- Feb 8 Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550)
- Feb 14 Henry II of Bavaria, Bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), Worms (1523-52) and Freising (1541-52), born in Heidelberg, Germany (d. 1552)
- Jul 17 Ismail I, Shah of Persia, converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah, born in Ardabīl, Iran (d. 1524)
- Aug 27 Anna of Brandenburg, Queen of Denmark, born in Berlin (d. 1514)
Julius III (1487-1555)
Sep 10 Counter-Reformation Pope (1550-55), born in Monte San Savino, Tuscany