December 20 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is December 20, your zodiac sign is Sagittarius ♐, your birthstone is Turquoise or Tanzanite or Zircon and your birth flower is Narcissus or Holly. You share your birthday with Kylian Mbappé and Abdulrazak Gurnah.
- Zodiac sign
- ♐ Sagittarius
- Element
- Fire
- Ruling planet
- Jupiter
- Birthstone
- Turquoise, Tanzanite, Zircon
- Birth flower
- Narcissus, Holly
- Day of year
- 354th
- Popularity
- 11th of 366
- Half birthday
- June 20
- Next December 20
- December 20
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December 20 zodiac: Sagittarius ♐
People born on December 20 fall under Sagittarius, the 9th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from November 22 to December 21. Sagittarius is a mutable fire sign ruled by Jupiter, and its symbol is the archer.
Sagittarius, the Archer, is the zodiac's traveller and philosopher. The sign is linked with adventure, learning and big ideas, and Sagittarians are often pictured as upbeat, curious people who love freedom.
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Famous people born on December 20
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on December 20, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1998French association football player (born 1998)
- Born 1948Tanzanian-born British writer, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (2021) (born 1948)
- Born 1955Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1955)
- Born 1980English association football player (born 1980)
- Born 1955German politician
- Born 1927President of South Korea from 1993 to 1998
- Born 1960South Korean film director (1960–2020)
- Born 1890Czech chemist (1890-1967)
- Born 1956President of Mauritania from 2009 to 2019
- Born 1980Argentine footballer and coach
- Born 1969President of Romania since 2025
- Born 1983American actor (born 1983)
- Born 1841French academic and politician (1841-1932)
- Born 1991Brazilian and Italian association football player (born 1991)
- Born 1987Japanese association football player
- Born 1947Italian singer (1947-)
- Born 1898American actress and singer (1898–1990)
- Born 1970American filmmaker
- Born 1991Swiss association football player
- Born 1633The seventh Safavid king (1642–1666)
- Born 1917American theoretical physicist (1917-1992)
- Born 1993Italian association football player
- Born 1894Australian politician, 12th Prime Minister of Australia (1894-1978)
- Born 1990American singer and actress
- Born 1948British audio engineer, musician, and record producer
- Born 1978Brazilian association football player
- Born 1983Croatian association football manager and former player
- Born 1873Turkish poet and writer (1873–1936)
- Born 1920Finnish writer
- Born 1996English association football player (born 1996)
- Born 1629Dutch Golden Age painter (1629-1684)
- Born 1921American film director (1921–2002)
- Born 195912th Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
- Born 1942French economist and central banker
- Born 1978Cameroonian association football player
- Born 1969Swiss-born British philosopher and writer
- Born 1876American astronomer
- Born 1946Israeli illusionist
- Born 1990Japanese association football player
- Born 1902Royal Navy admiral (1902–1942), member of the House of Windsor
December 20 birthstone
Turquoise (sky blue). Turquoise is one of the oldest known gems and is linked with protection, luck and friendship.
Tanzanite (violet blue). Tanzanite, found only in Tanzania, is associated with transformation and insight.
Zircon (blue and many colours). Zircon is linked with wisdom, honour and prosperity.
December 20 birthday facts
- December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years), leaving 11 days until the end of the year.
- December 20 is the 11th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 12,064 babies born on an average December 20(8% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, December 20 birthdays fall in autumn. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in spring.
- Babies born on December 20 were most likely conceived around March 29 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is June 20, six months after December 20.
- December 20 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 December 20?
December 20 falls under Sagittarius ♐, which runs from November 22 to December 21.
What is the birthstone for December 20?
The birthstone for December 20 is Turquoise or Tanzanite or Zircon, the December birthstones. The December birth flowers are Narcissus and Holly.
Who are famous people born on December 20?
Famous people born on December 20 include Kylian Mbappé (1998), Abdulrazak Gurnah (1948), Binali Yıldırım (1955), Ashley Cole (1980), Martin Schulz (1955), Kim Young-sam (1927).
How common is a December 20 birthday?
December 20 is the 11th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 12,064 babies born on an average December 20.
What day of the year is December 20?
December 20 is the 354th day of the year in common years and the 355th day in leap years.