- Jul 1 Anne Feeney, American political activist and singer, born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania
- Jul 1 Fred Schneider, American vocalist and guitarist (B-52's - "Rock Lobster"), born in Newark, New Jersey
- Jul 1 Terrence Mann, American actor and dancer, born in Ashland, Kentucky
- Jul 2 Joe Puerta, American rock bassist (Ambrosia; The Range), born in Lomita, California [1]
- Jul 3 Mike Corby, British guitarist and keyboardist (The Babys- "Every Time I Think Of You"), born in Windsor, Berkshire, England
- Jul 4 Ralph Johnson, American rock drummer (Earth Wind & Fire - "Shining Star"), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jul 5 Geert Jan Hessing, Dutch rock drummer (Catapult), born in the Netherlands
- Jul 5 Keiko Fuji, Japanese enka singer and actress, born in Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan (d. 2013)
- Jul 8 Greg T. Walker, American rock bassist (Blackfoot), born in Florida [some sources give birthday as Sept. 12]
- Jul 8 Ned Sublette, American country-world music fusion composer (Cowboy Rumba), musician, musicologist, and author, born in Lubbock, Texas
- Jul 9 Eugeniusz Knapik, Polish pianist and classical music composer (Islands; Up Into The Silence), born in Ruda Śląska, Poland
- Jul 10 Cheryl Wheeler, American contemporary folk singer-songwriter (If It Were Up to Me), born in Timonium, Maryland
- Jul 12 Sylvia Sass, Hungarian soprano, born in Budapest, Hungary
- Jul 17 Lucie Arnaz, American actress (Here's Lucy - "Kim": The Jazz Singer), and singer, born in Los Angeles, California
- Jul 22 Richard Bennett, American session and touring guitarist (Neil Diamond; Mark Knopfler), and record producer (Steve Earle; Emmylou Harris; Marty Stuart), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jul 24 Lynval Golding, Jamaican-born British new wave rock and ska guitarist (The Specials; Fun Boy Three), born in Saint Catherine, Colony of Jamaica
- Jul 25 Vanessa [Connie Witteman], Dutch model and singer, born in Voorburg, Netherlands
- Jul 25 Verdine White, American soul-funk, and R&B bassist songwriter (Earth, Wind & Fire - "Mighty, Mighty"; "That's The Way Of The World"), and philanthropist, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jul 27 Tris Imboden, American rock and jazz session and touring drummer (Chicago, 1990-2018; Kenny Loggins, 1979-85; Neil Diamond; Al Jarreau), born in Orange County, California
- Jul 28 Greg Gluffria, American rock keyboardist (House of Lords - "Sahara"), born in Washington, D.C.
- Jul 28 T. M. Stevens, American rock, pop, and R&B session and touring bass guitarist (Shocka Zooloo; The Pretenders, 1986-87), born in New York City
- Jul 29 Dean Pitchford, American songwriter ("Fame"; "Let's Hear It For The Boy"), and screenwriter (Footloose), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Jul 29 Nancie Banks (née Manzuk), American jazz singer (Charlie Byrd; Lionel Hampton) and big band bandleader, born in Morgantown, West Virginia (d. 2002)
- Jul 31 Carlo Karges, German guitarist and songwriter (Nena - "99 Luftballons"0, born in Hamburg, germany (d. 2002)
About July 1951
How Old? 72 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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