- Jan 25 Pompeo Batoni, Italian painter, born in Lucca, Italy (d. 1787)
- Jan 26 William Hayes, English composer and organist, born in Gloucester (d. 1777) baptismal date
- Jan 30 Georg Dionysius Ehret, German-English botanist & cartoonist, born in Heidelberg, Germany (d. 1770)
- Feb 8 Vaclav Jan Kopriva, Czech composer and organist, born in Cítoliby, Czech Republic (d. 1789)
- Mar 21 Caspar Ruetz, German composer, born in Wismar (d. 1755)
- Apr 6 Johann George Reutter, Austrian composer, born in Vienna (d. 1772)
- Apr 8 Georg Zarth, Bohemian composer, born in Hochtann, Bohemia (d. 1778)
- Apr 23 Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1754)
- May 3 Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theorist and composer, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1776)
- Jun 19 Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, German Baroque composer, born in Schweidnitz, Silesia (d. 1763)
- Aug 10 John Stinstra, baptist vicar
- Oct 16 Albrecht von Haller, Swiss experimental physiologist, biologist and author (Acadamy of Science), born in Bern, Switzerland (d. 1777)
- Nov 4 Robert Praelisauer, German composer, born in Kötzting, Bavaria (d. 1771)
William Pitt the Elder
Nov 15 William Pitt the Elder, British Prime Minister (Whig, 1756-61, 66-68) known as the `Great Commoner', born in London, England (d. 1778)
William Pitt the Elder