- Feb 18 Isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar and theologian (Athenaeus), born in Geneva (d. 1614)
- Jul 22 Lawrence of Brindisi [Giulio Cesare Russo], Italian theologian, Capuchin monk, and Roman Catholic saint, born in Brindisi, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1619)
- Sep 12 Lodovico Cardi da Cigoli, Italian painter and architect, born in Tuscany, Italy (d. 1613)