May 24 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is May 24, your zodiac sign is Gemini ♊, your birthstone is Emerald and your birth flower is Lily of the valley or Hawthorn. You share your birthday with Bob Dylan and Queen Victoria.
- Zodiac sign
- ♊ Gemini
- Element
- Air
- Ruling planet
- Mercury
- Birthstone
- Emerald
- Birth flower
- Lily of the valley, Hawthorn
- Day of year
- 144th
- Popularity
- 109th of 366
- Half birthday
- November 24
- Next May 24
- May 24
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May 24 zodiac: Gemini ♊
People born on May 24 fall under Gemini, the 3rd sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from May 21 to June 20. Gemini is a mutable air sign ruled by Mercury, and its symbol is the twins.
Gemini, the Twins, is the sign of conversation and curiosity. In astrology it is linked with ideas, language and variety, and Geminis are often pictured as lively people who can talk to anyone about anything.
Famous people born on May 24
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on May 24, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1941American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
- Born 1819Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819-1901)
- Born 1940Russian-American poet (1940-1996)
- Born 1905Soviet writer (1905-1984)
- Born 1972President of Moldova since 2020
- Born 1743Politician and journalist during the French Revolution (1743-1793)
- Born 1686German-Polish physicist and engineer (1686-1736)
- Born 1966French footballer and actor (born 1966)
- Born 1946Turkish politician, who has been the first female and 22nd prime minister of the country
- Born 1973Ukrainian singer
- Born 1965American actor (born 1965)
- Born 1899French tennis player
- Born 1945American actress and businesswoman
- Born 1949English actor (born 1949)
- Born 1960British-French actress
- Born 1953British actor
- Born 1899National poet of Bangladesh
- Born 1942Scottish chemist and Nobel Laureate in 2016 for the design and synthesis of molecular machines
- Born 1994Argentine association football player (born 1994)
- Born 1803French noble, biologist, politician and art collector (1803–1857)
- Born 1981Lithuanian politician (LSDP) and Prime Minister
- Born 1870South African statesman and military leader (1870–1950)
- Born 1963American novelist, short story writer, essayist
- Born 1911Military leader and head of state of Burma from 1962 to 1988
- Born 1946Polish sprinter and sports official (1946–2018)
- Born 1994Kazakh singer
- Born 1901Uruguayan footballer (1901-1968)
- Born 1794English philosopher and historian of science (1794–1866)
- Born 1979American basketball player (born 1979)
- Born 1987Belgian actress
- Born 19614th Prime Minister of Uzbekistan
- Born 1899French painter, poet and writer (1899–1984)
- Born 1751King of Sardinia (1751-1819)
- Born 1973Swedish country and schlager singer
- Born 1973Czech association football player
- Born 2000Swiss association football player
- Born 1949British cinematographer
- Born 1914German actress (1914–1986)
- Born 1969Norwegian writer (born 1969)
- Born 1982American soccer player
May 24 birthstone
Emerald (green). Emerald is linked with rebirth, love and wisdom, and it was a favourite of Cleopatra.
May 24 birthday facts
- May 24 is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years), leaving 221 days until the end of the year.
- May 24 is the 109th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,404 babies born on an average May 24(2% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, May 24 birthdays fall in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in autumn.
- Babies born on May 24 were most likely conceived around September 1 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is November 24, six months after May 24.
- May 24 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 24?
May 24 falls under Gemini ♊, which runs from May 21 to June 20.
What is the birthstone for May 24?
The birthstone for May 24 is Emerald, the May birthstone. The May birth flowers are Lily of the valley and Hawthorn.
Who are famous people born on May 24?
Famous people born on May 24 include Bob Dylan (1941), Queen Victoria (1819), Joseph Brodsky (1940), Mikhail Sholokhov (1905), Maia Sandu (1972), Jean-Paul Marat (1743).
How common is a May 24 birthday?
May 24 is the 109th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,404 babies born on an average May 24.
What day of the year is May 24?
May 24 is the 144th day of the year in common years and the 145th day in leap years.