- Jan 4 Lars Roberg, Swedish physician, natural science researcher, and educator, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1742)
- Jan 14 Simon van Slingelandt, Dutch grand pensionary (1727-36), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands (d. 1736)
- Jan 20 Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian writer and jurist (d. 1718)
- Jan 24 John Vanbrugh, Dutch-English playwright (The Provoked Wife), born in London (d. 1726)
- Mar 17 Georg Österreich, German Baroque composer (founded the Bokemeyer collection), baptized in Magdeburg, Brandenburg-Prussia (d. 1735)
- Apr 6 Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742)
- Apr 30 François Louis, Prince of Conti, French general, born in Hôtel de Conti, Paris (d. 1709)
- May 30 Giulio Alberoni, Spanish-Italian minister and cardinal, born in Piacenza, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (now Italy) (d. 1752)
- Jun 5 Mustafa II [Mustafa Oglu Mehmed IV], Turkish Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1695-1703), born in Edirne, Ottoman Empire (d. 1703)
- Jul 21 Matthew Prior, English poet and diplomat, born in London (d. 1721)
- Aug 4 Louis Lully, French musician and son of Jean-Baptiste Lully, born in Paris, France (d. 1734)
- Aug 6 Johann Christoph Schmidt, German composer, born in Ansbach, Electorate of Bavaria (now Germany) (d. 1728)
- Aug 25 Johan van de Bergh, Leids regent, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1755)
- Sep 9 Johann Christoph Pez, German Baroque composer, born in Munich (d. 1716)
- Nov 9 Johann Speth, German composer and organist, born in Speinshart, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. after 1719)
- Nov 16 Abraham Alewijn, Dutch poet and playwright (Puiterveense Helleveeg), born in Amsterdam (d. 1721)
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