- Jan 1 Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spanish Baroque artist (The Vision of St. Anthony), born in Seville, Spain (d. 1682) [baptizism date]
- Jan 14 Jan Six, Dutch merchant and Mayor of Amsterdam (friend and subject of painter Rembrandt), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1700)
- Apr 2 Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (light defraction), born in Bologna, Italy (d. 1663)
- Apr 13 Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French writer, born in Epiry, France (d. 1693)
- Jul 31 Médard Chouart Des Groseilliers, French trader and explorer in New France (1st to recognise significance of Hudson Bay fur trade), baptized at Charly-sur-Marne (d. 1695-98)
- Sep 9 Joan Cererols, Catalan musician, composer and monk, born in Martorell (d. 1680)
- Oct 6 Miguel Gómez Camargo, Spanish baroque composer, born in Avila, Spain (d. 1690)
- Nov 1 Johannes Flittner, German composer, born in Suhl, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1678)
Aurangzeb (1618-1707)
Nov 3 6th Mughal Emperor (1658-1707), born in Dahod, Mughal Empire
