- Jan 14 Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, Austrian musicologist (Köchel catalogue of Mozart's works), born in Krems an der Donau, Austria (d. 1877)
- Apr 16 Jozef Stefani, Polish composer, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1876)
- May 6 Ferdinand Marcucci, Italian harpist and composer, born in Florence (d. 1871)
- May 10 Nikolay Alexeyevich Titov, composer
- May 17 Carl Friedrich Zöllner, German composer, born in Mittelhausen, Germany (d. 1860)
- Sep 16 Józef Nowakowski, Polish pianist and composer, born in Koryciska, Przysucha County, Poland (d. 1865)
- Nov 4 Eduard Brendler, Swedish composer, born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1831)
- Nov 6 Eduard Grell, German composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1886)
- Nov 14 Heinrich Ludwig Egmont Dorn, composer
- Nov 15 George Rodwell, English composer, born in London (d. 1852)
- Dec 23 Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, Italian classical guitarist and composer, born in Bologna, Italy (d. 1878)
- Dec 27 John Goss, British organist and composer (Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven), born in Fareham, Hampshire, England (d. 1880)