- Jul 1 "Georgia" Tom [Dorsey], American blues and gospel pianist, songwriter ("Peace In The Valley"), and evangelist, born in Villa Rica, Georgia (d. 1993)
- Jul 1 Cavan O'Connor, British singer (I'm Only a Strolling Vagabond), born in Nottingham, England (d. 1997)
Charles Laughton (1899-1962)
Jul 1 English actor (Mutiny on Bounty, Spartacus), born in Scarborough, England
- Jul 1 Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr, fictional character "Indiana Jones"
- Jul 1 Konstantinos Tsatsos, Greek politician and 2nd President of Greece (1975-1980), born in Athens, Greece (d. 1987)
- Jul 3 Klimenty Arkad'yevich Korchmaryov, Ukrainian composer, born in Verkhnodniprovsk, Ukraine (d. 1958)
- Jul 3 Ludwig Guttmann, German-British neurologist, founder of the Stoke Mandeville Games (now the Paralympics), born in Tost, Prussia, German Empire (now Toszek, Poland) (d. 1980)
- Jul 3 Otto Reinhold, German composer, born in Erzgebirge (d. 1965)
- Jul 5 Anna Arnold Hedgeman, African-American social activist (NYC cabinet), born in Marshalltown, Iowa (d. 1990)
- Jul 5 Domingo Santa Cruz Wilson, Chilean composer, born in La Cruz, Chile (d. 1987)
- Jul 5 Marcel Achard, French playwright (Jean de la Lune), born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France (d. 1974)
George Cukor (1899-1983)
Jul 7 American film director (My Fair Lady, Philadelphia Story, The Wizard of Oz), born in NYC, New York
- Jul 8 David E. Lilienthal, American attorney and government administrator (Tennessee Valley Authority, 1933-46; Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission, 1946-50), born in Morton, Illinois (d. 1981)
- Jul 10 Heiri Suter, Swiss road cyclist (Grand Prix Wolber [unofficial World C'ship] 1922, 25), born in Gränichen, Switzerland (d. 1978)
- Jul 10 Noble Sissle, American jazz composer, singer, lyricist and playwright (Shuffle Along; "I'm Just Wild About Harry"), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1975)
E. B. White (1899-1985)
Jul 11 American writer (New Yorker: Stuart Little; Charlotte's Web), born in Mount Vernon, New York
James Cagney (1899-1986)
Jul 17 American actor (Yankee Doodle Dandy), born in NYC, New York
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)
Jul 21 American author (The Old Man and the Sea, Nobel Prize for Literature -1954), born in Oak Park, Illinois
- Jul 21 Hart Crane, American poet (The Bridge), born in Garrettsville, Ohio (d. 1932)
- Jul 22 Sobhuza II, Paramount Chief and Ngwenyama of Swaziland (1899-1982) who holds the record for the longest reign of any monarch in recorded history, born in Zombodze, Swaziland (d. 1982)
- Jul 23 Gustav Heinemann, President of West Germany (1969-74), born in Schwelm, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1976)
- Jul 24 Chief Dan George [Tes-wah-no], Canadian Indian author, poet and actor (Harry & Tonto, Little Big Man, Smith!), born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 1981)
- Jul 25 Arthur Lubin, American film director and producer (Francis The Talking Mule, Mr Ed), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1995)
- Jul 25 Ralph Dumke, American actor (Movieland Quiz), born in South Bend, Indiana (d. 1964)
- Jul 26 Carel C. van Essen, Dutch archaeologist (Italian & Roman art), born in Amsterdam (d. 1963)
- Jul 26 Danton Walker, American columnist (Broadway Spotlight), born in Mariette, Georgia (d. 1960)
- Jul 27 Perc Hornibrook, Australian cricket slow-medium bowler (6 Tests; 17 wickets; best 7-92 1930), born in Obi Obi, Australia (d. 1976)
- Jul 29 Walter Beall, American baseball player (d. 1959)
- Jul 30 Gerald Moore, English pianist (Am I Too Loud), born in Watford, Hertfordshire (d. 1987)
- Jul 30 Harry Moorman, Dutch vice-admiral (KVP), born in Roermond, Netherlands (d. 1971)
- Jul 30 John Woods Duke, American composer, born in Cumberland, Maryland (d. 1984)