- Jul 1 Nelson Cruz, Dominican baseball designated hitter, right fielder (7 x MLB All Star; ALCS MVP 2011 Texas Rangers), born in Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Dominican Republic
- Jul 2 Nicole Manske, American beauty queen and motorsports television commentator
- Jul 3 Harbhajan Singh, Indian cricket spin bowler (103 Tests, 417 wickets, BB 8/84; Punjab, Surrey CCC, Mumbai Indians, Essex CCC, Chennai SKs, Kolkata KRs), born in Jalandhar, India
- Jul 3 Roland Schoeman, South African swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m freestyle relay 2004; 3 x World C'ship gold), born in Pretoria, South Africa
- Jul 5 David Rozehnal, Czech soccer defender (Czech Rep. 60 caps; PSG, Lille), born in Šternberk, Czech Republic
- Jul 6 Pau Gasol, Spanish Basketball HOF forward (NBA C'ship 2009, 10 LA Lakers; 6 × NBA All-Star; NBA Rookie of the Year 2002 Memphis Grizzlies), born in Barcelona, Spain
- Jul 7 John Buck, American MLB baseball catchrr, 2004-14 (Kansas City Royals, and six other teams), born in Kemmerer, Wyoming
- Jul 7 Michelle Kwan, American figure skater (World C'ship gold women's singles 1996, 98, 2000, 01, 03; Olympic silver 1998; bronze 2002), born in Torrance, California
- Jul 8 Robbie Keane, Irish soccer striker (146 caps Republic of Ireland; Tottenham Hotspur 197 games, LA Galaxy 125 games), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Jul 10 Adam Petty, American auto racer (son of Kyle Petty; death leads to NASCAR mandate of steering wheel kill switch), born in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 2000)
- Jul 14 George Smith, Australian Rugby player, born in Sydney, Australia
- Jul 15 Jonathan Cheechoo, Canadian CHL player, born in Moose Factory, Ontario
- Jul 15 Reggie Abercrombie, American MLB player (Florida Marlins), born in Columbus, Georgia
- Jul 16 Adam Scott, Australian golfer (US Masters 2013), born in Adelaide, South Australia
- Jul 17 Javier Camuñas, Spanish footballer, born in Municipality of Parla, Spain
- Jul 17 Ryan Miller, American hockey player, born in East Lansing, Michigan
- Jul 19 Giorgio Mondini, Italian racing driver
- Jul 19 Xavier Malisse, Belgian tennis player
- Jul 21 CC Sabathia, American baseball player, born in Vallejo, California
- Jul 22 Dirk Kuyt, Dutch footballer, 1998-2017 (Liverpool and 4 other teams), and manager, born in Katwijk, Netherlands
- Jul 22 Scott Dixon, New Zealand auto racer (IndyCar Drivers' champion 2003, 08, 13, 15, 18), born in Brisbane, Australia
- Jul 24 Wilfred Bungei, Kenyan middle-distance runner
- Jul 25 Shawn Riggans, American baseball player, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Jul 25 Toni Vilander, Finnish auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans LMGTE Pro class 2012, 14; FIA World Endurance Cup for GT Drivers 2014; FIA GT C'ship GT2 class 2007, 08), born in Kankaanpää, Finland
- Jul 27 Allan Davis, Australian cyclist, born in Ipswich, Queensland
- Jul 27 Jessi Combs, American auto racer, television personality (women’s land speed class record [4 wheels] 2013, 16), born in Rockerville, South Dakota (d. 2019)
- Jul 29 Fernando González, Chilean tennis player
- Jul 29 Ryan Braun, Canadian baseball player (Los Angeles Angels), born in Kitchener, Ontario
- Jul 30 Justin Rose, English golfer (US Open 2013), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Jul 30 Sara Anzanello, Italian volleyball player, born in San Donà di Piave, Italy
- Jul 31 Mils Muliaina, New Zealand and Waikato rugby player, born in Salesi, Samoa
About July 1980
How Old? 43 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes
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