| 75421 | July 2 | Birth | 1927 – Brock Peters, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2005) |
| 75422 | July 2 | Birth | 1928 – Line Renaud, French actress and singer |
| 75423 | July 2 | Birth | 1929 – Abraham Avigdorov, Israeli soldier (d. 2012) |
| 75424 | July 2 | Birth | 1929 – Imelda Marcos, Filipino politician, 10th First Lady of the Philippines |
| 75425 | July 2 | Birth | 1930 – Ahmad Jamal, American pianist, composer, and educator |
| 75426 | July 2 | Birth | 1930 – Carlos Menem, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 50th President of Argentina |
| 75427 | July 2 | Birth | 1931 – Robert Ito, Canadian actor |
| 75428 | July 2 | Birth | 1932 – Dave Thomas, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Wendy's (d. 2002) |
| 75429 | July 2 | Birth | 1933 – Peter Desbarats, Canadian journalist, author, and playwright |
| 75430 | July 2 | Birth | 1933 – Kenny Wharram, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 75431 | July 2 | Birth | 1934 – Tom Springfield, English singer-songwriter and producer (The Springfields) |
| 75432 | July 2 | Birth | 1936 – Gilbert Kalish, American pianist and educator |
| 75433 | July 2 | Birth | 1936 – Omar Suleiman, Egyptian general and politician, 16th Vice President of Egypt (d. 2012) |
| 75434 | July 2 | Birth | 1937 – Polly Holliday, American actress |
| 75435 | July 2 | Birth | 1937 – Richard Petty, American race car driver and sportscaster |
| 75436 | July 2 | Birth | 1938 – David Owen, English physician and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs |
| 75437 | July 2 | Birth | 1939 – Ferdinand Mount, English journalist and author |
| 75438 | July 2 | Birth | 1939 – Alexandros Panagoulis, Greek poet and politician (d. 1976) |
| 75439 | July 2 | Birth | 1939 – John H. Sununu, American engineer and politician, 14th White House Chief of Staff |
| 75440 | July 2 | Birth | 1939 – Paul Williams, American singer and choreographer (The Temptations) (d. 1973) |
| 75441 | July 2 | Birth | 1940 – Kenneth Clarke, English politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain |
| 75442 | July 2 | Birth | 1941 – Wendell Mottley, Trinidadian sprinter, economist, and politician |
| 75443 | July 2 | Birth | 1942 – John Eekelaar, South African-English lawyer and scholar |
| 75444 | July 2 | Birth | 1942 – Vicente Fox, Mexican businessman and politician, 35th President of Mexico |
| 75445 | July 2 | Birth | 1943 – Ivi Eenmaa, Estonian politician, 36th Mayor of Tallinn |
| 75446 | July 2 | Birth | 1943 – Walter Godefroot, Belgian cyclist, coach, and manager |
| 75447 | July 2 | Birth | 1943 – Larry Lake, American-Canadian trumpet player and composer (d. 2013) |
| 75448 | July 2 | Birth | 1946 – Richard Axel, American neuroscientist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 75449 | July 2 | Birth | 1946 – Ricky Bruch, Swedish discus thrower and actor (d. 2011) |
| 75450 | July 2 | Birth | 1946 – Ron Silver, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2009) |