May 9 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is May 9, 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 J. M. Barrie and Howard Carter.
- Zodiac sign
- ♉ Taurus
- Element
- Earth
- Ruling planet
- Venus
- Birthstone
- Emerald
- Birth flower
- Lily of the valley, Hawthorn
- Day of year
- 129th
- Popularity
- 203rd of 366
- Half birthday
- November 9
- Next May 9
- May 9
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May 9 zodiac: Taurus ♉
People born on May 9 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 9
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on May 9, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1860Scottish writer and playwright (1860–1937)
- Born 1874British egyptologist (1874–1939)
- Born 1883Spanish liberal philosopher and essayist (1883–1955)
- Born 1936British actress and politician (1936–2023)
- Born 1959President of Hungary from 2012 to 2022 (born 1959)
- Born 1949American singer, songwriter, and pianist (born 1949)
- Born 1927German biophysical chemist (1927-2019)
- Born 1946American actress (born 1946)
- Born 1800American abolitionist (1800–1859)
- Born 1936British actor (1936–2019)
- Born 1945German football manager
- Born 1947Biophysicist and Professor of Structural biology
- Born 1991Japanese association football player
- Born 1991Kosovo-Albanian judoka
- Born 1968President of Slovenia since 2022
- Born 1924Soviet and Russian writer and singer (1924–1997)
- Born 1981Russian politician and head of the Donetsk People's Republic
- Born 1980Japanese association football player
- Born 1979American actress (born 1979)
- Born 1892Empress of Austria from 1916 to 1918
- Born 1989American engineer and computer scientist
- Born 1940American director, writer, and producer (born 1940)
- Born 1977Czech association football player
- Born 1866Indian political leader and social reformer (1866–1915)
- Born 1904English anthropologist, linguist, semiotician and cyberneticist (1904–1980)
- Born 1996American actor
- Born 1980Romanian footballer
- Born 1968French track and field sprinter
- Born 1967Russian cinematographist
- Born 1962English singer
- Born 1998Brazilian association football player
- Born 1912Mexican actor (1912-1963)
- Born 1961American actor and country music singer (born 1961)
- Born 1894American economist and investor (1894-1976)
- Born 194279th United States Attorney General
- Born 1987French footballer (born 1987)
- Born 1947Director General/International Atomic Energy Agency (1947-2019)
- Born 1918American journalist, game show host and actor (1918–2012)
- Born 1992English association football player (born 1992)
- Born 1966Brazilian association football player
May 9 birthstone
Emerald (green). Emerald is linked with rebirth, love and wisdom, and it was a favourite of Cleopatra.
May 9 birthday facts
- May 9 is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years), leaving 236 days until the end of the year.
- May 9 is the 203rd most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,083 babies born on an average May 9(1% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, May 9 birthdays fall in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in autumn.
- Babies born on May 9 were most likely conceived around August 17 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is November 9, six months after May 9.
- May 9 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 9?
May 9 falls under Taurus ♉, which runs from April 20 to May 20.
What is the birthstone for May 9?
The birthstone for May 9 is Emerald, the May birthstone. The May birth flowers are Lily of the valley and Hawthorn.
Who are famous people born on May 9?
Famous people born on May 9 include J. M. Barrie (1860), Howard Carter (1874), José Ortega y Gasset (1883), Glenda Jackson (1936), János Áder (1959), Billy Joel (1949).
How common is a May 9 birthday?
May 9 is the 203rd most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,083 babies born on an average May 9.
What day of the year is May 9?
May 9 is the 129th day of the year in common years and the 130th day in leap years.