- Feb 13 Johann Sigismund Kusser, Hungarian German composer, born in Pressburg, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1727)
- Feb 15 Frans Anneessens, Belgian merchant (Dean of Brussels Guild accessed of involvement in uprising) (d. 1719)
- Feb 19 Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742)
- Mar 28 Arnold Houbraken, Dutch painter and writer, born in Dordrecht, Netherlands (d. 1719)
- Apr 6 Johann Kuhnau, Bohemian composer (Biblical Sonatas), kapellmeister, novelist, and lawyer, born in Geising, Bohemia (now Germany) (d. 1722)
- Apr 16 Hans Sloane, Irish physician, naturalist and collector (provided foundation of the British Museum), born in Killyleagh, Ulster, Ireland (d. 1753)
- Apr 19 Sebastián Durón, Spanish composer, born in Brihuega, Guadalajara, Spain (d. 1716)
- Apr 24 Cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter and engraver, born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1704)
- Apr 29 Matthias Henriksen Schacht, Danish scholar and composer, born in Visby, Gotland, Sweden (d. 1700)
- May 2 Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian baroque composer (Tigrane), born in Palermo, Sicily (d. 1725)
- May 20 Andreas Schlüter, German sculptor (d. 1714)
George I (1660-1727)
May 28 King of Great Britain and Ireland (1714-27), born in Hanover, Holy Roman Empire
- Jun 3 Johannes Schenck, Dutch born composer, baptized in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (d. c. 1712)
- Jun 5 Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, close friend of Queen Anne of Great Britain, born in Hertfordshire (d. 1744)
- Jul 24 Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718)
- Aug 21 Hubert Gautier, French engineer, wrote 1st book on bridge building, born in Nîmes, France (d. 1737)
Daniel Defoe (1660-1731)
Sep 13 English novelist (Robinson Crusoe), born in London, England
- Oct 20 Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1723)
- Oct 21 Georg Ernst Stahl, German scientist (d. 1734)
- Nov 15 Hermann von der Hardt, German historian, born in Melle, Westphalia (d. 1746)
- Nov 20 Daniel Ernst Jablonski, German Protestant theologian, born in Nassenhuben [now Mokry Dwór, Poland] (d. 1741)
- Dec 4 Andre Campra, French composer, baptized in Aix-en-Provence, France (d. 1744)
- Dec 12 Peter Rabus, Dutch poet and translator (Liberated Britanje) (d. 1702)
- Dec 26 Peter Schenck, German Dutch engraver and cartographer, baptized in Elberfeld (d. 1711)