August 15 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is August 15, your zodiac sign is Leo ♌, your birthstone is Peridot or Spinel or Sardonyx and your birth flower is Gladiolus or Poppy. You share your birthday with Napoleon and Walter Scott.
- Zodiac sign
- ♌ Leo
- Element
- Fire
- Ruling planet
- the Sun
- Birthstone
- Peridot, Spinel, Sardonyx
- Birth flower
- Gladiolus, Poppy
- Day of year
- 227th
- Popularity
- 21st of 366
- Half birthday
- February 15
- Next August 15
- August 15
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August 15 zodiac: Leo ♌
People born on August 15 fall under Leo, the 5th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from July 23 to August 22. Leo is a fixed fire sign ruled by the Sun, and its symbol is the lion.
Leo is ruled by the Sun, and the sign is linked with warmth, creativity and self-expression. The Lion is traditionally cast as a confident, generous personality who enjoys the spotlight and lifts up the people around them.
Famous people born on August 15
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on August 15, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1769French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)
- Born 1771Scottish novelist, poet and playwright (1771–1832)
- Born 1990American actress and producer (born 1990)
- Born 1972American film actor, director and screenwriter (born 1972)
- Born 1892Nobel laureate credited to pioneer the discovery of wave character of matter (1892–1987)
- Born 1872Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950)
- Born 1976Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018
- Born 1896Austro-Hungarian-American biochemist (1896–1957)
- Born 1964American philanthropist
- Born 1950Daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
- Born 1963Mexican film director
- Born 1912American chef
- Born 1954Swedish author (1954–2004)
- Born 1946Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1991–1996, 2001–2006)
- Born 1931American chemist (1931–2015)
- Born 1917Salvadoran Catholic archbishop and saint (1917–1980), assassinated while celebrating Mass
- Born 1785British author (1785-1859)
- Born 1807French statesman and lawyer (1807–1891)
- Born 1975Japanese association football player
- Born 1989American singer, actor and musician
- Born 1993English association football player (born 1993)
- Born 1879American actress (1879–1959)
- Born 1925Canadian jazz pianist (1925–2007)
- Born 194592nd Prime Minister of France (born 1945)
- Born 1974Canadian actress
- Born 1968American actress (born 1968)
- Born 1937General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (2016-2021)
- Born 1926Greek politician, former president of the Hellenic Republic
- Born 1914Japanese association football player
- Born 1740German poet (1740-1815)
- Born 1917Japanese association football player (1917–1979)
- Born 1970Japanese association football player
- Born 1912English film and stage actress (1912-2003)
- Born 1794Swedish biologist considered to be one of the founding fathers of the modern taxonomy of mushrooms (1794–1878)
- Born 1970American actor (born 1970)
- Born 1858English author and poet (1858–1924)
- Born 1943German-American actress and entrepreneuse
- Born 1923American actress, singer, comedian, and vaudeville performer (1923–2017)
- Born 1976Dutch association football player (born 1976)
- Born 1938US Supreme Court justice from 1994 to 2022
August 15 birthstone
Peridot (lime green). Peridot is linked with strength and good fortune. Some peridot has even been found in meteorites.
Spinel (many colours, often red). Spinel is associated with renewal and energy, and was long mistaken for ruby.
Sardonyx (red and white bands). Sardonyx is traditionally linked with courage, happiness and clear communication.
August 15 birthday facts
- August 15 is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years), leaving 138 days until the end of the year.
- August 15 is the 21st most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,974 babies born on an average August 15(7% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, August 15 birthdays fall in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in winter.
- Babies born on August 15 were most likely conceived around November 23 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is February 15, six months after August 15.
- August 15 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 August 15?
August 15 falls under Leo ♌, which runs from July 23 to August 22.
What is the birthstone for August 15?
The birthstone for August 15 is Peridot or Spinel or Sardonyx, the August birthstones. The August birth flowers are Gladiolus and Poppy.
Who are famous people born on August 15?
Famous people born on August 15 include Napoleon (1769), Walter Scott (1771), Jennifer Lawrence (1990), Ben Affleck (1972), Louis de Broglie (1892), Sri Aurobindo (1872).
How common is a August 15 birthday?
August 15 is the 21st most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,974 babies born on an average August 15.
What day of the year is August 15?
August 15 is the 227th day of the year in common years and the 228th day in leap years.