- Jul 3 Jerry "The Geator" Blavat, American disc jockey and music promoter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1]
- Jul 3 Fontella Bass, American R&B and soul singer and songwriter (Rescue Me), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2012)
- Jul 4 Dave Rowberry, English rocker (The Animals-House of the Rising Sun), born in Nottingham, England (d. 2003)
- Jul 5 Arthur Blythe, American jazz saxophonist, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2017)
- Jul 6 Jeannie Seely, American country music singer (Don't Touch Me), born in Titusville, Pennsylvania
Ringo Starr
Jul 7 Ringo Starr [Richard Starkey], English drummer and member of The Beatles, born in Liverpool, England
Ringo Starr
- Jul 10 Helen Donath, American soprano, born in Corpus Christi, Texas
- Jul 11 Ronnie Mack, American singer-songwriter (He's So Fine), born in Harlem, New York (d. 1963)
- Jul 16 Tony Jackson, English bass player (The Searchers), born in Dingle, Liverpool, Lancashire (d. 2003)
- Jul 19 Vikki Carr [Florencia Vicenta de Casillas Martinez Cardona], American singer (Let it Be Him), born in El Paso, Texas
- Jul 23 Gary Stites, American rock vocalist (Lonely For You), born in Denver, Colorado
- Jul 26 Dobie Gray [Lawrence Brown], American musician and singer (Drift Away), born in Simonton, Texas (d. 2011)
- Jul 26 Tolis Voskopoulos, Greek singer (Oi Erastes tou Oneirou), born in Kokkinia, Piraeus, Greece
- Jul 27 Pina Bausch, German dancer and choreographer, born in Solingen, Germany (d. 2009)
- Jul 30 Reva Rose, American singer and actress (Temperature's Rising), born in Chicago, Illinois
About July 1940
How Old? 80 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: Yes