- Feb 15 Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490)
- May 2 Eleanor of Viseu, Queen of Portugal (1481-95), born in Beja, Portugal (d. 1525)
- May 25 Mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (successfully captured Pavagadh and Junagadh forts in battles), born in Ahmedabad, India (d. 1511)
- Sep 11 Bernardo Accolti [Unico Aretino], Italian writer (Virginia), born in Arezzo, Italy (d. 1535)
- Oct 3 Saint Casimir, Kingdom of Poland prince and Roman Catholic saint, born in Wawel, Kraków, Kingdom of Poland (d. 1484)
- Nov 22 Jacob Obrecht, Flemish-Dutch composer of motets and masses, born in Ghent, Burgundian Netherlands (d. 1505) [year of birth cited in some sources as 1457]
Year of the Rabbit
Year of the Dragon
Year of the Snake
Year of the Horse
Year of the Goat/Sheep
Year of the Monkey