| 76981 | July 6 | Birth | 1930 – Ian Burgess, English racing driver (d. 2012) |
| 76982 | July 6 | Birth | 1931 – Jean Campeau, Canadian businessman and politician |
| 76983 | July 6 | Birth | 1931 – Antonella Lualdi, Lebanese-Italian actress and singer |
| 76984 | July 6 | Birth | 1931 – Della Reese, American actress and singer |
| 76985 | July 6 | Birth | 1931 – László Tábori, Hungarian runner and coach |
| 76986 | July 6 | Birth | 1932 – Herman Hertzberger, Dutch architect and academic |
| 76987 | July 6 | Birth | 1935 – Candy Barr, American model, dancer, and actress (d. 2005) |
| 76988 | July 6 | Birth | 1935 – 14th Dalai Lama |
| 76989 | July 6 | Birth | 1936 – Dave Allen, Irish comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2005) |
| 76990 | July 6 | Birth | 1937 – Vladimir Ashkenazy, Russian-Icelandic pianist and conductor |
| 76991 | July 6 | Birth | 1937 – Ned Beatty, American actor |
| 76992 | July 6 | Birth | 1937 – Gene Chandler, American singer-songwriter and producer |
| 76993 | July 6 | Birth | 1937 – Michael Sata, Zambian police officer and politician, 5th President of Zambia (d. 2014) |
| 76994 | July 6 | Birth | 1938 – Luana Patten, American actress and singer (d. 1996) |
| 76995 | July 6 | Birth | 1939 – Jet Harris, English bass player (The Shadows, The Jeff Beck Group, and The Vipers Skiffle Group) (d. 2011) |
| 76996 | July 6 | Birth | 1939 – Mary Peters, English-Irish pentathlete and shot putter |
| 76997 | July 6 | Birth | 1940 – Rex Cawley, American hurdler |
| 76998 | July 6 | Birth | 1940 – Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakh politician, 1st President of Kazakhstan |
| 76999 | July 6 | Birth | 1941 – David Crystal, Irish linguist, author, and academic |
| 77000 | July 6 | Birth | 1941 – Reinhard Roder, German footballer and manager |
| 77001 | July 6 | Birth | 1943 – Tamara Sinyavskaya, Russian soprano |
| 77002 | July 6 | Birth | 1944 – Gunhild Hoffmeister, German runner |
| 77003 | July 6 | Birth | 1945 – Burt Ward, American actor and producer |
| 77004 | July 6 | Birth | 1946 – George W. Bush, American businessman and politician, 43rd President of the United States |
| 77005 | July 6 | Birth | 1946 – Fred Dryer, American football player and actor |
| 77006 | July 6 | Birth | 1946 – Peter Singer, Australian philosopher and academic |
| 77007 | July 6 | Birth | 1946 – Sylvester Stallone, American actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 77008 | July 6 | Birth | 1946 – Jamie Wyeth, American painter |
| 77009 | July 6 | Birth | 1947 – Richard Beckinsale, English actor and singer (d. 1979) |
| 77010 | July 6 | Birth | 1947 – Shelley Hack, American actress and producer |