- Jul 3 Johnny Russell, American country songwriter (Act Naturally; Let's Fall To Pieces Together), singer and comedian dies of complications from diabetes at 61
- Jul 8 John O'Shea, New Zealand film director (b. 1920)
- Jul 16 Terry Gordy, American professional wrestler, dies at 40
- Jul 20 Werner Haentjes, German conductor and composer of operas and film scores, dies at 77
- Jul 21 Sivaji Ganesan, South Indian Tamil actor (b. 1927)
- Jul 21 Steve Barton, American actor (b. 1954)
- Jul 22 Frances Horwich, American educator and television personality (Ding Dong School), dies at 94
- Jul 26 Peter von Zahn, German journalist, writer, and film maker, dies at 88
- Jul 27 Rhonda Singh, professional wrestler (b. 1961)
- Jul 29 Alex Nicol, American actor (The Screaming Skull, Man From Laramie, Air Cadet), dies of natural causes at 85
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