| 85621 | July 29 | Birth | 1911 – Foster Furcolo, American lawyer and politician, 60th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1995) |
| 85622 | July 29 | Birth | 1911 – Archbishop Iakovos of America (d. 2005) |
| 85623 | July 29 | Birth | 1913 – Erich Priebke, German captain (d. 2013) |
| 85624 | July 29 | Birth | 1914 – Irwin Corey, American actor and activist |
| 85625 | July 29 | Birth | 1915 – Bruce R. McConkie, American colonel and religious leader (d. 1985) |
| 85626 | July 29 | Birth | 1915 – Francis W. Sargent, American soldier and politician, 64th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1998) |
| 85627 | July 29 | Birth | 1916 – Budd Boetticher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001) |
| 85628 | July 29 | Birth | 1916 – Charlie Christian, American guitarist (d. 1942) |
| 85629 | July 29 | Birth | 1917 – Rochus Misch, German SS officer (d. 2013) |
| 85630 | July 29 | Birth | 1918 – Edwin O'Connor, American journalist and author (d. 1968) |
| 85631 | July 29 | Birth | 1918 – Mary Lee Settle, American author and academic (d. 2005) |
| 85632 | July 29 | Birth | 1920 – Rodolfo Acosta, Mexican-American actor (d. 1974) |
| 85633 | July 29 | Birth | 1920 – Neville Jeffress, Australian businessman, founded Sentia Media (d. 2007) |
| 85634 | July 29 | Birth | 1921 – Richard Egan, American actor (d. 1987) |
| 85635 | July 29 | Birth | 1921 – Chris Marker, French photographer and journalist (d. 2012) |
| 85636 | July 29 | Birth | 1923 – George Burditt, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013) |
| 85637 | July 29 | Birth | 1923 – Edgar Cortright, American scientist and engineer (d. 2014) |
| 85638 | July 29 | Birth | 1923 – Jim Marshall, English businessman, founded Marshall Amplification (d. 2012) |
| 85639 | July 29 | Birth | 1923 – Gordon Mitchell, American bodybuilder and actor (d. 2003) |
| 85640 | July 29 | Birth | 1924 – Lloyd Bochner, Canadian-American actor (d. 2005) |
| 85641 | July 29 | Birth | 1924 – Black Dahlia, American waitress and murder victim (d. 1947) |
| 85642 | July 29 | Birth | 1924 – Robert Horton, American actor and singer |
| 85643 | July 29 | Birth | 1925 – Harold W. Kuhn, American mathematician and academic (d. 2014) |
| 85644 | July 29 | Birth | 1925 – Ted Lindsay, Canadian ice hockey player, manager, and sportscaster |
| 85645 | July 29 | Birth | 1925 – Shivram Dattatreya Phadnis, Indian illustrator |
| 85646 | July 29 | Birth | 1925 – Mikis Theodorakis, Greek composer |
| 85647 | July 29 | Birth | 1926 – Robert Kilpatrick, Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig, Scottish physician, academic, and politician (d. 2015) |
| 85648 | July 29 | Birth | 1927 – Harry Mulisch, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (d. 2010) |
| 85649 | July 29 | Birth | 1930 – Paul Taylor, American dancer and choreographer |
| 85650 | July 29 | Birth | 1931 – Kjell Karlsen, Norwegian pianist, composer, and bandleader |