- Jul 1 Alan Ruck, American actor (Spin City, Succession), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Jul 1 Lorna Patterson, American actress (Airplane, Pvt Benjamin), born in Whittier, California
- Jul 1 Ulf Larsson, Swedish stage and television comedian, actor, and director, born in Bromma, Sweden (d. 2006)
- Jul 2 Jerry Hall, American model and actress, married to Mick Jagger and Rupert Murdoch (Batman, Freejack), born in Mesquite, Texas
- Jul 3 Vincent Margera, American reality TV personality (Viva La Bam - "Don Vito"), and convicted sex offender, born in Chester, Pennsylvania (d. 2015)
- Jul 5 Patricia "Patsy" Pease, American actress (Kimberly-Days of Our Lives), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Jul 6 Casey Sander, American actor (Mike-The Big Bang Theory), born in Washington, D.C.
- Jul 7 Bill Lagattuta, American news correspondent (CBS, 48 Hours, Eye to Eye), born in New York City
Tom Hanks (68 years old)
Jul 9 American actor (Saving Private Ryan, Forrest Gump, Philadelphia), born in Concord, California
- Jul 11 Sela Ward, American actress (Sisters), born in Meridian Mississippi
- Jul 12 Mel Harris [Mary Ellen], American actress (Hope-30 Something), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Jul 13 Janet Yang, American film producer (The Joy Luck Club) and 1st Asian American President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, born in New York City
- Jul 14 Vladimir Kulich, Czech actor known for "Vikings", born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Jul 16 Tony Kushner, American playwright and screenwriter (Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes), born in New York
- Jul 17 Robert Romanus, American actor, born in West Hartford, Connecticut
- Jul 18 Audrey Landers [Hamburg], American actress and singer (Dallas; A Chorus Line), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jul 19 Peter Barton, American actor (Powers of Matthew Star), born in Valley Stream, New York
- Jul 19 Yoshiaki Yatsu, Japanese professional wrestler (NJPW/WCCW/WWF) and mixed martial artist, born in Oura, Gunma, Japan
- Jul 26 Tommy Rich, American professional wrestler, born in Hendersonville, Tennessee
- Jul 27 Carol Leifer, American actress and comedian, born in East Williston, New York
- Jul 30 Delta Burke, American actress (Suzanne-Designing Women), born in Orlando, Florida
Michael Biehn (68 years old)
Jul 31 American actor (Rampage, Hog Wild, Aliens, Abyss), born in Anniston, Alabama
About July 1956
How Old? 68 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes
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