- Jul 3 Adam Wade, American indie-rock drummer (Shudder To Think; The Jealous Sound.), born in Washington, D.C.
- Jul 3 Chien-lien Wu [Jacklyn Wu], Taiwanese actress and singer, born in Taipei, Taiwan
- Jul 4 Jack Frost [John Dempsey], American heavy metal guitarist (Seven Witches), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- Jul 5 Kenji Ito, Japanese video game composer, born in Tokyo
- Jul 9 Manoel Cruz, Brazilian jazz acoustic bassist, composer, arranger and producer, born in Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Jul 19 Robert Flynn, American musician (Machine Head), born in Oakland, California
- Jul 20 Kool G. Rap [Nathaniel Thomas Wilson], American rapper, born in Queens, New York
- Jul 23 Nick Menza, American musician and drummer (Megadeth), born in Munich, West Germany (d. 2016)
- Jul 24 Kristin Chenoweth, American stage singer and actress (Wicked), born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
- Jul 25 Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate, Chickasaw-American pianist and contemporary classical composer (Lowak Shoppala' - Fire and Light), born in Norman, Oklahoma
- Jul 29 Paavo Lötjönen, Finnish classical-rock fusion cellist (Apocalyptica), born in Kuopio, Finland
- Jul 30 Sean Moore, Welsh drummer (Manic Street Preachers), born in Pontypool, Wales
About July 1968
How Old? 55 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes