March 17 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is March 17, your zodiac sign is Pisces ♓, your birthstone is Aquamarine or Bloodstone and your birth flower is Daffodil or Jonquil. You share your birthday with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Nat King Cole.
- Zodiac sign
- ♓ Pisces
- Element
- Water
- Ruling planet
- Neptune and Jupiter
- Birthstone
- Aquamarine, Bloodstone
- Birth flower
- Daffodil, Jonquil
- Day of year
- 76th
- Popularity
- 171st of 366
- Half birthday
- September 17
- Next March 17
- March 17
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March 17 zodiac: Pisces ♓
People born on March 17 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 March 17
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on March 17, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1920President of the Provisional Government of Bangladesh and the 2nd Prime Minister and first President of Bangladesh
- Born 1919American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965)
- Born 1951American actor (born 1951)
- Born 1834German engineer and industrialist (1834–1900)
- Born 1938Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer (1938–1993)
- Born 1955American actor
- Born 1962American astronaut
- Born 1986Bosnian association football player
- Born 1989Japanese association football player
- Born 1948American-Canadian speculative fiction writer (born 1948)
- Born 1972American soccer player
- Born 1983Portuguese association football player
- Born 1881Swiss physiologist (1881-1973)
- Born 1754French revolutionary
- Born 1997American Olympic swimmer
- Born 1939Italian association football player and manager (born 1939)
- Born 1992English actor (born 1992)
- Born 1964American actor (born 1964)
- Born 1990Indian badminton player
- Born 1926German author (1926-2014)
- Born 1982South African footballer
- Born 1856Russian painter (1856-1910)
- Born 1622German writer
- Born 1865Polish politician (1865-1922)
- Born 1976Uruguayan footballer
- Born 1930American astronaut (1930-1991)
- Born 1994Austrian footballer
- Born 1988Canadian musician, singer, record producer and music video director (born 1988)
- Born 1990Irish musician and singer
- Born 1974Kannada actor (1974-2021)
- Born 1974Norwegian association football player
- Born 1987Argentine association football player
- Born 1907Japanese politician (1907-1988)
- Born 1974Moldovan academic and politician
- Born 1959Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation
- Born 1936American astronaut
- Born 1988English association football player (born 1988)
- Born 1969Romanian politician (born in 1969)
- Born 1768Queen consort of Hawaii (1768–1832)
- Born 1945Brazilian singer of popular and jazz music (1945–1982)
March 17 birthstone
Aquamarine (sea blue). Aquamarine is linked with calm seas and courage, and sailors once wore it as a charm for safe voyages.
Bloodstone (green with red spots). Bloodstone is traditionally associated with strength, courage and good health.
March 17 birthday facts
- March 17 is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years), leaving 289 days until the end of the year.
- March 17 is the 171st most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,176 babies born on an average March 17(0% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, March 17 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on March 17 were most likely conceived around June 25 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is September 17, six months after March 17.
- March 17 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 March 17?
March 17 falls under Pisces ♓, which runs from February 19 to March 20.
What is the birthstone for March 17?
The birthstone for March 17 is Aquamarine or Bloodstone, the March birthstones. The March birth flowers are Daffodil and Jonquil.
Who are famous people born on March 17?
Famous people born on March 17 include Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920), Nat King Cole (1919), Kurt Russell (1951), Gottlieb Daimler (1834), Rudolf Nureyev (1938), Gary Sinise (1955).
How common is a March 17 birthday?
March 17 is the 171st most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,176 babies born on an average March 17.
What day of the year is March 17?
March 17 is the 76th day of the year in common years and the 77th day in leap years.