- Feb 2 François de Chevert, French general (d. 1769)
- Feb 2 William Borlase, English naturalist (d. 1772)
- Feb 6 Andre Cheron, French composer & organist & harpsichordist, born in Paris, France (d. 1766)
- Feb 6 Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician, born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1726)