February 23 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is February 23, your zodiac sign is Pisces ♓, your birthstone is Amethyst and your birth flower is Violet or Primrose. You share your birthday with Naruhito and Viktor Yushchenko.
- Zodiac sign
- ♓ Pisces
- Element
- Water
- Ruling planet
- Neptune and Jupiter
- Birthstone
- Amethyst
- Birth flower
- Violet, Primrose
- Day of year
- 54th
- Popularity
- 256th of 366
- Half birthday
- August 23
- Next February 23
- February 23
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February 23 zodiac: Pisces ♓
People born on February 23 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 23
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on February 23, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1960Emperor of Japan (born 1960)
- Born 19543rd President of Ukraine
- Born 1883German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969)
- Born 1983British actress (born 1983)
- Born 1994American actress and model (born 1994)
- Born 1879Russian avant-garde artist of Polish ancestry. Founder of the Suprematist movement (1879–1935)
- Born 1992Brazilian association football player
- Born 1868American sociologist and activist (1868–1963)
- Born 1940American actor and filmmaker (1940–2019)
- Born 1899German children's writer (1899–1974)
- Born 1966Swiss astronomer
- Born 1924American physicist (1924-1998)
- Born 1884Polish-American biochemist
- Born 1840Founder of the Austrian School of economics (1840–1921)
- Born 1837Galician poet and writer (1837-1885)
- Born 1981English association football player
- Born 1965American businessman and CEO (born 1965)
- Born 192915th Patriarch of Moscow and all the Rus', the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church (1929–2008)
- Born 1889American film director, cinematographer, and producer (1889–1949)
- Born 1903Czech journalist and revolutionary (1903–1943)
- Born 2012Daughter of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland
- Born 1965American actress (born 1965)
- Born 2000Dutch athletics competitor
- Born 1987Japanese association football player
- Born 1967Japanese association football player and manager
- Born 1938Czech film director, actor, director, scriptwriter, writer and university educator (1938-2020)
- Born 1976Scottish actress
- Born 1744Jewish German banker (1744–1812)
- Born 1878Russian painter and stage designer (1878-1927)
- Born 1842German philosopher (1842–1906)
- Born 1981American actor (born 1981)
- Born 1986American singer
- Born 1944Soviet and Russian actor (1944-2009)
- Born 1899American film director (1899–1981)
- Born 1908Australian politician, 20th Prime Minister of Australia (1908–1988)
- Born 1983American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and director
- Born 1963Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland
- Born 1924French film director and screenwriter (1924–2000)
- Born 1945Ukrainian soviet and Tajik astronomer
- Born 1997German association football player (born 1997)
February 23 birthstone
Amethyst (purple). Amethyst is associated with calm, clarity and wisdom. Its name comes from the Greek for "not intoxicated".
February 23 birthday facts
- February 23 is the 54th day of the year (54th in leap years), leaving 311 days until the end of the year.
- February 23 is the 256th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,962 babies born on an average February 23(2% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, February 23 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on February 23 were most likely conceived around June 2 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is August 23, six months after February 23.
- February 23 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 23?
February 23 falls under Pisces ♓, which runs from February 19 to March 20.
What is the birthstone for February 23?
The birthstone for February 23 is Amethyst, the February birthstone. The February birth flowers are Violet and Primrose.
Who are famous people born on February 23?
Famous people born on February 23 include Naruhito (1960), Viktor Yushchenko (1954), Karl Jaspers (1883), Emily Blunt (1983), Dakota Fanning (1994), Kazimir Malevich (1879).
How common is a February 23 birthday?
February 23 is the 256th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,962 babies born on an average February 23.
What day of the year is February 23?
February 23 is the 54th day of the year in common years and the 54th day in leap years.