- Feb 12 Herman Witsius [Wits], Dutch reformed theologist, born in Enkhuizen (d. 1708)
- Apr 29 Esaias Reusner, German lutenist and composer, born in Lwówek Śląski, Poland (d. 1679)
- Jun 15 Johann David Mayer, German composer, born in Schwäbisch Hall (d. 1696)
- Jul 2 Daniel Speer, German composer, born in Breslau (d. 1707)
- Sep 18 Pietro Sanmartini, Italian composer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1701)
- Sep 29 Thomas Tenison, English Archbishop of Canterbury (1694-1715), born in Cottenham, England (d. 1715)
- Oct 31 Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (1651-79), born in Schleissheim Palace, Bavaria (d. 1679)
- Nov 1 Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic, born in Paris (d. 1711)
- Nov 2 Edward Colston, English merchant, philanthropist and slave trader, born in Bristol, England (d. 1721)
- Nov 10 Francesco Passarini, Italian composer, born in Bologna, Italy (d. 1694)
- Nov 11 Yan Ruoqu, Chinese scholar of Qing dynasty, born in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China (d. 1704)