- Jul 2 Brett "the Hitman" Hart, Canadian WWF champion, born in Alberta
- Jul 3 Faye Resnick, American TV personality and author (Nicole Brown Simpson-Private Diary), born in Brentwood, California
- Jul 7 Jonathan Dayton, American film director, born in Alameda County, California
- Jul 9 Kelly McGillis, American actress (Top Gun, Accused, Witness), born in Newport Beach, California
- Jul 9 Paul Merton, British writer, actor and comedian (Room 101), born in Parsons Green, London
- Jul 11 Vince Williams, American actor (Hampton in "Guiding Light"), born in Natchitoches, Louisiana (d. 1997)
- Jul 12 Buddy Foster, American child actor (Hondo, Mayberry RFD), born in Virginia
- Jul 13 Cameron Crowe, American journalist (Rolling Stone), film director (Almost Famous; Jerry Maguire), and screenwriter (Fast Times at Ridgemont High), born in Palm Springs, California
- Jul 20 Donna Dixon, American actress, former beauty queen, and wife of actor Dan Aykroyd (Couch Trip; Bossom Buddies), born in Alexandria, Virginia
- Jul 21 Jon Lovitz, American actor (SNL: League of Their Own: The Critic), born in Tarzana, California
- Jul 23 Theo van Gogh, Dutch film director (Submission), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 2004)
- Jul 25 Roger Clinton Jr., American actor and lounge singer, President Clinton's half-brother, born in Hot Springs, Arkansas
- Jul 26 Hart Hanson, American television writer and producer, born in Burlingame, California
- Jul 26 Nana Visitor, American actress (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), born in New York City
- Jul 26 Yuen Biao, Hong Kong actor and martial artist, born in Castle Peak Road, Hong Kong
- Jul 27 Bill Engvall, American "Blue Collar" comedian ("Here's Your Sign"), born in Galveston, Texas
- Jul 27 Matt Osborne, American professional wrestler, born in Charlotte, North Carolina (d. 2013)
- Jul 30 Mark Tymchyshyn, American actor (Gavin-As The World Turns), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Jul 31 Dirk Blocker, American actor (Ryan's Four, Brooklyn Nine Nine), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jul 31 Mark Thompson, English media executive (BBC, NY Times, CNN), born in London, England
About July 1957
How Old? 67 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No