- Jul 2 Mick Anker, British rocker and bass guitarist (Blow Monkeys-Wicked Ways)
- Jul 3 Laura Branigan, American singer-songwriter (Gloria), born in Mount Kisco, New York (d. 2004)
- Jul 7 Berry Sakharof, Turkish-born Israeli guitarist (Minimal Compact), born in İzmir, Turkey
- Jul 9 Marc Almond, English vocalist (Soft Cell), born in Southport, Lancashire, England
- Jul 11 Michael Rose, rocker (Black Uhuru-Brutal, Positive), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- Jul 11 Peter Murphy, English singer and musician (Bauhaus), born in Northamptonshire, England
- Jul 13 Cameron Crowe, American director, screenwriter, journalist (Rolling Stone), author, and actor (Almost Famous, Jerry Maguire, Fast Times at Ridgemont High), born in Palm Springs, California
- Jul 17 Bruce Crump, American rock drummer (Molly Hatchet), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Jul 20 Merlina Defranco, Canadian musician (The DeFranco Family)
- Jul 24 Pam Tillis, American country singer (Melancholy Child), born in Plant City, Florida
- Jul 24 Robbie Grey, English rocker (Modern English)
- Jul 25 Roger Clinton Jr., American actor and singer, President Clinton's half-brother, born in Hot Springs, Arkansas
- Jul 27 Gezina E "Liesbeth" van Apeldoorn, Dutch actress (Composer)
- Jul 29 Alessandra Marc, American operatic soprano
- Jul 31 Daniel Ash, British musician (Bauhaus), born in Northampton, England
About July 1957
How Old? 62 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No