- Jan 20 Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490)
- Oct 20 Andrea Della Robbia, Italian sculptor, nephew of Luca, born in Florence (d. 1525)
- Nov 29 Zhu Qizhen, Chinese Emperor Yingzong of Ming (1435-49 and 1457-64), born in Beijing, Ming China (d. 1464)