Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/July 28
- Jim Hughart, American bassist, turns 90.
- Riccardo Muti, Italian conductor, turns 85.
- Jonathan Edwards, American folk singer, performer, and songwriter , turns 80.
- Simon Kirke, Brit drummer with Free, Bad Company, turns 77.
- Nnenna Freelon, American jazz vocalist, turns 72.
- Steve Morse, American guitarist and member of Deep Purple, turns 72.
- Gerald Veasley, American bassist, turns 71.
- Gregg Giuffria, guitarist for Giuffria, House of Lords, turns 71.
- Dan Warton, Brit drummer with Ned's Atomic Dustbin, turns 64.
- Rachel Sweet, American vocalist, turns 64.
- Michael Gassmann, American trumpet player, turns 62.
- Tex Axile, British keyboardist, turns 61.
- Taka Hirose, Japanese bassist with Feeder, turns 58.
- Michael Amott, Swedish guitarist with Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars, turns 56.
- Stephen Lynch, American actor, comic and singer, turns 55.
- Leonor Watling, Spanish actress and singer, turns 51.
- Jacoby Shaddix, American singer with Papa Roach, turns 50.
- Birgitta Haukdal, Icelandic singer, turns 47.
- Lee Min Woo, Korean singer with Shinhwa , turns 47.
- Noel Sullivan, Brit vocalist and member of pop group Hear'Say , turns 46.
- Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Icelandic singer, turns 44.
- Steve Peregrin Took (July 28, 1949 –October 27, 1980), Brit drummer of T. Rex, would have turned 77 this year.
- Rick Wright (July 28, 1945 –September 15, 2008), British pianist and keyboardist for Pink Floyd, would have turned 81 this year.
- Mike Bloomfield (July 28, 1943 –February 15, 1981), American guitarist, would have turned 83 this year.
- George Cummings (July 28, 1938 –December 14, 2024), American steel guitarist with Dr. Hook, would have turned 88 this year.
- Jim Galloway (July 28, 1936 –December 30, 2014), Scottish tenor saxophone player and clarinetist, would have turned 90 this year.
- Junior Kimbrough (July 28, 1930 –January 17, 1998), American blues musician, would have turned 96 this year.
- Frankie Yankovic (July 28, 1915 –October 14, 1998), American Grammy Award-winning musician, would have turned 111 this year.
- Carmen Dragon (July 28, 1914 –March 28, 1984), American composer, would have turned 112 this year.
- Rudy Vallée (July 28, 1901 –July 03, 1986), American singer, would have turned 125 this year.