December 11 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is December 11, your zodiac sign is Sagittarius ♐, your birthstone is Turquoise or Tanzanite or Zircon and your birth flower is Narcissus or Holly. You share your birthday with Naguib Mahfouz and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.
- Zodiac sign
- ♐ Sagittarius
- Element
- Fire
- Ruling planet
- Jupiter
- Birthstone
- Turquoise, Tanzanite, Zircon
- Birth flower
- Narcissus, Holly
- Day of year
- 345th
- Popularity
- 265th of 366
- Half birthday
- June 11
- Next December 11
- December 11
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December 11 zodiac: Sagittarius ♐
People born on December 11 fall under Sagittarius, the 9th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from November 22 to December 21. Sagittarius is a mutable fire sign ruled by Jupiter, and its symbol is the archer.
Sagittarius, the Archer, is the zodiac's traveller and philosopher. The sign is linked with adventure, learning and big ideas, and Sagittarians are often pictured as upbeat, curious people who love freedom.
Read more about Sagittarius traits, love and compatibility →
Famous people born on December 11
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on December 11, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1911Egyptian writer (1911–2006)
- Born 1918Russian writer, publicist, poet and politician (1918–2008)
- Born 1803French composer and conductor (1803–1869)
- Born 1843German physician, bacteriologist (1843–1910)
- Born 1882German-Jewish physicist and mathematician (1882–1970)
- Born 1943American politician and diplomat (born 1943)
- Born 1969Indian chess grandmaster
- Born 1810French writer (1810–1857)
- Born 1935President of India from 2012 to 2017
- Born 1931Indian guru and leader of the Rajneesh movement (1931–1990)
- Born 1968French microbiologist and biochemist (born 1968)
- Born 1913French actor and theatre director (1913-1998)
- Born 1996American actress and singer (born 1996)
- Born 19614th President of Senegal, formerly Prime Minister
- Born 1863American astronomer (1863-1941)
- Born 1984English association football player (born 1984)
- Born 1781Scottish astronomer and mathematician (1781–1868)
- Born 1930French actor (1930–2022)
- Born 1931Puerto Rican actress (born 1931)
- Born 1992Japanese association football player
- Born 1912Italian film producer (1912-2007)
- Born 1981Argentine footballer
- Born 1954Nepalese politician and former prime minister
- Born 1925American neuroscientist (1925-2019)
- Born 1922Indian actor and politician (1922-2021)
- Born 1974American professional wrestler
- Born 1944American actress (1944–2024)
- Born 1908Portuguese film director (1908–2015)
- Born 1967American stand-up comedian and actress
- Born 1849Swedish writer (1849-1926)
- Born 1991Swedish singer and songwriter
- Born 1979American author
- Born 1944Italian singer (born 1944)
- Born 1973American rapper
- Born 1882American politician; 99th Mayor of New York City (1934–45)
- Born 1943French political theorist
- Born 1931American legal philosopher (1931-2013)
- Born 1944American singer and recording artist (born 1944)
- Born 1724Elector Palatine (1742-1777), Elector of Bavaria (1777-1799)
- Born 1957Italian Roman Catholic bishop
December 11 birthstone
Turquoise (sky blue). Turquoise is one of the oldest known gems and is linked with protection, luck and friendship.
Tanzanite (violet blue). Tanzanite, found only in Tanzania, is associated with transformation and insight.
Zircon (blue and many colours). Zircon is linked with wisdom, honour and prosperity.
December 11 birthday facts
- December 11 is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years), leaving 20 days until the end of the year.
- December 11 is the 265th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,944 babies born on an average December 11(2% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, December 11 birthdays fall in autumn. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in spring.
- Babies born on December 11 were most likely conceived around March 20 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is June 11, six months after December 11.
- December 11 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 December 11?
December 11 falls under Sagittarius ♐, which runs from November 22 to December 21.
What is the birthstone for December 11?
The birthstone for December 11 is Turquoise or Tanzanite or Zircon, the December birthstones. The December birth flowers are Narcissus and Holly.
Who are famous people born on December 11?
Famous people born on December 11 include Naguib Mahfouz (1911), Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918), Hector Berlioz (1803), Robert Koch (1843), Max Born (1882), John Kerry (1943).
How common is a December 11 birthday?
December 11 is the 265th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,944 babies born on an average December 11.
What day of the year is December 11?
December 11 is the 345th day of the year in common years and the 346th day in leap years.