July 4 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is July 4, your zodiac sign is Cancer ♋, your birthstone is Ruby and your birth flower is Larkspur or Water lily. You share your birthday with Calvin Coolidge and Giuseppe Garibaldi.
- Zodiac sign
- ♋ Cancer
- Element
- Water
- Ruling planet
- the Moon
- Birthstone
- Ruby
- Birth flower
- Larkspur, Water lily
- Day of year
- 185th
- Popularity
- 363rd of 366
- Half birthday
- January 4
- Next July 4
- July 4
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July 4 zodiac: Cancer ♋
People born on July 4 fall under Cancer, the 4th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from June 21 to July 22. Cancer is a cardinal water sign ruled by the Moon, and its symbol is the crab.
Cancer is a water sign ruled by the Moon and associated with home, family and emotional connection. Like the crab it is named after, Cancer is described as having a protective shell and a soft, caring interior.
Famous people born on July 4
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on July 4, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1872President of the United States from 1923 to 1929
- Born 1807Italian general, patriot and republican (1807–1882)
- Born 1804American author (1804–1864)
- Born 1927Italian actress, photojournalist, and politician (1927–2023)
- Born 1926Argentine-Spanish association football player (1926–2014)
- Born 1964Prime Minister of Albania since 2013 (born 1964)
- Born 1972Croatian singer
- Born 1910American actress (1910–2010)
- Born 1868American astronomer and human calculator (1868–1921)
- Born 1799King of Sweden and Norway between 1844–1859 (1799–1859)
- Born 1959Spanish actress
- Born 1995American singer and rapper (born 1995)
- Born 195239.º President of Colombia from 2002 to 2010
- Born 1898Indian politician (1898-1998)
- Born 1937Queen Consort of Norway (1991–2026)
- Born 1949German politician (CSU) and former Federal Minister of the Interior (born 1949)
- Born 1790Welsh surveyor and geographer (1790–1866)
- Born 1924American actress (born 1924)
- Born 1921French economist and mathematician (1921–2004)
- Born 1910American sociologist (1910–2003)
- Born 1941Japanese association football player
- Born 1974American voice actor
- Born 1938Japanese association football player and manager (1938–2002)
- Born 1945Japanese association football player (1945–2003)
- Born 1949Croatian journalist and novelist (1949–2026)
- Born 1973Australian soccer player and manager
- Born 1928Italian footballer (1928-2021)
- Born 1990Japanese association football player
- Born 1927American playwright, writer, and academic (1927–2018)
- Born 1938American musician (1938–2020)
- Born 1937American philosopher
- Born 1971Australian association football player
- Born 1960Austrian racing driver (1960–1994)
- Born 1951Japanese chemist
- Born 1994Kosovo-Albanian singer
- Born 1610French poet and dramatist (1610–1660)
- Born 1715German poet
- Born 1986President of Costa Rica since 2026
- Born 1918King of Tonga (1918–2006)
- Born 1981French actor
July 4 birthstone
Ruby (red). Ruby, once called the "king of gems", symbolises passion, protection and prosperity.
July 4 birthday facts
- July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years), leaving 180 days until the end of the year.
- July 4 is the 363rd most common birthday in the U.S., with about 8,825 babies born on an average July 4(21% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, July 4 birthdays fall in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in winter.
- Babies born on July 4 were most likely conceived around October 12 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is January 4, six months after July 4.
- July 4 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 July 4?
July 4 falls under Cancer ♋, which runs from June 21 to July 22.
What is the birthstone for July 4?
The birthstone for July 4 is Ruby, the July birthstone. The July birth flowers are Larkspur and Water lily.
Who are famous people born on July 4?
Famous people born on July 4 include Calvin Coolidge (1872), Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807), Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804), Gina Lollobrigida (1927), Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926), Edi Rama (1964).
How common is a July 4 birthday?
July 4 is the 363rd most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 8,825 babies born on an average July 4.
What day of the year is July 4?
July 4 is the 185th day of the year in common years and the 186th day in leap years.