- Feb 1 Gabriel Schütz, German musician, composer, and teacher, born in the Free Imperial City of Lübeck (d. 1710)
- Apr 10 Werner Fabricius, German organist and composer, born in Itzehoe, Duchy of Holstein, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1679)
- May 21 Joseph de La Barre, French composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1678)