- Jan 4 Lars Roberg, Swedish physician (d. 1742)
- Jan 14 Simon van Slingelandt, Dutch grand pensionary (1727-36), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands (d. 1736)
- Jan 20 Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian writer and jurist (d. 1718)
- Jan 24 John Vanbrugh, Dutch-English playwright (The Provoked Wife), born in London (d. 1726)
- Apr 6 Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742)
- Apr 30 François Louis, Prince of Conti, French general, born in Hôtel de Conti, Paris (d. 1709)
- May 30 Giulio Alberoni, Spanish-Italian minister and cardinal, born in Piacenza, duchy of Parma (d. 1752)
- Jun 5 Mustafa II [Mustafa Oglu Mehmed IV], Turkish Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1695-1703), born in Edirne, Ottoman Empire (d. 1703)
- Jul 21 Matthew Prior, English poet and diplomat, born in London (d. 1721)
- Aug 25 Johan van de Bergh, Leids regent, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1755)
- Nov 16 Abraham Alewijn, Dutch poet and playwright (Puiterveense Helleveeg), born in Amsterdam (d. 1721)