January 21 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is January 21, your zodiac sign is Aquarius ♒, your birthstone is Garnet and your birth flower is Carnation or Snowdrop. You share your birthday with IShowSpeed and Paul Allen.
- Zodiac sign
- ♒ Aquarius
- Element
- Air
- Ruling planet
- Uranus and Saturn
- Birthstone
- Garnet
- Birth flower
- Carnation, Snowdrop
- Day of year
- 21st
- Popularity
- 302nd of 366
- Half birthday
- July 21
- Next January 21
- January 21
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January 21 zodiac: Aquarius ♒
People born on January 21 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 January 21
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on January 21, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 2005American influencer, musician and online streamer (born 2005)
- Born 1953American businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Microsoft (1953–2018)
- Born 1941Spanish tenor and conductor (born 1941)
- Born 1905French fashion designer (1905–1957)
- Born 1956American actress (born 1956)
- Born 1949Former president of Vietnam
- Born 1989Armenian association football player (born 1989)
- Born 1829King of Sweden from 1872 to 1907 and Norway from 1872 to 1905 (1829–1907)
- Born 1824General of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War
- Born 1996Spanish association football player
- Born 1963Nigerian-American basketball player
- Born 1912German American biochemist (1912–2000)
- Born 1924British comedian and actor (1924–1992)
- Born 1976British singer (born 1976)
- Born 1922British actor (1922–2008)
- Born 2004Crown Princess of Norway
- Born 1889Russian sociologist (1889-1968)
- Born 1986Indian actor (1986-2020)
- Born 1943Japanese association football player and manager
- Born 1898The seventh and last Shah of Iran Qajar (1909–1925)
- Born 1910Japanese association football player (1910–1975)
- Born 1977English association football player and manager (born 1977)
- Born 1885Italian aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer (1885-1978)
- Born 1911Japanese and South Korean association football player (1911-2003)
- Born 1946Japanese association football player
- Born 1928President of Argentina
- Born 1947Uyghur politician, activist and businesswoman
- Born 1981Brazilian singer and songwriter
- Born 1982German footballer
- Born 1887German-American psychologist and phenomenologist (1887-1967)
- Born 1964French association football player
- Born 1940American golfer (born 1940)
- Born 1996Argentine association football player
- Born 1867French general (1867–1965)
- Born 1812German philosopher (1812–1875)
- Born 1955American sculptor and painter (born 1955)
- Born 1995Vietnamese association football player
- Born 1923Spanish actress, dancer and singer (1923–1995)
- Born 1975English footballer
- Born 1983Russian actress
January 21 birthstone
Garnet (deep red). Garnet has long been linked with friendship, trust and protection, and travellers once carried it for safety.
January 21 birthday facts
- January 21 is the 21st day of the year (21st in leap years), leaving 344 days until the end of the year.
- January 21 is the 302nd most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,866 babies born on an average January 21(3% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, January 21 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on January 21 were most likely conceived around April 30 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is July 21, six months after January 21.
- Chinese New Year can fall before or after January 21, so check your exact year with the Chinese zodiac calculator.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is January 21?
January 21 falls under Aquarius ♒, which runs from January 20 to February 18.
What is the birthstone for January 21?
The birthstone for January 21 is Garnet, the January birthstone. The January birth flowers are Carnation and Snowdrop.
Who are famous people born on January 21?
Famous people born on January 21 include IShowSpeed (2005), Paul Allen (1953), Plácido Domingo (1941), Christian Dior (1905), Geena Davis (1956), Trương Tấn Sang (1949).
How common is a January 21 birthday?
January 21 is the 302nd most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,866 babies born on an average January 21.
What day of the year is January 21?
January 21 is the 21st day of the year in common years and the 21st day in leap years.