February 21 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is February 21, your zodiac sign is Pisces ♓, your birthstone is Amethyst and your birth flower is Violet or Primrose. You share your birthday with Corbin Bleu and Robert Mugabe.
- Zodiac sign
- ♓ Pisces
- Element
- Water
- Ruling planet
- Neptune and Jupiter
- Birthstone
- Amethyst
- Birth flower
- Violet, Primrose
- Day of year
- 52nd
- Popularity
- 213th of 366
- Half birthday
- August 21
- Next February 21
- February 21
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February 21 zodiac: Pisces ♓
People born on February 21 fall under Pisces, the 12th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from February 19 to March 20. Pisces is a mutable water sign ruled by Neptune and Jupiter, and its symbol is the fish.
Pisces is the final sign of the zodiac and a water sign linked with imagination, empathy and creativity. The two fish swimming in opposite directions are often read as a symbol of a dreamy, sensitive nature.
Famous people born on February 21
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on February 21, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1989American actor (born 1989)
- Born 19242nd President of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017
- Born 1937King of Norway (1937–2026)
- Born 1907British-American poet (1907–1973)
- Born 1980Fifth and reigning King of Bhutan
- Born 1946British actor and director (1946–2016)
- Born 1903French-born American author (1903–1977)
- Born 1921American political philosopher (1921–2002)
- Born 1933American singer, songwriter and pianist and civil rights activist (1933–2003)
- Born 1987Canadian actor
- Born 1950President of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- Born 1991Algerian footballer (born 1991)
- Born 1875French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan (1875–1997)
- Born 1996British actress (born 1996)
- Born 1885French playwright and filmmaker (1885-1957)
- Born 1979American actress and singer
- Born 1962American novelist, essayist
- Born 1801English cleric and cardinal (1801–1890)
- Born 1794Mexican politician and military leader (1794-1876)
- Born 1955American actor
- Born 1992English association football player, born 1992
- Born 1895Danish biochemist and physiologist (1895-1976)
- Born 1961Indian American economist
- Born 1903French novelist and poet (1903–1976)
- Born 1987American actress
- Born 1983French actress, model, director and writer
- Born 1962American fiction writer and essayist (1962–2008)
- Born 1925American film director (1925–1984)
- Born 1985Greek footballer
- Born 1836French composer (1836–1891)
- Born 1779German jurist (1779-1861)
- Born 1943Russian writer
- Born 1979American actor, comedian and filmmaker (born 1979)
- Born 1591French mathematician and engineer
- Born 1980Italian singer
- Born 1993Dutch association football player (born 1993)
- Born 1913Soviet aviator (1913-1985)
- Born 1946English actor and mime artist (born 1946)
- Born 1940American politician and civil rights leader (1940–2020)
- Born 1968Brazilian association football player
February 21 birthstone
Amethyst (purple). Amethyst is associated with calm, clarity and wisdom. Its name comes from the Greek for "not intoxicated".
February 21 birthday facts
- February 21 is the 52nd day of the year (52nd in leap years), leaving 313 days until the end of the year.
- February 21 is the 213th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,054 babies born on an average February 21(1% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, February 21 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on February 21 were most likely conceived around May 31 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is August 21, six months after February 21.
- February 21 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 February 21?
February 21 falls under Pisces ♓, which runs from February 19 to March 20.
What is the birthstone for February 21?
The birthstone for February 21 is Amethyst, the February birthstone. The February birth flowers are Violet and Primrose.
Who are famous people born on February 21?
Famous people born on February 21 include Corbin Bleu (1989), Robert Mugabe (1924), Harald V (1937), W. H. Auden (1907), Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (1980), Alan Rickman (1946).
How common is a February 21 birthday?
February 21 is the 213th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,054 babies born on an average February 21.
What day of the year is February 21?
February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in common years and the 52nd day in leap years.