| 80731 | July 16 | Birth | 1927 – Shirley Hughes, English author and illustrator |
| 80732 | July 16 | Birth | 1928 – Anita Brookner, English historian and author |
| 80733 | July 16 | Birth | 1928 – Robert Sheckley, American author and screenwriter (d. 2005) |
| 80734 | July 16 | Birth | 1928 – Bella Davidovich, Azerbaijani-American pianist and educator |
| 80735 | July 16 | Birth | 1928 – Dave Treen, American lawyer and politician, 51st Governor of Louisiana (d. 2009) |
| 80736 | July 16 | Birth | 1928 – Ticho Parly, Danish tenor and actor (d. 1993) |
| 80737 | July 16 | Birth | 1928 – Andrzej Zawada, Polish mountaineer and author (d. 2000) |
| 80738 | July 16 | Birth | 1929 – Charles Ray Hatcher, American serial killer (d. 1984) |
| 80739 | July 16 | Birth | 1929 – Sheri S. Tepper, American author and poet |
| 80740 | July 16 | Birth | 1930 – Guy Béart, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter (d. 2015) |
| 80741 | July 16 | Birth | 1930 – Michael Bilirakis, American lawyer and politician |
| 80742 | July 16 | Birth | 1932 – John Chilton, English trumpet player and composer |
| 80743 | July 16 | Birth | 1932 – Max McGee, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2007) |
| 80744 | July 16 | Birth | 1932 – Dick Thornburgh, American lawyer and politician, 76th United States Attorney General |
| 80745 | July 16 | Birth | 1934 – Donald M. Payne, American educator and politician (d. 2012) |
| 80746 | July 16 | Birth | 1935 – Carl Epting Mundy, Jr., American general (d. 2014) |
| 80747 | July 16 | Birth | 1936 – Yasuo Fukuda, Japanese politician, 91st Prime Minister of Japan |
| 80748 | July 16 | Birth | 1936 – Buddy Merrill, American guitarist |
| 80749 | July 16 | Birth | 1936 – Jerry Norman, American sinologist and linguist (d. 2012) |
| 80750 | July 16 | Birth | 1936 – Venkataraman Subramanya, Indian-Australian cricketer |
| 80751 | July 16 | Birth | 1937 – Richard Bryan, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Nevada |
| 80752 | July 16 | Birth | 1937 – John Daly, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 80753 | July 16 | Birth | 1938 – Cynthia Enloe, American author and academic |
| 80754 | July 16 | Birth | 1938 – Tony Jackson, English singer and bass player (The Searchers) (d. 2003) |
| 80755 | July 16 | Birth | 1939 – William Bell, American singer-songwriter |
| 80756 | July 16 | Birth | 1939 – Denise LaSalle, American singer-songwriter and producer |
| 80757 | July 16 | Birth | 1939 – Shringar Nagaraj, Indian actor and producer (d. 2013) |
| 80758 | July 16 | Birth | 1939 – Corin Redgrave, English actor and activist (d. 2010) |
| 80759 | July 16 | Birth | 1939 – Mariele Ventre, Italian singer and conductor (d. 1995) |
| 80760 | July 16 | Birth | 1941 – Desmond Dekker, Jamaican singer-songwriter (d. 2006) |