- Jul 1 Anne Smith, American tennis player (10 Grand Slam doubles titles), born in Dallas, Texas
- Jul 1 Chung Hae-Won, South Korean soccer striker (58 caps; Daewoo Royals), born in Seoul, South Korea (d. 2020)
- Jul 2 Eduardo Bengoechea, Argentina, tennis star
- Jul 2 Hoogie Drexler, jockey
- Jul 3 Stoyan Deltchev, Bulgarian gymnast (Olympic gold horizontal bar 1980), born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Jul 5 Gary Callander, Scottish rugby union hooker (6 caps; South of Scotland RFC), born in Kelso, Scotland (d. 2021)
- Jul 5 Tim Shaw, South African cricketer (South African ODI slow lefty 1991), born in Empangeni, South Africa
- Jul 6 Tahir Naqqash, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani pace-bowler in 15 Tests 1982-85), born in Lahore, Punjab
- Jul 16 Gary Anderson, NFL placekicker (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Parys, Orange Free State, South Africa
- Jul 16 Gerd Wessig, East German high jumper (1st male to set high jump world record at Olympics (2.36m [7' 9"] Moscow), born in Lübz, Germany
- Jul 24 Edward Liddie, American Judo fighter (Olympic bronze 1984), born in Union, Georgia
- Jul 27 David East, English cricketer, born in London
- Jul 30 Petra Felke, German javelin thrower (world record 1988), born in Saalfeld, East Germany
- Jul 31 Mike Bielecki, American MLB pitcher (Atlanta Braves), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Jul 31 Peter Senior, Australian golfer, (British Open 1993 4th, Presidents Cup 1994, 96), born in Singapore, Malaysia
About July 1959
How Old? 64 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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