December 26 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is December 26, your zodiac sign is Capricorn ♑, your birthstone is Turquoise or Tanzanite or Zircon and your birth flower is Narcissus or Holly. You share your birthday with Charles Babbage and Henry Miller.
- Zodiac sign
- ♑ Capricorn
- Element
- Earth
- Ruling planet
- Saturn
- Birthstone
- Turquoise, Tanzanite, Zircon
- Birth flower
- Narcissus, Holly
- Day of year
- 360th
- Popularity
- 361st of 366
- Half birthday
- June 26
- Next December 26
- December 26
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December 26 zodiac: Capricorn ♑
People born on December 26 fall under Capricorn, the 10th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from December 22 to January 19. Capricorn is a cardinal earth sign ruled by Saturn, and its symbol is the sea-goat.
Capricorn is an earth sign ruled by Saturn and associated with ambition, structure and long-term goals. The Sea-Goat is described as climbing steadily toward the top, one careful step at a time.
Famous people born on December 26
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on December 26, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1791English mathematician, philosopher, and engineer (1791–1871)
- Born 1891American novelist (1891–1980)
- Born 1971American actor, singer, musician and songwriter (born 1971)
- Born 1986French footballer (born 1986)
- Born 1864Korean independence activist (1864-1945)
- Born 19492nd and 5th President of East Timor, Nobel Prize laureate
- Born 1953Estonian politician and diplomat, fourth president of Estonia (born 1953)
- Born 1963Danish musician
- Born 1990Welsh association football player and manager (born 1990)
- Born 1904Cuban-French writer and musicologist (1904–1980)
- Born 1986English actor (born 1986)
- Born 1990Russian footballer
- Born 1980South Korean actor (1980-)
- Born 1780Scottish scientist, writer and polymath (1780–1872)
- Born 1935President of Togo from 1967 to 2005
- Born 1716English poet and classical scholar (1716–1771)
- Born 1939American record producer (1939–2021)
- Born 1940Japanese association football player (1940-2000)
- Born 1940American economist (1940-2022)
- Born 1803Estonian writer, author of the national epic Kalevipoeg (1803–1882)
- Born 1989Jamaican athletics competitor
- Born 1883French painter (1883-1955)
- Born 1946Japanese association football player
- Born 1937English mathematician (1937–2020)
- Born 1914American actor and producer (1914–2008)
- Born 1989Algerian and French footballer
- Born 1985Japanese association football player
- Born 1953Former president of the Dominican Republic
- Born 1928American engineer, father of mobile phone
- Born 1682English pirate (1682-1720)
- Born 1965Brazilian association football player
- Born 1909Czech footballer (1909–1990)
- Born 1947Fijian politician (born 1947)
- Born 1975Chilean tennis player
- Born 1756French naturalist (1756-1825)
- Born 1771Queen consort of Naples and Spain (1771-1845)
- Born 1952Abkhaz politician and businessman
- Born 1958British Formula One engineer
- Born 1985American actress
- Born 1880Australian psychologist and sociologist
December 26 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 26 birthday facts
- December 26 is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years), leaving 5 days until the end of the year.
- December 26 is the 361st most common birthday in the U.S., with about 9,599 babies born on an average December 26(14% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, December 26 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on December 26 were most likely conceived around April 4 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is June 26, six months after December 26.
- December 26 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 26?
December 26 falls under Capricorn ♑, which runs from December 22 to January 19.
What is the birthstone for December 26?
The birthstone for December 26 is Turquoise or Tanzanite or Zircon, the December birthstones. The December birth flowers are Narcissus and Holly.
Who are famous people born on December 26?
Famous people born on December 26 include Charles Babbage (1791), Henry Miller (1891), Jared Leto (1971), Hugo Lloris (1986), Yun Ch'iho (1864), José Ramos-Horta (1949).
How common is a December 26 birthday?
December 26 is the 361st most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 9,599 babies born on an average December 26.
What day of the year is December 26?
December 26 is the 360th day of the year in common years and the 361st day in leap years.