May 15 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is May 15, 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 Pierre Curie and Mikhail Bulgakov.
- Zodiac sign
- ♉ Taurus
- Element
- Earth
- Ruling planet
- Venus
- Birthstone
- Emerald
- Birth flower
- Lily of the valley, Hawthorn
- Day of year
- 135th
- Popularity
- 159th of 366
- Half birthday
- November 15
- Next May 15
- May 15
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May 15 zodiac: Taurus ♉
People born on May 15 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 15
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on May 15, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1859French physicist and chemist (1859–1906)
- Born 1891Russian author (1891–1940)
- Born 1937United States Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001
- Born 1982Lebanese pop singer
- Born 1773Austrian diplomat, foreign minister and Chancellor (1773–1859)
- Born 1915American economist (1915–2009)
- Born 1987British tennis player (born 1987)
- Born 1997French footballer (born 1997)
- Born 1862Austrian writer (1862–1931)
- Born 1967Indian actress
- Born 1856American author of children's books (1856–1919)
- Born 1951American theoretical physicist
- Born 1911Swiss playwrighter and novelist (1911–1991)
- Born 1981French footballer (born 1981)
- Born 196425th Prime Minister of Denmark
- Born 1848Russian artist (1848-1926)
- Born 1948British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)
- Born 1909British actor (1909–1984)
- Born 1970Dutch association football player and manager
- Born 1953English musician (born 1953)
- Born 1944German sociologist & scholar (1944–2015)
- Born 1956Czech politician
- Born 1996British singer
- Born 1689Noblewoman; writer and poet from England, editor (1689-1762)
- Born 1970Japanese association football player and manager
- Born 1905American actor (1905–1994)
- Born 1890American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, and political activist (1890–1980)
- Born 1857Astronoma escocesa (1857-1911)
- Born 1947Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2020 to 2021
- Born 1938French actress and director (1938–2017)
- Born 1970Dutch association football player (born 1970)
- Born 1901Argentine and Italian footballer (1901-1983)
- Born 1930American painter and sculptor (1930)
- Born 1952American actor
- Born 1982Jamaican track and field sprint athlete
- Born 1996Indonesian beauty pageant winner
- Born 1981British Olympic equestrian; daughter of Anne, Princess Royal
- Born 1965Brazilian and French association football player
- Born 1860First Lady of the United States from 1913 to 1914
- Born 1919Prime Minister of Dominica
May 15 birthstone
Emerald (green). Emerald is linked with rebirth, love and wisdom, and it was a favourite of Cleopatra.
May 15 birthday facts
- May 15 is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years), leaving 230 days until the end of the year.
- May 15 is the 159th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,203 babies born on an average May 15(0% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, May 15 birthdays fall in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in autumn.
- Babies born on May 15 were most likely conceived around August 23 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is November 15, six months after May 15.
- May 15 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 15?
May 15 falls under Taurus ♉, which runs from April 20 to May 20.
What is the birthstone for May 15?
The birthstone for May 15 is Emerald, the May birthstone. The May birth flowers are Lily of the valley and Hawthorn.
Who are famous people born on May 15?
Famous people born on May 15 include Pierre Curie (1859), Mikhail Bulgakov (1891), Madeleine Albright (1937), Layal Abboud (1982), Klemens von Metternich (1773), Paul Samuelson (1915).
How common is a May 15 birthday?
May 15 is the 159th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,203 babies born on an average May 15.
What day of the year is May 15?
May 15 is the 135th day of the year in common years and the 136th day in leap years.