- Aug 27 Simon Besler, German composer, born in Brieg, Silesia (now Brzeg, Poland) (d. 1633)
- Sep 9 Girolamo Frescobaldi, Italian keyboard virtuoso (organist at St. Peter's Basilica, 1608-28 and 1634-43), and late Renaissance/early Baroque composer, born in Ferrara, Duchy of Ferrara (now Italy) (d. 1643)
- Dec 25 Orlando Gibbons, English composer (O Clap Your Hands), baptized in Oxford, England (d. 1625)
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