- Jan 1 Friedrich Spanheim, Dutch theologian (d. 1649)
- Jan 17 Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish dramatist, poet and writer of the Spanish Golden Age, born in Madrid (d. 1681)
- Jan 28 Clement IX [Giulio Rospigliosi], Italian Pope (238th: 1667-69), born in Pistoia, Italy (d. 1669)
- Feb 2 Gabriel Naudé, French librarian and scholar (d. 1653)
- Jul 20 Simon Ives, English court composer (d. 1662)
- Aug 11 Paul Hallmann, German composer, born in Friedland, Silesia (now Frýdlant, Czech Republic) (d. 1650)
- Sep 5 Loreto Vittori, Italian composer and mezzo-soprano singer, born in Spoleto (d. 1670) baptismal date
- Sep 27 John Galle, Flemish engraver and printer, baptized (d. 1676)
- Oct 1 Dirck Graswinckel, Dutch States-General court clerk, born in Delft, South Holland, The Netherlands (d. 1666)
Charles I (1600-1649)
Nov 19 King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1625-49) who was executed by Parliament, born in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
- Nov 19 Lieuwe van Aitzema, Dutch historian (Matters of State & War), born in Dokkum, Friesland, Netherlands (d. 1669)