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.
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
91 years old
Nigerian novelist, writer, author of short stories, playwright, poet, and winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature
Died aged 93
38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977
58 years old
English actor famous for his Chinese martial arts skills in films such as Transporter film series
56 years old
American actor famous as Amenadiel in Lucifer (2016–2021), & appears in 24, The Temptations, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
14 years old
53 years old
3rd and current deputy President of Kenya since 1 November 2024
80 years old
English actress who stars in Age of Consent (1969), her recent famous films include Red (2010), Red 2 (2013), Eye in the Sky (2015)
35 years old
Nigerian singer of Holla at Your Boy (2010), popular for his blend of Afrobeats, reggae, pop and dancehall
32 years old
American actor who stars as Superman/ Clark Kent in DC Universe film Superman (2025), Jack Castello in Hollywood (2020)
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.