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
63 years old
American actress in Days of Our Lives and Melrose Place, and reality TV personality in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
50 years old
German actress and former model who acts as Helen in 2004 epic war film Troy, and Bridget in 2009 film Inglourious Basterds
26 years old
English football player born in Ivory Coast and a centre-back for Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Manchester City, and the England national team
55 years old
American figure skater of Japanese descent who competed in women's singles and was the 1992 Olympic champion in Albertville, France
29 years old
Pakistani female education activist famous as the youngest Nobel Prize laureate in history (at age 17 in 2024)
53 years old
Spanish football manager of Swansea City, and the Belgium and Portuguese national teams, and a former player at Swansea City
41 years old
American sprinter who won gold in the 4×100 meters relay at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Grosseto, Italy
Died aged 86
American writer, contributing editor for The New Yorker magazine and author of popular children books, including The Trumpet of the Swan
38 years old
American actor famous as Jackson Whittemore in supernatural series Teen Wolf, and Roy Harper/ Arsenal in superhero series Arrow
77 years old
Ruler of Dubai, vice president and prime minister of UAE (head of government of the United Arab Emirates)
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.