May 25 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is May 25, 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 Ralph Waldo Emerson and Pieter Zeeman.
- Zodiac sign
- ♊ Gemini
- Element
- Air
- Ruling planet
- Mercury
- Birthstone
- Emerald
- Birth flower
- Lily of the valley, Hawthorn
- Day of year
- 145th
- Popularity
- 304th of 366
- Half birthday
- November 25
- Next May 25
- May 25
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May 25 zodiac: Gemini ♊
People born on May 25 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 25
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on May 25, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1803American philosopher (1803–1882)
- Born 1865Dutch physicist (1865–1943)
- Born 1939British actor (born 1939)
- Born 1976Irish actor (born 1976)
- Born 1963Canadian actor, comedian and filmmaker
- Born 19652nd President of the Gambia
- Born 1921German-American physicist, Nobel laureate (1921-2020)
- Born 1970American actress
- Born 197567th President of Peru
- Born 1939American actress (1939–2010)
- Born 1818Swiss historian (1818–1897)
- Born 1985American professional wrestler
- Born 1953Argentine footballer
- Born 1887Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
- Born 1999French footballer (born 1999)
- Born 1951Former Prime Minister of France (2024–2025)
- Born 1938Penman, poet, screenwriter, novelist, prose writer, teacher, short story writer (1938-1988)
- Born 1927American novelist (1927–2001)
- Born 1969American actress (1969–2022)
- Born 1944British and American director, actor, and puppeteer
- Born 1865American Methodist and founder of the YMCA (1865–1955)
- Born 1848Chief of the German General Staff (1848–1916)
- Born 1941Moldovan politician, former President of Moldova
- Born 1713British nobleman, art collector, and Prime Minister of Great Britain (1713-1792)
- Born 1846Albanian poet, writer and activist (1846–1900)
- Born 1972Indian film director and producer
- Born 1960American politician and lawyer (born 1960)
- Born 1953Italian footballer (1953-1989)
- Born 1995Spanish association football player
- Born 1948German singer
- Born 1922Italian politician (1922–1984)
- Born 1985Senegalese-French footballer (born 1985)
- Born 1929American operatic soprano (1929-2007)
- Born 1987Polish ski jumper (born 1987)
- Born 1952Bulgarian politician and jurist (born 1952)
- Born 1925American actress (1925–2003)
- Born 1925Mexican writer (1925-1974)
- Born 1907Burmese nationalist and political figure (1907-1995)
- Born 1992Icelandic footballer
- Born 1986Welsh racing cyclist
May 25 birthstone
Emerald (green). Emerald is linked with rebirth, love and wisdom, and it was a favourite of Cleopatra.
May 25 birthday facts
- May 25 is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years), leaving 220 days until the end of the year.
- May 25 is the 304th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,861 babies born on an average May 25(3% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, May 25 birthdays fall in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in autumn.
- Babies born on May 25 were most likely conceived around September 2 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is November 25, six months after May 25.
- May 25 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 25?
May 25 falls under Gemini ♊, which runs from May 21 to June 20.
What is the birthstone for May 25?
The birthstone for May 25 is Emerald, the May birthstone. The May birth flowers are Lily of the valley and Hawthorn.
Who are famous people born on May 25?
Famous people born on May 25 include Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803), Pieter Zeeman (1865), Ian McKellen (1939), Cillian Murphy (1976), Mike Myers (1963), Yahya Jammeh (1965).
How common is a May 25 birthday?
May 25 is the 304th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,861 babies born on an average May 25.
What day of the year is May 25?
May 25 is the 145th day of the year in common years and the 146th day in leap years.