- Jul 4 Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer (period-luminosity relation), born in Lancaster, Massachusetts (d. 1921)
- Jul 5 William Henry Singer, American painter and collector (Singer Museum, Laren), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1943)
- Jul 6 Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom, fourth child and second daughter of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark, born in Marlborough House, London (d. 1935)
- Jul 12 Stefan George, German lyric poet (Algabal), born in Büdesheim, Germany (d. 1933)
Gertrude Bell (1868-1926)
Jul 14 British archaeologist (Desert & The Sown), born in Washington Hall, County Durham, England
- Jul 20 Miron Cristea, 1st Patriarch of All Romania (d. 1939)
- Jul 28 George Morren, Flemish painter and sculptor, born in Antwerp (d. 1941)
- Jul 28 Thomas P. Krag, Norwegian author and novelist (Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran), born in Kragerø, Norway (d. 1913)
- Jul 30 Alfred Weber, German economist and sociologist, born in Erfurt, Prussian Saxony (d. 1958)
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
80-89
Over 90