April 5 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is April 5, your zodiac sign is Aries ♈, your birthstone is Diamond and your birth flower is Daisy or Sweet pea. You share your birthday with Thomas Hobbes and Bette Davis.
- Zodiac sign
- ♈ Aries
- Element
- Fire
- Ruling planet
- Mars
- Birthstone
- Diamond
- Birth flower
- Daisy, Sweet pea
- Day of year
- 95th
- Popularity
- 272nd of 366
- Half birthday
- October 5
- Next April 5
- April 5
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April 5 zodiac: Aries ♈
People born on April 5 fall under Aries, the 1st sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from March 21 to April 19. Aries is a cardinal fire sign ruled by Mars, and its symbol is the ram.
Aries opens the zodiac year, and the sign is linked with beginnings: starting things, taking the lead and moving first. In traditional astrology, Aries people are pictured as energetic and competitive, happiest with a challenge in front of them.
Famous people born on April 5
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on April 5, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1588English philosopher (1588–1679)
- Born 1908American actress (1908–1989)
- Born 1916American actor (1916–2003)
- Born 1947Filipino politician, president of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010
- Born 1937American general and diplomat (1937–2021)
- Born 1900American actor (1900–1967)
- Born 1950Swedish singer (born 1950)
- Born 1827British surgeon and antiseptic pioneer (1827–1912)
- Born 1908Austrian conductor (1908–1989)
- Born 1955Japanese manga artist and character designer (1955-2024)
- Born 1934Former President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1934–2017)
- Born 1929Norwegian-American physicist
- Born 1973American record producer and songwriter (born 1973)
- Born 1856African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor (1856-1915)
- Born 1837English poet, playwright and novelist (1837–1909)
- Born 1732French painter (1732–1806)
- Born 1923President of South Vietnam from 1965–75
- Born 1989British actress (born 1989)
- Born 1982English and American actress (born 1982)
- Born 1969Hindi poet, scholar, journalist, novelist and short story writer
- Born 1804German botanist and philosopher (1804-1881)
- Born 1991Moroccan association football player
- Born 1984Japanese association football player
- Born 1979Japanese association football player
- Born 1901American actor (1901-1981)
- Born 1943Pseudonymous Italian writer
- Born 1949American engineer and astronaut (1949–1986)
- Born 1926American film director and producer (1926–2024)
- Born 1982German footballer (born 1982)
- Born 1976Italian association football player and manager
- Born 1955Malawi religious figure and politician
- Born 1958Japanese association football player and manager
- Born 1954Japanese association football player
- Born 1976Spanish association football player
- Born 1942Welsh film director (born 1942)
- Born 1955Japanese association football player
- Born 1991English association football player (born 1991)
- Born 1933American actor and comedian (1933–2005)
- Born 1832French politician (1832-1893)
- Born 1980Dutch association football player (born 1980)
April 5 birthstone
Diamond (clear). Diamond, the hardest natural material, symbolises lasting love, strength and clarity.
April 5 birthday facts
- April 5 is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years), leaving 270 days until the end of the year.
- April 5 is the 272nd most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,935 babies born on an average April 5(2% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, April 5 birthdays fall in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in autumn.
- Babies born on April 5 were most likely conceived around July 14 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is October 5, six months after April 5.
- April 5 always falls after Chinese New Year, so your Chinese zodiac animal is simply the one for your birth year.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is April 5?
April 5 falls under Aries ♈, which runs from March 21 to April 19.
What is the birthstone for April 5?
The birthstone for April 5 is Diamond, the April birthstone. The April birth flowers are Daisy and Sweet pea.
Who are famous people born on April 5?
Famous people born on April 5 include Thomas Hobbes (1588), Bette Davis (1908), Gregory Peck (1916), Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (1947), Colin Powell (1937), Spencer Tracy (1900).
How common is a April 5 birthday?
April 5 is the 272nd most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,935 babies born on an average April 5.
What day of the year is April 5?
April 5 is the 95th day of the year in common years and the 96th day in leap years.