- Jan 15 Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (d. 1511)
- Mar 2 Franz von Sickingen, German knight, born in Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg, Germany (d. 1523)
- Mar 7 Baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect and painter, born in Siena, Italy (d. 1536)
Christian II (1481-1559)
Jul 1 King of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, born in Nyborg Castle, Denmark
