Albert Frederick (1553-1618)
May 7 Duke of Prussia (1568–1618), born in Konigsberg, Duchy of Prussia
- May 14 Margaret of Valois, Queen of France, wife of Henry IV (1572-99), daughter of Henry II, born in Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France (d. 1615)
- Jun 5 Bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician and writer, born in Urbino, Marche, Italy (d. 1617)
- Jun 15 Ernst, Archduke of Austria (son of Maximilian II Holy Roman Emperor), born in Vienna (d. 1595)
- Jul 15 Archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595)
- Nov 23 Prospero Alpini, Italian botanist and physician (De Plantis Aegypti liber) known for his study of date palms, born in Marostica, Republic of Venice (d. 1617)
Henry IV of France (1553-1610)
Dec 13 1st Bourbon King of Navarra (1572-1610) and France (1589-1610), born in Pau, Navarre