December 6 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is December 6, 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 Yoshihide Suga and Peter Handke.
- Zodiac sign
- ♐ Sagittarius
- Element
- Fire
- Ruling planet
- Jupiter
- Birthstone
- Turquoise, Tanzanite, Zircon
- Birth flower
- Narcissus, Holly
- Day of year
- 340th
- Popularity
- 233rd of 366
- Half birthday
- June 6
- Next December 6
- December 6
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December 6 zodiac: Sagittarius ♐
People born on December 6 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 6
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on December 6, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1948Prime Minister of Japan from 2020 to 2021
- Born 1942Austrian writer, playwright and film director (born 1942)
- Born 1778French chemist and physicist (1778–1850)
- Born 1898Swedish economist (1898–1987)
- Born 1823German-born British philologist, orientalist and indologist (1823–1900)
- Born 1947British-Canadian computer scientist and psychologist
- Born 1982Spanish professional cyclist
- Born 1979Australian association football player
- Born 1994Nigerian-Greek basketball player (born 1994)
- Born 1920British chemist (1920–2002)
- Born 1968Kyrgyz politician and the president of Kyrgyzstan
- Born 1920American jazz pianist and composer (1920–2012)
- Born 1792King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1840 to 1849 (1792-1849)
- Born 1841French painter (1841–1870)
- Born 1957Governor of New York from 2011 to 2021
- Born 1950Japanese composer, conductor, pianist
- Born 1948Finnish racing driver
- Born 1959Japanese video game programmer and businessman (1959–2015)
- Born 1849German field marshal (1849–1945)
- Born 1973Cypriot politician, 8th and current President of Cyprus (2023–)
- Born 1814Catalan noble (1814-1870)
- Born 1921Japanese association football player (1921–2007)
- Born 1981Italian footballer
- Born 1904Writer, journalist and pianist, younger daughter of Marie and Pierre Curie (1904–2007)
- Born 1933Polish composer (1933–2010)
- Born 1924Israeli spy (1924–1965)
- Born 1900American actress (1900–1974)
- Born 1732Governor-General of Bengal, 1773–1785
- Born 1916Icelandic politician, 3rd President of Iceland (1916-1982)
- Born 1997Swiss footballer (born 1997)
- Born 1984Wife of Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland
- Born 1991American tennis player
- Born 1996Italian association football player
- Born 1985Mexican actress
- Born 1956American guitarist (1956–1982)
- Born 1967American comedian and filmmaker (born 1967)
- Born 1968Norwegian author
- Born 1929Austrian conductor (1929–2016)
- Born 1971Dutch tennis player
- Born 1953American actor and producer
December 6 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 6 birthday facts
- December 6 is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years), leaving 25 days until the end of the year.
- December 6 is the 233rd most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,004 babies born on an average December 6(2% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, December 6 birthdays fall in autumn. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in spring.
- Babies born on December 6 were most likely conceived around March 15 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is June 6, six months after December 6.
- December 6 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 6?
December 6 falls under Sagittarius ♐, which runs from November 22 to December 21.
What is the birthstone for December 6?
The birthstone for December 6 is Turquoise or Tanzanite or Zircon, the December birthstones. The December birth flowers are Narcissus and Holly.
Who are famous people born on December 6?
Famous people born on December 6 include Yoshihide Suga (1948), Peter Handke (1942), Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778), Gunnar Myrdal (1898), Max Müller (1823), Geoffrey Hinton (1947).
How common is a December 6 birthday?
December 6 is the 233rd most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,004 babies born on an average December 6.
What day of the year is December 6?
December 6 is the 340th day of the year in common years and the 341st day in leap years.