February 28 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is February 28, your zodiac sign is Pisces ♓, your birthstone is Amethyst and your birth flower is Violet or Primrose. You share your birthday with Linus Pauling and Paul Krugman.
- Zodiac sign
- ♓ Pisces
- Element
- Water
- Ruling planet
- Neptune and Jupiter
- Birthstone
- Amethyst
- Birth flower
- Violet, Primrose
- Day of year
- 59th
- Popularity
- 197th of 366
- Half birthday
- August 28
- Next February 28
- February 28
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February 28 zodiac: Pisces ♓
People born on February 28 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 28
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on February 28, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1901American scientist (1901–1994)
- Born 1953American economist (born 1953)
- Born 1929Canadian and American architect (1929–2025)
- Born 1955American stand-up comedian (1955–2022)
- Born 1948American physicist, former United States Secretary of Energy, Nobel laureate
- Born 1930American physicist (1930–2024)
- Born 1942Italian association football player and manager
- Born 1895Novelist, playwright and filmmaker from France (1895-1974)
- Born 1993Danish singer
- Born 1939Chinese-American physicist, Nobel laureate
- Born 1915English-brazilian biologist (1915–1987)
- Born 1966English children's writer and illustrator
- Born 1985Serbian tennis player
- Born 1940Italian-American racing driver (born 1940)
- Born 1976American actress and model (born 1976)
- Born 1999Slovenian basketball player (born 1999)
- Born 1957American actor (born 1957)
- Born 1994Polish association football player
- Born 1792Baltic German scientist (1792-1876)
- Born 1942British musician (1942–1969)
- Born 1982Russian model
- Born 1896American physician (1896-1965)
- Born 1969American actor
- Born 1944German association football player and coach, goalkeeper (born 1944)
- Born 1966Portuguese association football player
- Born 1903American stage and film director (1903-1986)
- Born 1833Prussian Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff (1833-1913)
- Born 1990Ukrainian chess player
- Born 1948American actress
- Born 1987Italian association football player
- Born 2000Italian footballer (born 2000)
- Born 1909Japanese association football player (1909-1997)
- Born 1946Japanese association football player
- Born 1923American actor (1923-2012)
- Born 1893Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor (1893–1953)
- Born 1945Russian physicist
- Born 1980Danish association football player
- Born 1812German author (1812–1882)
- Born 1985Brazilian football player (born 1985)
- Born 1690Russian Tsarevich (1690-1718)
February 28 birthstone
Amethyst (purple). Amethyst is associated with calm, clarity and wisdom. Its name comes from the Greek for "not intoxicated".
February 28 birthday facts
- February 28 is the 59th day of the year (59th in leap years), leaving 306 days until the end of the year.
- February 28 is the 197th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,101 babies born on an average February 28(1% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, February 28 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on February 28 were most likely conceived around June 7 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is August 28, six months after February 28.
- February 28 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 28?
February 28 falls under Pisces ♓, which runs from February 19 to March 20.
What is the birthstone for February 28?
The birthstone for February 28 is Amethyst, the February birthstone. The February birth flowers are Violet and Primrose.
Who are famous people born on February 28?
Famous people born on February 28 include Linus Pauling (1901), Paul Krugman (1953), Frank Gehry (1929), Gilbert Gottfried (1955), Steven Chu (1948), Leon Cooper (1930).
How common is a February 28 birthday?
February 28 is the 197th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,101 babies born on an average February 28.
What day of the year is February 28?
February 28 is the 59th day of the year in common years and the 59th day in leap years.