December 31 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is December 31, 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 Henri Matisse and Anthony Hopkins.
- Zodiac sign
- ♑ Capricorn
- Element
- Earth
- Ruling planet
- Saturn
- Birthstone
- Turquoise, Tanzanite, Zircon
- Birth flower
- Narcissus, Holly
- Day of year
- 365th
- Popularity
- 349th of 366
- Half birthday
- June 30
- Next December 31
- December 31
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December 31 zodiac: Capricorn ♑
People born on December 31 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 31
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on December 31, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1869French artist (1869–1954)
- Born 1937Welsh–American actor and director (born 1937)
- Born 1941Scottish association football manager and former player (born 1941)
- Born 1880American army officer and statesman (1880–1959)
- Born 1935King of Saudi Arabia since 2015
- Born 1977South Korean singer (born 1977)
- Born 1943English actor (born 1943)
- Born 1959American actor (1959–2025)
- Born 1948American singer (1948–2012)
- Born 1965Chinese-Singaporean actress
- Born 1943American singer (1943–1997)
- Born 1954Alba Party leader and First Minister of Scotland 2007–2014 (1954–2024)
- Born 1965American writer and novelist
- Born 1937Israeli biochemist
- Born 1977American businessman and reality television personality (born 1977)
- Born 18388th president of France (1838–1929)
- Born 1830Khedive of Egypt from 1863 to 1879
- Born 1877Czech poet, prose writer, playwright, politician and political writer (1877-1931)
- Born 1720Jacobite pretender to the thrones of England, Scotland, Ireland, and France; (1720-1788)
- Born 1738British general, colonial official, diplomat (1738–1805)
- Born 1747German poet (1747-1794)
- Born 1668Dutch botanist, chemist, humanist, and physician (1668–1738)
- Born 1978American adult film performer (born 1978)
- Born 1855Italian poet and classical scholar (1855-1912)
- Born 1959Nauruan politician
- Born 1966American voice actress
- Born 1998American actress, model, and LGBTQ activist (born 1998)
- Born 1962Brazilian association football player
- Born 1973Slovenian association football player
- Born 1956Mauritanian retired general and politician; President of Mauritania (2019–present)
- Born 1805Franco-German romantic author and historian (1805-1876)
- Born 1982Scottish association football player (born 1982)
- Born 1815United States Army general and civil engineer (1815–1872)
- Born 1960English professional football manager and former player
- Born 1946Belgian-born American fashion designer (born 1946)
- Born 2000American racing driver
- Born 1978Japanese association football player
- Born 1972French footballer (born 1972)
- Born 1878Uruguayan playwright, poet, and short story writer (1878–1937)
- Born 1985Female swimmer from Belarus
December 31 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 31 birthday facts
- December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years), leaving 0 days until the end of the year.
- December 31 is the 349th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,433 babies born on an average December 31(7% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, December 31 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on December 31 were most likely conceived around April 9 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is June 30, six months after December 31.
- December 31 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 31?
December 31 falls under Capricorn ♑, which runs from December 22 to January 19.
What is the birthstone for December 31?
The birthstone for December 31 is Turquoise or Tanzanite or Zircon, the December birthstones. The December birth flowers are Narcissus and Holly.
Who are famous people born on December 31?
Famous people born on December 31 include Henri Matisse (1869), Anthony Hopkins (1937), Alex Ferguson (1941), George C. Marshall (1880), Salman of Saudi Arabia (1935), Psy (1977).
How common is a December 31 birthday?
December 31 is the 349th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,433 babies born on an average December 31.
What day of the year is December 31?
December 31 is the 365th day of the year in common years and the 366th day in leap years.