September 17 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is September 17, your zodiac sign is Virgo ♍, your birthstone is Sapphire and your birth flower is Aster or Morning glory. You share your birthday with Narendra Modi and Bernhard Riemann.
- Zodiac sign
- ♍ Virgo
- Element
- Earth
- Ruling planet
- Mercury
- Birthstone
- Sapphire
- Birth flower
- Aster, Morning glory
- Day of year
- 260th
- Popularity
- 4th of 366
- Half birthday
- March 17
- Next September 17
- September 17
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September 17 zodiac: Virgo ♍
People born on September 17 fall under Virgo, the 6th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from August 23 to September 22. Virgo is a mutable earth sign ruled by Mercury, and its symbol is the maiden.
Virgo is an earth sign associated with service, skill and attention to detail. Virgos are often described as the helpers of the zodiac: organised, thoughtful and quietly making everything run smoothly.
Famous people born on September 17
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on September 17, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1950Prime Minister of India since 2014
- Born 1826German mathematician (1826–1866)
- Born 1968American singer
- Born 1857Russian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory (1857-1935)
- Born 1975American racing driver
- Born 1931American actress (1931–2005)
- Born 19564th President of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan
- Born 1743French philosopher, mathematician, and political scientist (1743–1794)
- Born 1958Slovenian politician (born 1958)
- Born 1935American novelist (1935–2001)
- Born 1923American singer-songwriter (1923–1953)
- Born 1922President of Angola (1975-1979)
- Born 1883American poet (1883-1963)
- Born 1944Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
- Born 1960British racing driver
- Born 1968Spanish footballer and manager (1968-2014)
- Born 1869Norwegian diplomat and Nobel Peace Prize recipient (1869-1938)
- Born 19186th President of Israel (1983–1993) – (born1918–1997)
- Born 1965American film director and producer
- Born 1930American astronaut (1930-2016)
- Born 1996French racing driver
- Born 1929British motor racing driver (1929-2020)
- Born 1939Soviet and Russian film director and actor (1939–2021)
- Born 1985Czech tennis player (born 1985)
- Born 1977Italian association football player (born 1977)
- Born 1985Russian ice hockey player
- Born 1945American basketball player, coach and executive
- Born 1978Dutch football manager (born 1978)
- Born 1688Queen consort of Spain (1688-1714)
- Born 1904British dancer and choreographer (1904–1988)
- Born 1962Australian writer, director, and producer (born 1962)
- Born 1930American astronaut (1930–2024)
- Born 1931French screenwriter and actor (1931-2021)
- Born 1971Slovak actress, model and TV presenter
- Born 1915Indian artist (1915–2011)
- Born 1996British actress (born 1996)
- Born 1969British singer and musician (1969-2019)
- Born 1965American actor (born 1965)
- Born 1928British actor (1928–1998)
- Born 1933United States Senator from Iowa since 1981
September 17 birthstone
Sapphire (blue). Sapphire is associated with wisdom, loyalty and nobility, and has been worn by royalty for centuries.
September 17 birthday facts
- September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years), leaving 105 days until the end of the year.
- September 17 is the 4th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 12,201 babies born on an average September 17(9% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, September 17 birthdays fall in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in winter.
- Babies born on September 17 were most likely conceived around December 26 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is March 17, six months after September 17.
- September 17 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 September 17?
September 17 falls under Virgo ♍, which runs from August 23 to September 22.
What is the birthstone for September 17?
The birthstone for September 17 is Sapphire, the September birthstone. The September birth flowers are Aster and Morning glory.
Who are famous people born on September 17?
Famous people born on September 17 include Narendra Modi (1950), Bernhard Riemann (1826), Anastacia (1968), Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857), Jimmie Johnson (1975), Anne Bancroft (1931).
How common is a September 17 birthday?
September 17 is the 4th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 12,201 babies born on an average September 17.
What day of the year is September 17?
September 17 is the 260th day of the year in common years and the 261st day in leap years.