- Jul 5 Zheng Jie, Chinese tennis player (Olympic bronze 2008), born in Chengdu, China
- Jul 8 Jaroslav Janiš, Czech racing car driver
- Jul 8 John Bowker, American baseball player
- Jul 12 Megumi Kawamura, Japanese volleyballer
- Jul 12 Munaf Patel, Indian cricket medium-fast bowler (13 Tests, 35 wickets; 70 ODIs), born in Ikhar, Gujarat, India
- Jul 13 Liu Xiang, Chinese athlete (Olympic gold 110m hurdles 2004), born in Shanghai, China
- Jul 13 Kristof Beyens, Belgian athlete
- Jul 15 Nelson Merlo, Brazilian racing driver
- Jul 17 Ryan Guettler, Australian professional BMX rider, born in Beenleigh, Australia
- Jul 17 Adam Lind, American baseball player, born in Muncie, Indiana
- Jul 18 Carlos Diogo, Uruguayan footballer
- Jul 21 Kellen Winslow II, American football player, convicted of rape, born in San Diego, California
- Jul 22 Steven Jackson, American football player
- Jul 23 Aaron Peirsol, American swimmer
- Jul 24 Daniele De Rossi, Italian footballer
- Jul 26 Delonte West, American basketball player, born in Washington, D.C.
- Jul 27 Goran Pandev, Macedonian footballer (captain of the Macedonian national team), born in Strumica, Yugoslavia
- Jul 29 Alexei Kaigorodov, Russian hockey player
- Jul 30 Seán Dillon, Irish footballer, born in Dublin, Ireland
About July 1983
How Old? 37 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No