August 12 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is August 12, your zodiac sign is Leo ♌, your birthstone is Peridot or Spinel or Sardonyx and your birth flower is Gladiolus or Poppy. You share your birthday with François Hollande and Erwin Schrödinger.
- Zodiac sign
- ♌ Leo
- Element
- Fire
- Ruling planet
- the Sun
- Birthstone
- Peridot, Spinel, Sardonyx
- Birth flower
- Gladiolus, Poppy
- Day of year
- 224th
- Popularity
- 44th of 366
- Half birthday
- February 12
- Next August 12
- August 12
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August 12 zodiac: Leo ♌
People born on August 12 fall under Leo, the 5th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from July 23 to August 22. Leo is a fixed fire sign ruled by the Sun, and its symbol is the lion.
Leo is ruled by the Sun, and the sign is linked with warmth, creativity and self-expression. The Lion is traditionally cast as a confident, generous personality who enjoys the spotlight and lifts up the people around them.
Famous people born on August 12
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on August 12, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1954President of France from 2012 to 2017 (born 1954)
- Born 1887Austrian physicist (1887–1961)
- Born 1930Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)
- Born 1866Spanish writer (1866-1954)
- Born 1762King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1820 to 1830
- Born 1990Italian association football player
- Born 1971American tennis player (born 1971)
- Born 1831Russian occult writer (1831-1891)
- Born 1924President of Pakistan from 1978 to 1988 Of Saudi origin
- Born 1983Dutch association football player (born 1983)
- Born 1975American actor
- Born 1881American film director, producer and actor (1881–1959)
- Born 1774English romantic poet (1774–1843)
- Born 1992English model and actor (born 1992)
- Born 1949British musician (born 1949)
- Born 1999Dutch association football player (born 1999)
- Born 1949President of Brazil from 1990 to 1992
- Born 1932Queen Consort of Thailand from 1950 to 2016, since then Queen Mother (1932–2025)
- Born 1981French footballer (born 1981)
- Born 1993Polish-Czech singer
- Born 1964Spanish association football player
- Born 1989English association football player (born 1989)
- Born 1911Mexican comic film actor, producer, and screenwriter (1911–1993)
- Born 1962Japanese association football player
- Born 1904Last Russian tsesarevich and heir apparent of the Russian Empire (1904–1918); youngest child of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse)
- Born 1945French architect (b.1945)
- Born 1996Brazilian association football player
- Born 1844Religious leader in the Sudan, self-proclaimed as the Mahdi (1844-1885)
- Born 1990French footballer (born 1990)
- Born 1965Palestinian militant leader, former commander-in-chief of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades
- Born 1942Japanese association football player
- Born 1935American actor (1935–1978)
- Born 1988British boxer (born 1988)
- Born 1998Greek tennis player
- Born 1965American actor (born 1965)
- Born 19021st vice president of Indonesia from 1945 to 1956 (1902–1980)
- Born 1919British-born American astronomer (1919–2020)
- Born 1953Vice President of Bolivia from 2002 to 2003 and President of Bolivia from 2003 to 2005
- Born 1919Father of Indian space programme (1919–1971)
- Born 19101st President of Singapore (1910–1970)
August 12 birthstone
Peridot (lime green). Peridot is linked with strength and good fortune. Some peridot has even been found in meteorites.
Spinel (many colours, often red). Spinel is associated with renewal and energy, and was long mistaken for ruby.
Sardonyx (red and white bands). Sardonyx is traditionally linked with courage, happiness and clear communication.
August 12 birthday facts
- August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years), leaving 141 days until the end of the year.
- August 12 is the 44th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,790 babies born on an average August 12(6% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, August 12 birthdays fall in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in winter.
- Babies born on August 12 were most likely conceived around November 20 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is February 12, six months after August 12.
- August 12 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 August 12?
August 12 falls under Leo ♌, which runs from July 23 to August 22.
What is the birthstone for August 12?
The birthstone for August 12 is Peridot or Spinel or Sardonyx, the August birthstones. The August birth flowers are Gladiolus and Poppy.
Who are famous people born on August 12?
Famous people born on August 12 include François Hollande (1954), Erwin Schrödinger (1887), George Soros (1930), Jacinto Benavente (1866), George IV (1762), Mario Balotelli (1990).
How common is a August 12 birthday?
August 12 is the 44th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,790 babies born on an average August 12.
What day of the year is August 12?
August 12 is the 224th day of the year in common years and the 225th day in leap years.