- Mar 25 Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, Dutch writer
- Apr 20 Matthäus Appelt, German composer, born in Neustadt, Silesia (d. 1648)
- Apr 24 Benedikt Lechler, German composer, born in Füssen, Germany (d. 1659)
- May 1 John Haynes, 5th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, born in Essex, England (d. 1653)
- May 29 Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian field marshal, born in Treuchtlingen, Bavaria (d. 1632)
- Jun 15 Nicolas Poussin, French painter, born near Les Andelys, France (d. 1665)
- Sep 13 Francesco Manelli, Roman Baroque composer, born in Tivoli, Italy (d. 1667)
- Nov 17 Johan van Beverwijck, Dutch physician/writer (Treasure of Health)
- Nov 30 John Cosin, English clergyman, born in Norwich, Norfolk, England (d. 1672)
- Dec 9 Gustavus II Adolphus, King who made Sweden a major power (1611-32), born in Castle Tre Kronor, Sweden (d. 1632)
- Dec 20 Giovanni Battista de Gagliano, Italian composer (d. 1651)