- Jul 7 Synyster Gates, American guitarist (Avenged Sevenfold), born in Long Beach, California
- Jul 12 Adrienne Camp, South African singer/songwriter
- Jul 14 Yomi [Jun Chiba], Japanese rock vocalist (Nightmare), born in Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
- Jul 19 Didz Hammond, English bassist and backing vocalist (Dirty Pretty Things and The Cooper Temple Clause), born in Reading, England
- Jul 21 Blake Lewis, American musician (American Idol), born in Redmond, Washington
- Jul 21 Paloma Faith, English singer, songwriter and actress, born in Hackney, London, England
- Jul 21 Romeo Santos, American Bachata singer-songwriter (Aventura), born in The Bronx, New York
- Jul 23 Steve Jocz, Canadian drummer (Sum 41)
- Jul 31 Ira Losco, Maltese singer (Walk on Water), born in Sliema, Malta
- Jul 31 Matthew Sanders, American singer (Avenged Sevenfold), born in Huntington Beach, California
About July 1981
How Old? 39 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No