95; CBS, 1997-2002), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jul 27 Gwynne Gilford, American actress (Linda Harris-Waverly Wonders), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jul 27 Rade Šerbedžija, Croatian actor (Taken 2), born in Bunić, Croatia
- Jul 28 Linda Kelsey, American actress (Billie-Lou Grant, Kate-Day by Day), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Jul 29 Diane Keen, English actress (The Cuckoo Waltz, Doctors), born in London, England
About July 1946
How Old? 78 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No