Famous people born in July include Grace Caroline Currey, the American actress and dancer famous as Mary Bromfield in DC films Shazam! & Shazam! Fury of the Gods, and Sylvester Stallone who is famous as John Rambo in 5 Rambo films from 1982 to 2019. Hollywood icon Tom Cruise, first president of South Africa and South African anti-apartheid activist & politician Nelson Mandela, and Arnold Schwarzenegger/ The Terminator were also born in July.
American actors/ comedians Kevin Hart and Robin Williams, Mexican actress Angelique Boyer, wrestlers Shawn Michaels/ Heartbreak Kid and Bret Hart, and rappers Lil’ Kim and 50 Cent also have July birthdays.
Other famous July birthday celebs include WWE wrestlers Brock Lesnar, Triple H, and Kevin Nash. American child celeb Mia Bliss, singer Jessica Simpson, and French actress Eva Green are July birthday celebrities. Also born in the 7th month are English actors Jason Statham and Benedict Cumberbatch who is famous as Dr. Stephen Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Celebrities and famous people born in July
61 years old
Scottish actor famous as Cicero in 2000 epic action adventure film Gladiator, and Morrison in 1995 epic war drama film Braveheart
52 years old
American baseball first baseman who played in the Major League Baseball (MLB) for, among others, the Cincinnati Reds
51 years old
American rapper, actor in 2023 film Expend4bles (The Expendables 4), businessman whose songs include In da Club and 21 Questions
56 years old
American actor who stars in superhero drama series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and police drama series NYPD Blue
40 years old
Irish boxer, undisputed and undefeated lineal world lightweight champion from 2019 to 2024
69 years old
Canadian-American wrestler famous in the 1980s and 1990s as a top wrestler in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF/ WWE)
61 years old
Danish actress who stars as Queen Hippolyta in the DC Extended Universe, including the 2017 superhero film Justice League
37 years old
American singer and actress whose top singles include the 2015 song Ex's & Oh's and Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home) (2021)
Died aged 35
Congolese politician, pan-Africanist, independence leader, and 1st prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
32 years old
American basketball player who played for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA)
Actors and actresses whose birthdays are in July
Famous actresses who celebrate their birthdays in July include English actress Helen Mirren, who stars in action thrillers Red and Red 2. Others are Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn in the DC Extended Universe), and Atlas actress and singer Jennifer Lopez.
Famous actors born in July include Superman actor David Corenswet and Daniel Radcliffe of the Harry Potter film series. Prison Break actor Robert Knepper, Michelle Rodriguez of Fast & Furious, and American actor D. B. Woodside of TV series Lucifer were also born in July.
July Historical Events
2nd July 1964: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was enacted in the U.S. This civil rights and labor law famously outlawed discrimination and segregation based on race, religion, color, sex, and national origin.4th July 1776: The U.S Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence. The date is also known as the Fourth of July in the U.S.5th July 1946: Louis Réard, a French automobile engineer and clothing designer, revealed the world's first bikini, a two-piece bikini. The bikini was thought to be so revealing in 1946 that only a nude dancer called Micheline Bernardini agreed to model it. 16th July 1878: A patent for reinforced concrete was granted to Thaddeus Hyatt (1816-1901).18th July 1918: Nelson Mandela, the former President of South Africa, was born.