January 3 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is January 3, your zodiac sign is Capricorn ♑, your birthstone is Garnet and your birth flower is Carnation or Snowdrop. You share your birthday with J. R. R. Tolkien and Michael Schumacher.
- Zodiac sign
- ♑ Capricorn
- Element
- Earth
- Ruling planet
- Saturn
- Birthstone
- Garnet
- Birth flower
- Carnation, Snowdrop
- Day of year
- 3rd
- Popularity
- 301st of 366
- Half birthday
- July 3
- Next January 3
- January 3
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January 3 zodiac: Capricorn ♑
People born on January 3 fall under Capricorn, the 10th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from December 22 to January 19. Capricorn is a cardinal earth sign ruled by Saturn, and its symbol is the sea-goat.
Capricorn is an earth sign ruled by Saturn and associated with ambition, structure and long-term goals. The Sea-Goat is described as climbing steadily toward the top, one careful step at a time.
Famous people born on January 3
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on January 3, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1892English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
- Born 1969German racing driver (born 1969)
- Born 2003Swedish climate protection activist (born 2003)
- Born 1956American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (born 1956)
- Born 1883Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 (1883–1967)
- Born 1929Italian filmmaker (1929–1989)
- Born 1995South Korean singer-songwriter, actress, and model (born 1995)
- Born 1996British actress (born 1996)
- Born 1887German painter of the expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter (1887–1914)
- Born 1698Italian poet and librettist (1698–1782)
- Born 1942Politician and former President of Hungary (1942–2023)
- Born 1897Polish actress (1897-1987)
- Born 1929American businessman, co-founder of Intel Corporation (1929–2023)
- Born 1907British actor (1907–1986)
- Born 1990Japanese association football player
- Born 1876German communist politician, president of GDR (1876-1960)
- Born 1988Northern Irish association football player (born 1988)
- Born 1946British bassist
- Born 1926English record producer (1926–2016)
- Born 184019th century Belgian Roman Catholic priest and saint (1840–1889)
- Born 1986Slovenian association football player
- Born 1877American stage and film actress (1877-1957)
- Born 1879First Lady of the United States from 1923 to 1929
- Born 1976Greek executive and retired association football player
- Born 1950Serbian former flight attendant who survived the highest fall without a parachute
- Born 1906Soviet miner, namesake of Stakhanovite movement (1906-1977)
- Born 1983Irish actress
- Born 1793American quaker missionary
- Born 1991South Korean pop singer (1991–2019)
- Born 1777French princess (1777-1820)
- Born 1930American actor (1930–2015)
- Born 1836Japanese samurai and politician (1836–1867)
- Born 1909Danish comedian and pianist (1909–2000)
- Born 1831Indian social reformer (1831-1897)
- Born 1893French writer
- Born 1998Italian association football player
- Born 1989Spanish association football player
- Born 1901American philosopher (1901–1985)
- Born 2002Spanish association football player (born 2002)
- Born 1950American actress
January 3 birthstone
Garnet (deep red). Garnet has long been linked with friendship, trust and protection, and travellers once carried it for safety.
January 3 birthday facts
- January 3 is the 3rd day of the year (3rd in leap years), leaving 362 days until the end of the year.
- January 3 is the 301st most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,869 babies born on an average January 3(3% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, January 3 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on January 3 were most likely conceived around April 12 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is July 3, six months after January 3.
- January 3 always falls before Chinese New Year, so your Chinese zodiac animal is the one for the year before your birth year.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is January 3?
January 3 falls under Capricorn ♑, which runs from December 22 to January 19.
What is the birthstone for January 3?
The birthstone for January 3 is Garnet, the January birthstone. The January birth flowers are Carnation and Snowdrop.
Who are famous people born on January 3?
Famous people born on January 3 include J. R. R. Tolkien (1892), Michael Schumacher (1969), Greta Thunberg (2003), Mel Gibson (1956), Clement Attlee (1883), Sergio Leone (1929).
How common is a January 3 birthday?
January 3 is the 301st most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,869 babies born on an average January 3.
What day of the year is January 3?
January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in common years and the 3rd day in leap years.