Choose a month and day to see notable people born on that date, from ancient rulers to today's athletes and musicians. Filter by category, era or living people, and add your birth year to find your celebrity birthday twins.
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Famous birthdays
Data: Wikipedia “On this day” births feed (CC BY-SA). Ages are calculated from the birth year and today's date.
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How to use the Famous Birthdays by Date
Pick a month and day. The tool opens on today's date; use the arrows to step through the calendar or Shuffle date for a surprise.
Press Find birthdays to load everyone listed for that date in Wikipedia's births feed.
Narrow the list with the category buttons, the era menu, Living only or the search box.
Enter your birth year (optional) to highlight people born on exactly the same day as you and see how much older or younger they are.
Open a name to read the Wikipedia article, or copy and download the list for a party quiz or a birthday card.
Fun ways to use famous birthdays
Birthday cards and toasts: mention a famous person who shares the birthday to make a card or speech more personal.
Classroom warm-ups: teachers can open today's date and ask students to guess which inventor, author or athlete was born on it.
Party quizzes: download the list as CSV and turn it into a “guess the birth year” game.
Social media posts: brands and creators often celebrate notable birthdays that match their topic, such as a scientist for a science channel.
Zodiac signs and birthstones by date
The chips above the list show the Western zodiac sign and the traditional modern birthstone for the chosen date. The sign boundaries below are the common tropical astrology dates; the exact change can shift by a day depending on the year.
Birthday falls between
Zodiac sign
Mar 21 – Apr 19
Aries ♈
Apr 20 – May 20
Taurus ♉
May 21 – Jun 20
Gemini ♊
Jun 21 – Jul 22
Cancer ♋
Jul 23 – Aug 22
Leo ♌
Aug 23 – Sep 22
Virgo ♍
Sep 23 – Oct 22
Libra ♎
Oct 23 – Nov 21
Scorpio ♏
Nov 22 – Dec 21
Sagittarius ♐
Dec 22 – Jan 19
Capricorn ♑
Jan 20 – Feb 18
Aquarius ♒
Feb 19 – Mar 20
Pisces ♓
Modern birthstones by month: January garnet, February amethyst, March aquamarine, April diamond, May emerald, June pearl, July ruby, August peridot, September sapphire, October opal, November topaz, December turquoise.
About the data
Each date's list is maintained by Wikipedia volunteers and includes people with their own Wikipedia article, so it leans toward people who are well documented in English-language sources. Birth years before the modern era can be uncertain, and a few entries may list a person's traditional rather than proven birth date. Click a name to read the full article and its sources.
Frequently asked questions
Where does the list of famous birthdays come from?
It comes from Wikipedia's public “On this day” births feed, the same list that appears in the Births section of each date's Wikipedia page. The tool requests it directly from Wikimedia in your browser; there is no account and no data about you is sent anywhere.
How are the ages calculated?
For living people the tool subtracts the birth year from the current year and says whether they have already turned that age this year or will turn it on the chosen date. For people who have died it shows the death year and their approximate age at death. People born more than 105 years ago without a recorded death year are not counted as living.
What is a birthday twin?
A birthday twin is someone born on exactly the same day, month and year as you. Enter your birth year and anyone on the list born that year is highlighted. Everyone else shows how many years before or after you they were born.
How are people sorted into categories?
Categories are assigned automatically from the short description in the Wikipedia list, such as “American actress” or “Brazilian footballer”, using keywords. People with several roles go into the category of the role mentioned first, and anyone who does not match a keyword is listed under Other.
Why are there fewer people for February 29?
Only about one in 1,461 days is a leap day, so far fewer notable people were born on February 29. Wikipedia lists them like any other date, and the tool shows the same details for leap-day birthdays.
Why does the list not load?
The list is fetched live from Wikipedia, so it needs an internet connection. If Wikipedia is slow or your network blocks it, you will see an error and a Try again button. Once a date has loaded it is cached for the rest of your browser session.
Can I share a specific date?
Yes. The page address updates with the date, for example #07-04 for July 4, so you can copy the link from your browser and anyone who opens it will see the same date.
Are all the tools on FreeToolCabin tested for quality and accuracy?
Yes! Every tool on our site undergoes automated Q/A testing in real browser environments to ensure high precision, correct output, and zero errors. If you happen to spot a bug or have a suggestion, please contact us at [email protected] and our team will review it right away.