- Feb 7 Philippe Buache, French geographer and cartographer (pioneered use of contour lines), born in Paris, France (d. 1773)
- Feb 8 Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician, and physicist (10 time French Award), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1782)
- Feb 23 Wilhelmus Schortinghuis, Dutch theologist (Profound Christianity), born in Winschoten (d. 1750)
- Mar 13 James Kent, English composer, born in Wincheste, Englandr (d. 1776)
- Mar 13 Michel Blavet, French composer, born in Besançon, France (d. 1768)
- Mar 22 Giuseppe Sellitto, Italian opera composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1777)
- May 7 Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian physician (Austrian Empress Maria Theresa's personal physician), born in Leiden, Netherlaands (d. 1772)
- May 12 Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect (Palace of Caserta), born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (now Italy) (d. 1773)
- May 19 José de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770)
- May 26 Nicolaus Ludwig, Imperial Count von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, German religious and social reformer, born in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1760)
- Jun 4 Theodoor Verhaegen, Flemish sculptor, born in Mechelen, Belgium (d. 1759)
- Jul 15 Johann Christoph Richter, German composer, pantaleon player. and organist, born in Dresden, Eelectorate of Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1785)
- Aug 13 Heinrich von Brühl, German statesman, born in Gangloffsömmern, Thuringia, Germany (d. 1763)
- Aug 28 Carolomannus Pachschmidt, Austrian composer, born in Eisenstadt, Austria (d. 1734)
- Sep 9 Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, daughter of Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, born in Rudolstadt (d. 1780)
- Sep 11 James Thomson, Scottish poet (Rule Britannia), born in Ednam, Scotland (d. 1748)
- Sep 30 Stanisław Konarski, Polish political writer and Catholic priest who influenced education reform in Poland, born in Żarczyce Duże, Poland (d. 1773)
- Oct 10 Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor, born in Nancy, Kingdom of France (d. 1759)
- Oct 22 Charlotte Aglaé of Orléans, French noblewoman and Duchess of Modena and Reggio (1737-61), born at the Palais-Royal, Paris, France (d. 1761)
- Nov 19 Jean-Antoine Nollet, French clergyman and physicist (discovery of osmosis), born in Pimprez, Kingdom of France (d. 1770)
- Nov 28 Nathaniel Bliss, English 4th Astronomer Royal (1762-64), born in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England (d. 1764)
- Nov 28 Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Queen consort of Denmark and Norway (1730-46), born in Castle Schonberg, Bavaria (d. 1770)
- Dec 22 Egbert de Vrij Temminck, Amsterdam regent, born in Amsterdam (d. 1785)
- Dec 25 Leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian general (d. 1758)
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