- Jul 1 Hannu Tihinen, Finnish soccer defender (76 caps; KePS, HJK Helsinki, Viking FK, RSC Anderlecht, FC Zürich), born in Keminmaa, Finland
- Jul 1 Patrick Kluivert, Dutch soccer striker (79 caps; Ajax, FC Barcelona) and manager (Curaçao, Adana Demirspor), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Jul 1 Ruud van Nistelrooy, Dutch soccer striker (70 caps; PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Real Madrid) and manager (PSV Eindhoven), born in Oss, Netherlands
- Jul 1 Szymon Ziółkowski, Polish hammer thrower (Olympic gold 2000), born in Poznań, Poland
- Jul 2 Krisztián Lisztes, Hungarian footballer
- Jul 2 Tomáš Vokoun, Czech hockey player
- Jul 3 Bobby Skinstad, South African rugby union flanker (42 Tests, 12 as captain; Stormers, Cats, Sharks), born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- Jul 3 Henry Olonga, Zimbabwean cricket fast bowler (30 Tests, 68 wickets, BB 5/70; 50 ODIs, 58 wickets; Matabeleland), born in Lusaka, Zambia
- Jul 4 Daijiro Kato, Japanese motorcycle racer, born in Saitama, Japan (d. 2003)
- Jul 5 Nuno Gomes, Portuguese soccer striker (79 caps; Boavista, Benfica, Fiorentina), born in Amarante, Portugal
- Jul 6 Nikki Mott, Australian field hockey forward (Olympic gold 2000; World Cup gold 1998; Champions Trophy gold 1995, 97, 99), born in Rockhampton, Australia
- Jul 7 Dominic Foley, Irish soccer forward (6 caps Republic of Ireland; Wolverhampton Wanderers, Watford, Gent, Cercle Brugge), born in Cork, Ireland
- Jul 8 Staci Wilson, American soccer defender (15 caps; Olympic gold 1996; Raleigh Wings, Carolina Courage), born in Livingston, New Jersey
- Jul 8 Talal El Karkouri, Moroccan soccer defender (53 caps; Servette, PSG, Charlton Athletic, Qatar SC) and manager (Umm Salal SC), born in Casablanca, Morocco
- Jul 10 Edmílson, Brazilian soccer defensive midfielder, central defender (39 caps World Cup 2002; São Paulo FC, Lyon, FC Barcelona), born in Taquaritinga, Brazil
- Jul 10 Ludovic Giuly, French soccer winger (17 caps; Lyon, Monaco, Barcelona, PSG), born in Lyon, France
- Jul 13 Sheldon Souray, Canadian ice hockey player
- Jul 14 Geraint Jones, English Papua New Guinean cricketer (played for England and Papua New Guinea), born in Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea
- Jul 15 Steve Cunningham, American boxer (IBF cruiserweight title 2007-08, 10-11), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jul 16 Anna Smashnova, Russian tennis star (1993 Futures-Erlangen GER), born in Minsk, Russia
- Jul 16 Carlos Humberto Paredes, Paraguyan footballer and coach, born in Asunción, Paraguay
- Jul 16 Tomasz Kuchar, Polish rally driver, born in Wrocław, Poland
- Jul 19 Gonzalo de los Santos, Uruguayan footballer
- Jul 19 Oleksandr Radchenko, Ukrainian soccer left-back (17 caps; FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), born in Mariupol, Ukraine (d. 2023)
- Jul 20 Alex Yoong, Malaysian racing driver
- Jul 20 Debashish Mohanty, Indian cricketer
- Jul 23 Judit Polgár, Hungarian chess player (only female chess player to make world's top 10), born in Budapest, Hungary
- Jul 24 Anita Nall, American breaststroke swimmer (Olympic gold, 1992), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Jul 24 Christian Ahrens, American rower (Olympic gold eight 2004; World C'ship gold M8+ 1997, 98, 99; M4+ 1995), born in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
- Jul 24 Tiago Monteiro, Portuguese Formula One driver
- Jul 25 Javier Vázquez, Puerto Rican baseball player, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Jul 27 Fernando Ricksen, Dutch soccer midfielder (12 caps; Glasgow Rangers), born in Hoensbroek, Limburg (d. 2019)
- Jul 27 Mwadi Mabika, WNBA guard and forward (LA Sparks), born in Kinshasa, Zaire
- Jul 27 Scott Mason, Australian cricketer, born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (d. 2005)
- Jul 30 Julio Gonzalez, Mexican light heavyweight boxer (WBO Champion 2003-2004), born in Baja California, Mexico (d. 2012)
- Jul 31 Marty Booker, American NFL wide receiver (Pro Bowl 2002, Chicago Bears), born in Jonesboro, Louisiana
- Jul 31 Paulo Wanchope, Costa Rican footballer
About July 1976
How Old? 47 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes
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