- Jul 7 Synyster Gates, American guitarist (Avenged Sevenfold), born in Long Beach, California
- Jul 12 Adie [Adrienne Camp], South African contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter (The Benjamin Gate), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- Jul 14 Yomi [Jun Chiba], Japanese rock vocalist (Nightmare), born in Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
- Jul 19 Didz Hammond, British bassist and backing vocalist (Dirty Pretty Things; The Cooper Temple Clause), born in Reading, England
- Jul 21 Blake Lewis, American musician (American Idol), born in Redmond, Washington
- Jul 21 Paloma Faith, English singer, songwriter and actress, born in Hackney, London, England
- Jul 21 Romeo Santos, American bachata singer-songwriter (Aventura), born in The Bronx, New York
- Jul 23 Steve Jocz, Canadian drummer (Sum 41 - "In Too Deep"), born in Ajax, Ontario
- Jul 31 Ira Losco, Maltese singer (Walk on Water), born in Sliema, Malta
- Jul 31 M. Shadows [Matthew Sanders], American singer (Avenged Sevenfold), born in Huntington Beach, California
About July 1981
How Old? 42 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No
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