- Mar 10 Adolf H. van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat and politician (d. 1731)
- Apr 10 René Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France, born in Ouanne, Burgundy, France (d. 1718)
- May 31 Marin Marais, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1728)
- Jun 5 Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist, born in Aix-en-Provence, France (d. 1708)
- Jul 7 Guru Har Krishan, 8th Guru of Sikhism (d. 1664)
- Aug 6 Claude de Forbin, French naval commander, born in Gardanne, France (d. 1733)
- Sep 6 Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman, born in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France (d. 1723)
- Sep 14 Thomas Baker, English antiquarian, born in Lanchester, Durham (d. 1746)
- Oct 20 Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)
- Nov 3 Georg Reutter, Austrian composer and organist, born in Vienna (d. 1738)
- Nov 4 Leonard Sailer, German composer and organist, born in Ulm (d. after 1694)
Edmond Halley (1656-1742)
Nov 8 English mathematician and astronomer (Halley's comet), born in Haggerston, Middlesex
- Nov 9 Paul Aler, French jesuit and poet (Gradus ad Parnassum), born in Luxembourg (d. 1727)