February 12 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is February 12, your zodiac sign is Aquarius ♒, your birthstone is Amethyst and your birth flower is Violet or Primrose. You share your birthday with Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin.
- Zodiac sign
- ♒ Aquarius
- Element
- Air
- Ruling planet
- Uranus and Saturn
- Birthstone
- Amethyst
- Birth flower
- Violet, Primrose
- Day of year
- 43rd
- Popularity
- 261st of 366
- Half birthday
- August 12
- Next February 12
- February 12
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February 12 zodiac: Aquarius ♒
People born on February 12 fall under Aquarius, the 11th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from January 20 to February 18. Aquarius is a fixed air sign ruled by Uranus and Saturn, and its symbol is the water-bearer.
Aquarius is an air sign associated with originality, community and the future. Despite its name, the Water-Bearer is not a water sign; it is linked with ideas, innovation and a strong sense of fairness.
Famous people born on February 12
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on February 12, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1809President of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (1809-1865)
- Born 1809English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
- Born 1920Indian actor (1920–2013)
- Born 1980American actress (born 1980)
- Born 1882Russian ballet dancer (1881–1931)
- Born 1918American theoretical physicist (1918–1994)
- Born 194210th Prime Minister of Israel
- Born 1934American basketball player (1934–2022)
- Born 1861German-Russian essayist, philosopher, and psychoanalyst (1861–1937)
- Born 1968American actor (born 1968)
- Born 2001Georgian footballer (born 2001)
- Born 1800British zoologist (1800–1875)
- Born 1988Argentine association football player
- Born 1969American filmmaker (born 1969)
- Born 1893United States Army general (1893–1981)
- Born 1923Italian director and politician (1923-2019)
- Born 1828British novelist and poet (1828–1909)
- Born 187613th Dalai Lama of Tibet (1876-1933)
- Born 1939American keyboardist (1939–2013)
- Born 1980Spanish tennis player (1980-)
- Born 1961American anthropologist and anarchist (1961-2020)
- Born 1948American computer scientist, author, entrepreneur, futurist and inventor (born 1948)
- Born 1824Indian social reformer (1824-1883)
- Born 1973Canadian-American actress (born 1973)
- Born 1775First Lady of the United States from 1825 to 1829
- Born 1993Brazilian association football player (born 1993)
- Born 1989German association football player
- Born 1813American mineralogist, scientist and zoologist (1813-1895)
- Born 1965U.S. Supreme Court justice since 2018 (born 1965)
- Born 1969South Korean association football player and coach
- Born 1961Musician and former President of Haiti
- Born 1979Australian actor and musician
- Born 1993American actress and registered nurse (born 1993)
- Born 1851Austrian economist (1851-1914)
- Born 1905Spanish politician, anarchist, intellectual and writer (1905–1994)
- Born 1968American hiker and explorer (1968–1992)
- Born 1637Dutch entomologist and beekeeper (1637-1680)
- Born 1984Nigerian association football player
- Born 1980American rapper and music executive (born 1980)
- Born 1814German theatre critic and political activist (1814–1881)
February 12 birthstone
Amethyst (purple). Amethyst is associated with calm, clarity and wisdom. Its name comes from the Greek for "not intoxicated".
February 12 birthday facts
- February 12 is the 43rd day of the year (43rd in leap years), leaving 322 days until the end of the year.
- February 12 is the 261st most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,945 babies born on an average February 12(2% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, February 12 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on February 12 were most likely conceived around May 22 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is August 12, six months after February 12.
- Chinese New Year can fall before or after February 12, so check your exact year with the Chinese zodiac calculator.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is February 12?
February 12 falls under Aquarius ♒, which runs from January 20 to February 18.
What is the birthstone for February 12?
The birthstone for February 12 is Amethyst, the February birthstone. The February birth flowers are Violet and Primrose.
Who are famous people born on February 12?
Famous people born on February 12 include Abraham Lincoln (1809), Charles Darwin (1809), Pran (1920), Christina Ricci (1980), Anna Pavlova (1882), Julian Schwinger (1918).
How common is a February 12 birthday?
February 12 is the 261st most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,945 babies born on an average February 12.
What day of the year is February 12?
February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in common years and the 43rd day in leap years.