May 1 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is May 1, your zodiac sign is Taurus ♉, your birthstone is Emerald and your birth flower is Lily of the valley or Hawthorn. You share your birthday with Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and Santiago Ramón y Cajal.
- Zodiac sign
- ♉ Taurus
- Element
- Earth
- Ruling planet
- Venus
- Birthstone
- Emerald
- Birth flower
- Lily of the valley, Hawthorn
- Day of year
- 121st
- Popularity
- 220th of 366
- Half birthday
- November 1
- Next May 1
- May 1
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May 1 zodiac: Taurus ♉
People born on May 1 fall under Taurus, the 2nd sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from April 20 to May 20. Taurus is a fixed earth sign ruled by Venus, and its symbol is the bull.
Taurus is an earth sign associated with stability, comfort and patience. The Bull is traditionally described as grounded and dependable, with a strong appreciation for good food, nature, music and beautiful things.
Famous people born on May 1
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on May 1, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1769British Field Marshal, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1828–1830, 1834 (1769-1852)
- Born 1852Spanish scientist (1852-1934)
- Born 1672English essayist, poet, playwright and politician (1672–1719)
- Born 1830Irish-born American labor and community organizer (1837–1930)
- Born 1881French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist
- Born 1988Indian actress
- Born 1987Italian association football player
- Born 1937Palestinian political and religious leader (1937–2004)
- Born 1923American writer
- Born 1958President of Benin between 2016 and 2026
- Born 1969American filmmaker (born 1969)
- Born 1982Croatian footballer
- Born 1980French singer
- Born 1916Canadian-American actor (1916–2006)
- Born 2004American social media personality (born 2004)
- Born 1825Swiss mathematician (1825–1898)
- Born 1968German association football official and former player
- Born 1981Belarusian footballer
- Born 1982Northern Irish actor
- Born 1972American actress
- Born 1925American test pilot, astronaut and aquanaut (1925–2013)
- Born 1969Japanese association football player
- Born 1973German association football player
- Born 1909Greek poet
- Born 1982Portuguese association football player
- Born 1959French actor and writer
- Born 1908Italian journalist, cartoonist and humorist (1908-1968)
- Born 1900Italian writer and politician (1900-1978)
- Born 1917French actress and singer
- Born 1989Australian association football player
- Born 1929German-British sociologist, politician (1929–2009)
- Born 1857Dutch art dealer (1857-1891), brother of painter Vincent van Gogh
- Born 1982Spanish tennis player (born 1982)
- Born 1946British actress and former model
- Born 1990German footballer (born 1990)
- Born 1829Brazilian writer (1829–1877)
- Born 1850British prince (1850–1942), Governor General of Canada from 1911 to 1916
- Born 1987Israeli female tennis player
- Born 1852American scout and frontierswoman
- Born 1926American mathematician of Hungarian origin (1926–2025)
May 1 birthstone
Emerald (green). Emerald is linked with rebirth, love and wisdom, and it was a favourite of Cleopatra.
May 1 birthday facts
- May 1 is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years), leaving 244 days until the end of the year.
- May 1 is the 220th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,046 babies born on an average May 1(1% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, May 1 birthdays fall in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in autumn.
- Babies born on May 1 were most likely conceived around August 9 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is November 1, six months after May 1.
- May 1 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 May 1?
May 1 falls under Taurus ♉, which runs from April 20 to May 20.
What is the birthstone for May 1?
The birthstone for May 1 is Emerald, the May birthstone. The May birth flowers are Lily of the valley and Hawthorn.
Who are famous people born on May 1?
Famous people born on May 1 include Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769), Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852), Joseph Addison (1672), Mother Jones (1830), Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881), Anushka Sharma (1988).
How common is a May 1 birthday?
May 1 is the 220th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,046 babies born on an average May 1.
What day of the year is May 1?
May 1 is the 121st day of the year in common years and the 122nd day in leap years.