- Jul 2 Gus Dorais, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Notre Dame), coach (Gonzaga, Detroit Lions), born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin (d. 1954)
- Jul 5 John H. Northrop, American biochemist (crystallized enzymes (Nobel 1946)), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1987)
- Jul 5 Tin Ujević, Croatian poet (Žedan kamen na studencu), born in Vrgorac, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1955)
- Jul 8 Elisabeth Zernike, Dutch writer (Poor Part, Bruidstijd)
- Jul 8 Josef Hora, Czech writer/poet (Working Day)
- Jul 13 Franco Casavola, composer
- Jul 14 Henry Oscar, English stage and film actor (Saint in London), born in London (d. 1969)
- Jul 18 Gene Lockhart, American actor (Going My Way, Christmas Carol), born in NYC, New York (d. 1957)
- Jul 23 Maurus H. Hulsman, Dutch priest and editor (Amigoe di Curacao)
- Jul 26 Jacques Pirenne, Belgian historian and honorary secretary of King Leopold III of Belgium, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1972)
- Jul 28 Ron Oxenham, Australian cricketer (Australian all-rounder 1928-32), born in Nundah, Queensland (d. 1939)
- Jul 29 Bernhard Zondek, German-Israeli gynaecologist