- Jul 2 Derrick Adkins, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m hurdles 1996; World C'ship gold 1995), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jul 2 Scotty 2 Hotty, American wrestler
- Jul 2 Steve Morrow, Irish footballer
- Jul 3 Serhiy Gonchar, Ukrainian road cyclist (UCI World C'ships gold Time Trial 2000), born in Rivne, Ukraine
- Jul 3 Teemu Selänne, Finnish Hockey HOF right wing (NHL rookie points record [132] 1992-93; 6 x Olympian: 3 x bronze, 1 x silver; Winnipeg Jets, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim), born in Helsinki, Finland
- Jul 4 Andrei Cherkasov, Russian tennis player, born in Ufa, Russia
- Jul 4 Doddie Weir, Scottish rugby union lock (61 Tests; Newcastle Falcons RFC, Border Reivers RFC), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2022)
- Jul 4 Louise Van Voorhis, American 470 sailor (Olympic 4th 1992, 96), born in Rochester, New York
- Jul 4 Tony Vidmar, Australian soccer defender (76 caps; Adelaide City, NAC Breda, Rangers, Middlesbrough, Cardiff City), born in Adelaide, Australia
- Jul 5 Doug Bochtler, American baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
- Jul 6 Antonio Harvey, American NBA center/forward (LA Clippers), born in Pascagoula, Mississippi
- Jul 7 Erik Zabel, German cyclist, born in East Berlin
- Jul 7 Michael McCrary, American NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawks), born in Vienna, Virginia
- Jul 7 Min Patel, English cricket all-rounder (2 Tests, 1 wicket; Kent CCC, Central Districts CA), born in Mumbai, India
- Jul 7 Wayne McCullough, Irish boxer, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Jul 8 Lisa Powell, Australian field hockey forward (Olympic gold 1996, 2000; World Cup gold 1994, 98; Champions Trophy gold x 5), born in Sydney, Australia
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Jul 8 American tennis player (Australian Open 1994 & US Open 1999 runner-up; World #4 1999), born in Hinsdale, Illinois
- Jul 9 Steve Dubinsky, NHL center (Chicago Blackhawks), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Jul 9 Trent Green, NFL quarterback (Washington Redskins)
- Jul 11 Pubudu Dissanayake, Sri Lanka cricket wicket-keeper (1993)
- Jul 12 Chad Brown, American football linebacker (First-team All-Pro 1996, 98; Pro Bowl 1996, 98, 99; Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks), born in Altadena, California
- Jul 14 Mark Brandenburg, American baseball pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Houston, Texas
- Jul 14 Mark Strickland, American NBA forward (Miami Heat), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- Jul 16 William Van Landingham, American baseball pitcher (SF Giants), born in Columbia, Tennessee
- Jul 18 John Kalin, CFL safety (Calgary Stampeders)
- Jul 21 Bryce Florie, American pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Charleston, South Carolina
- Jul 21 Steven "Scrappy" Segaloff, American rower (Olympic 5th 1996), born in New Haven, Connecticut
- Jul 22 Craig Baird, New Zealander racing driver
- Jul 22 Dan Jones, NFL tackle (Cin Bengals)
- Jul 22 Sergei Zubov, Russian NHL defenseman (Team Russia, Pittsburgh), born in Moscow, Russia
- Jul 22 W R Tillman, NFLer (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- Jul 24 Blaine Bishop, American NFL safety (Houston Oilers), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Jul 26 Kenny Wilhite, American CFL defensive back, 1994-97 (Hamilton Tiger Cats and 3 other teams), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- Jul 26 Phil Alley, Australian cricketer (NSW left-arm pace bowler), born in Orange, New South Wales
- Jul 27 Tom Europe, Canadian football defensive back (Montreal Alouettes), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Jul 28 Paul Strang, Zimbabwean cricketer (Zimbabwe's 1st Test match leg-spinner), born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia
- Jul 29 John Rennie, Zimbabwean cricketer (pace bowler 1993)
- Jul 29 Steve Wojciechowski, American MLB pitcher (Oakland A's), born in Blue Island, Illinois
- Jul 30 Joe Montford, American CFL linebacker (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Beaufort, North Carolina
- Jul 30 Tom McManus, American NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Buffalo Grove, Illinois
- Jul 31 David Sacco, American NHL left wing (Olympics 1994, Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Malden, Massachusetts
- Jul 31 Knut Holmann, Norwegian rower (Olympic gold 1996)
About July 1970
How Old? 53 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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