- Jan 12 Charles Emanuel I, the Great, Italian Duke of Savoy (Peace of Lyon), born in Rivoli, Savoy (d. 1630)
- Jan 13 Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (Sonnet of Venus and Cupid), born in Ayrshire, Scotland (d. 1601)
- Jul 25 Kiyomasa Kato, Japanese warlord, born in Owari Province, Japan (d. 1611)
- Oct 4 Christian Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer, born in Lomborg, Jutland, Denmark (d. 1647)
- Oct 19 George Abbott, English theologist and the Archbishop of Canterbury (1611-1633), born in Guildford, Surrey, England (d. 1633)
- Nov 25 Lope Félix de Vega Carpio, Spanish dramatist and poet (Angelica, Arcadia), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1635)