August 5 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is August 5, 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 Neil Armstrong and Guy de Maupassant.
- Zodiac sign
- ♌ Leo
- Element
- Fire
- Ruling planet
- the Sun
- Birthstone
- Peridot, Spinel, Sardonyx
- Birth flower
- Gladiolus, Poppy
- Day of year
- 217th
- Popularity
- 66th of 366
- Half birthday
- February 5
- Next August 5
- August 5
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August 5 zodiac: Leo ♌
People born on August 5 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 5
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on August 5, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1930American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)
- Born 1850French writer (1850-1893)
- Born 1968French politician (born 1968)
- Born 1681Danish-born Russian explorer (1681-1741)
- Born 1974Indian film actress
- Born 1906American film director, screenwriter, and actor (1906–1987)
- Born 1952Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–1993; 1998–2023)
- Born 2004Spanish association football player
- Born 1813Norwegian linguist and poet, dubbed the father of Nynorsk (1813 – 1896)
- Born 1772Second Qajar shah of Iran (1797–1834).
- Born 1827President of Brazil (1827-1892)
- Born 1963British actor
- Born 1985Ivorian association football player
- Born 197111th Prime Minister of Latvia
- Born 1996Japanese association football player
- Born 1980English footballer (born 1980)
- Born 1984German singer
- Born 1908Australian politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia (1908-1967)
- Born 1862British man with severe deformities known as the Elephant Man
- Born 1966American screenwriter and filmmaker (born 1966)
- Born 1995Danish association football player
- Born 1987Indian actress (born 1987)
- Born 1968British racing driver (1968–2007)
- Born 1962Jamaican-American basketball player
- Born 1989English association football player
- Born 1912French Catholic priest, founder of the Emmaus movement, subject of sexual abuse scandals
- Born 1911American actor (1911-1969)
- Born 1945American actress (1945–2025)
- Born 1948English association football player (1948–2020)
- Born 1974Australian association football player
- Born 1906Italian physicist (1906-1938?)
- Born 1998Swiss association football player
- Born 1991Mexican race car driver
- Born 1997American actress and singer-songwriter (born 1997)
- Born 1976Slovenian football referee
- Born 1889American novelist and poet (1889–1973)
- Born 1985Belgian association football player
- Born 1993Icelandic footballer
- Born 1948Ni-Vanuatu politician and Anglican priest
- Born 1937President of São Tomé and Príncipe, economist
August 5 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 5 birthday facts
- August 5 is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years), leaving 148 days until the end of the year.
- August 5 is the 66th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,650 babies born on an average August 5(4% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, August 5 birthdays fall in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in winter.
- Babies born on August 5 were most likely conceived around November 13 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is February 5, six months after August 5.
- August 5 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 5?
August 5 falls under Leo ♌, which runs from July 23 to August 22.
What is the birthstone for August 5?
The birthstone for August 5 is Peridot or Spinel or Sardonyx, the August birthstones. The August birth flowers are Gladiolus and Poppy.
Who are famous people born on August 5?
Famous people born on August 5 include Neil Armstrong (1930), Guy de Maupassant (1850), Marine Le Pen (1968), Vitus Bering (1681), Kajol (1974), John Huston (1906).
How common is a August 5 birthday?
August 5 is the 66th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,650 babies born on an average August 5.
What day of the year is August 5?
August 5 is the 217th day of the year in common years and the 218th day in leap years.