August 25 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is August 25, your zodiac sign is Virgo ♍, your birthstone is Peridot or Spinel or Sardonyx and your birth flower is Gladiolus or Poppy. You share your birthday with Sean Connery and Johann Gottfried Herder.
- Zodiac sign
- ♍ Virgo
- Element
- Earth
- Ruling planet
- Mercury
- Birthstone
- Peridot, Spinel, Sardonyx
- Birth flower
- Gladiolus, Poppy
- Day of year
- 237th
- Popularity
- 78th of 366
- Half birthday
- February 25
- Next August 25
- August 25
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August 25 zodiac: Virgo ♍
People born on August 25 fall under Virgo, the 6th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from August 23 to September 22. Virgo is a mutable earth sign ruled by Mercury, and its symbol is the maiden.
Virgo is an earth sign associated with service, skill and attention to detail. Virgos are often described as the helpers of the zodiac: organised, thoughtful and quietly making everything run smoothly.
Famous people born on August 25
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on August 25, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1930Scottish actor (1930–2020)
- Born 1744German philosopher, theologian, poet (1744–1803)
- Born 1912Former leader of East Germany, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (1976-1989)
- Born 1958American filmmaker and artist (born 1958)
- Born 1911Vietnamese general and communist politician (1911–2013)
- Born 1934Iranian politician (1934–2017)
- Born 1918American conductor and composer (1918–1990)
- Born 1970German model
- Born 1987American actress (born 1987)
- Born 1987Chinese-American actress and singer (born 1987)
- Born 1953Italian Catholic bishop
- Born 1900German-British biochemist (1900-1981)
- Born 1962Author, secular humanist, and feminist
- Born 1767Philosopher, military and political leader (1767-1794)
- Born 1841Surgeon, laureate of the 1909 Nobel Prize in Medicine (1841-1917)
- Born 1928German-American physics (1928–2024)
- Born 1905Nun and saint from Poland (1905–1938)
- Born 1987Scottish singer-songwriter
- Born 1707King of Spain
- Born 1949British novelist (1949–2023)
- Born 1786King of Bavaria (1786-1868)
- Born 1956Japanese association football player and manager
- Born 1960Prime Minister of Norway since 2021
- Born 1961American country singer and actor
- Born 1976Swedish actor
- Born 1938English novelist (1938–2025)
- Born 1916American doctor
- Born 1930Soviet film director and screenwriter (1930–2019)
- Born 1952American virologist
- Born 2006Italian F1 driver
- Born 1992Swiss association football player (born 1992)
- Born 1949Israeli-American musician and songwriter (born 1949)
- Born 1973Japanese association football player
- Born 1949Malian singer-songwriter, referred to as the "Golden Voice of Africa".
- Born 1927American tennis player (1927-2003)
- Born 1836American writer and poet (1836–1902)
- Born 1981American actress
- Born 1951British heavy metal singer
- Born 1932Japanese association football player (1932–2009)
- Born 1862French politician (1862-1934)
August 25 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 25 birthday facts
- August 25 is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years), leaving 128 days until the end of the year.
- August 25 is the 78th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,615 babies born on an average August 25(4% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, August 25 birthdays fall in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in winter.
- Babies born on August 25 were most likely conceived around December 3 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is February 25, six months after August 25.
- August 25 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 25?
August 25 falls under Virgo ♍, which runs from August 23 to September 22.
What is the birthstone for August 25?
The birthstone for August 25 is Peridot or Spinel or Sardonyx, the August birthstones. The August birth flowers are Gladiolus and Poppy.
Who are famous people born on August 25?
Famous people born on August 25 include Sean Connery (1930), Johann Gottfried Herder (1744), Erich Honecker (1912), Tim Burton (1958), Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911), Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934).
How common is a August 25 birthday?
August 25 is the 78th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,615 babies born on an average August 25.
What day of the year is August 25?
August 25 is the 237th day of the year in common years and the 238th day in leap years.