- Jan 30 Anne Clifford, English noblewoman who fought for her inheritance and restored castles, born at Skipton Castle, Yorkshire, England (d. 1676) [1]
- Mar 18 Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet, born in Felgueiras, Kingdom of Portugal (d. 1649)
- Apr 18 Ahmed I, 14th Sultan of the Ottoman Emperor (1603-17); constructed the Blue Mosque, born in Manisa Palace, Manisa, Ottoman Empire (d. 1617)
- May 12 Cosimo II de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621)
- Jun 24 Samuel Ampzing, Dutch minister, poet, translator (Bijbel-poezije - Bible Poetry), and linguist (Taelbericht der Nederlandsche spellinge - Treatise on Dutch Selling), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1632)
- Jul 13 Clement X [Emilio Altieri], Italian Pope (1670-76), born in Rome (d. 1676)
- Jul 29 Gilles Hayne, Flemish composer, baptized in Liège, Habsburg Netherlands (now Liège, Belgium) (d. 1650)
- Aug 19 Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier, born in Stratford-atte-Bow, Middlesex (d. 1649)
- Oct 5 Johann Schop, German composer and violinist, born in Niedersachsen, Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg (d. 1667) (dates disputed)
- Nov 4 Gerard van Honthorst, Dutch painter, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1656)
- Nov 8 Francesco Gonzaga, Italian composer, born in Mantua, Italy (d. 1628)
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