- Feb 11 Elizabeth of York, Queen Consort of England and wife of King Henry VII, born in Westminster Palace, London (d. 1503)
- Jun 18 Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian printer, born in Fossombrone, Italy (d. 1539)
- Sep 9 Ashikaga Yoshitane, 10th Japanese shÅgun of the Ashikaga shogunate (d. 1523)
Erasmus (1466-1536)
Oct 28 Dutch humanist and theologian (The Praise of Folly), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Nov 30 Andrea Doria, Genoese statesman and admiral, born in Oneglia, Duchy of Milan (d. 1560)