- Jul 1 Bogusław Schaffer, Polish composer and playwright, dies at 90 [1]
- Jul 2 Lee Iacocca, American automotive executive (CEO of Chrysler Corp), dies at 94
- Jul 2 Michael Colgrass, American-Canadian composer who won the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for Music for the piece "Déjà vu", dies at 81
- Jul 3 Arte Johnson, American comedian (Laugh-in, Don't Call Me Charlie), dies at 90
- Jul 5 John McCririck, English horse racing broadcaster, dies at 79
- Jul 6 Cameron Boyce, American actor (Mirrors, Jessie), dies from an epileptic seizure at 20
- Jul 6 João Gilberto, Brazilian singer, guitarist and 'father of bossa nova' (Getz/Gilberto, Grammy Award for Album of the Year 1965) dies at 88
- Jul 7 Greg Johnson, Canadian hockey center (Nashville Predators captain 2002-06), dies at 48
- Jul 9 Rip Torn [Elmore Rual Torn Jr], American actor, voice artist and comedian (Cross Creek, The Larry Sanders Show), dies at 88
Ross Perot
Jul 9 Ross Perot, American businessman (Electronic Data Systems, Perot Systems), billionaire and presidential candidate (1992, 1996), dies of leukemia at 89
Ross Perot
- Jul 10 Jim Bouton, American baseball pitcher, author and broadcaster (NY Yankees, MLB All Star 1968, "Ball Four"), dies of cerebral amyloid angiopathy at 80
- Jul 10 Walt Michaels, American NFL linebacker, coach (5-time Pro Bowl; Cleveland Browns; head coach NY Jets 1977-82), dies at 89
- Jul 14 Pernell Whitaker, American boxer (Olympic gold 1984, 4-division world champion), dies when hit by a vehicle at 55
- Jul 16 John Paul Stevens, American lawyer and 103rd Supreme Court Justice (1975-2010), dies from complications of a stroke at 99
- Jul 16 Pat Bowlen, American Pro Football Hall of Fame team owner (Denver Broncos), dies of complications of Alzheimer's disease at 75
- Jul 17 Andrea Camilleri, Italian author (Inspector Montalbano novels), dies at 93
- Jul 19 César Pelli, Argentine American architect (Petronas Towers), dies at 92
- Jul 19 Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor (Blade Runner, Ladyhawke, Osterman Weekend), dies at 75
- Jul 19 Jeremy Kemp, British actor (The Winds of War; The Blue Max), dies at 84 [1]
- Jul 20 Peter McNamara, Australian tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1979, Wimbledon doubles 1980, 82), dies of prostate cancer at 64
- Jul 21 Ben Johnston [Benjamin Burwell Johnston Jr], American microtonal composer (Gambit), dies at 93
- Jul 22 Li Peng, Chinese leader, Premier of China (1987-98), dies at 90
Beji Caid Essebsi
Jul 25 Beji Caid Essebsi, Tunisia's 1st freely elected President (2014-2019), dies at 92
Beji Caid Essebsi
- Jul 30 Nick Buoniconti, American NFL linebacker (Miami Dolphins) and sportscaster (NBC), dies at 78
- Jul 31 V. G. Siddhartha, Indian coffee entrepreneur (Café Coffee Day), found dead at 60
- Jul 31 Gordon Brand Jnr., Scottish golfer (8 x European Tour wins; Ryder Cup 1987, 89), dies from a heart attack at 60