- Feb 1 Gabriel Schütz, German musician, composer, and teacher, born in The Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck (now Lübeck, Germany) (d. 1710)
- Apr 10 Werner Fabricius, German composer, born in Itzehoe, Germany (d. 1679)
- May 21 Joseph de La Barre, French composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1678)
- Jun 16 Nathaniel Schnittelbach, German composer and violinist, born in Gdansk (d. 1667)
- Sep 6 Sebastian Knupfer, German composer, born in Aš, Czech Republic (d. 1676)