- Jan 5 William Cobbold, British organist and composer (Chapel Royal), born in the UK (d. 1639)
- Jan 17 Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)
- Mar 8 Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian Prince of Venosa and composer, born in Venosa, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1613)
- Mar 13 William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg and military commander (cousin to Maurice Prince of Orange), (d. 1620)
- Jun 25 Wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (Father of German surgery), born in Hilden, Germany (d. 1634)
- Jul 1 Charles III de Croÿ, Prince of Chimay and Duke of Aarschot, born in Beaumont, Hainaut (d. 1612)
Elizabeth Báthory (1560-1614)
Aug 7 Hungarian countess and the world's most prolific female serial killer, born in Nyírbátor, Hungary
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