- Jul 1 Don Whitmire, American College Football Hall of Fame tackle (Alabama, Navy - All American at both), born in Giles County, Tennessee (d. 1991)
- Jul 4 Ghulam Ahmed, Indian cricket spin bowler (22 Tests, 68 wickets, BB 7/49, 1 x 50; Hyderabad), born in Hyderabad, India (d. 1998)
- Jul 10 Herb McKenley, Jamaican athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 400m relay 1952; 3 x silver 1948, 52), born in Pleasant Valley, Clarendon, Jamaica (d. 2007)
Jake LaMotta (1922-2017)
Jul 10 American boxer (world middleweight champion 1949-51, immortalised in 'Raging Bull'), born in New York City
- Jul 13 Ken Mosdell, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2006)
- Jul 18 Jean de Gribaldy, French road cyclist and team director (Frimatic - Viva, Miko, Sem - France Loire), born in Besançon, France (d. 1987)
- Jul 22 Patricia Canning Todd, American tennis player (French National C'ship singles 1947; French doubles & mixed doubles 1948; Wimbledon doubles 1947), born in San Francisco (d. 2015)
Hoyt Wilhelm (1922-2002)
Jul 26 American Baseball HOF pitcher (8 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1954 NY Giants; no-hitter 1958 Baltimore Orioles; Chicago WS), born in Huntersville, North Carolina
Hank Bauer (1922-2007)
Jul 31 American baseball infielder, manager (8-time World Series champion; NY Yankees, Baltimore Orioles), born in East St. Louis, Illinois
About July 1922
How Old? 101 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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