December 12 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is December 12, 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 Gustave Flaubert and Frank Sinatra.
- Zodiac sign
- ♐ Sagittarius
- Element
- Fire
- Ruling planet
- Jupiter
- Birthstone
- Turquoise, Tanzanite, Zircon
- Birth flower
- Narcissus, Holly
- Day of year
- 346th
- Popularity
- 99th of 366
- Half birthday
- June 12
- Next December 12
- December 12
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December 12 zodiac: Sagittarius ♐
People born on December 12 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 12
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on December 12, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1821French novelist (1821–1880)
- Born 1915American singer and actor (1915–1998)
- Born 1863Norwegian painter (1863–1944)
- Born 1928Soviet and Kyrgyz author (1928–2008)
- Born 1970American actress (born 1970)
- Born 1766Russian writer, poet, critic
- Born 1866Swiss chemist Nobel laureate (1866-1919)
- Born 1948Portuguese politician and academic, former President of Portugal
- Born 1791Empress Consort of the French from 1810 to 1814 and Monarch of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla from 1814 to 1847
- Born 1875German Field Marshal during World War II (1875-1953)
- Born 1950Indian actor (born 1950)
- Born 2001French footballer (born 2001)
- Born 1937American singer and actress (1937–2025)
- Born 1903Japanese film director, screenwriter (1903–1963)
- Born 1984Danish association football player (born 1984)
- Born 1975American actress, television personality, and author (born 1975)
- Born 1893Romanian-American actor (1893-1973)
- Born 1731English physician (1731-1802)
- Born 1745Founding Father, U.S. Chief Justice from 1789 to 1795
- Born 1990Nigerian association football player (born 1990)
- Born 1799Russian painter (1799-1852)
- Born 1946Brazilian racing driver (born 1946)
- Born 1949British actor (born 1949)
- Born 1950American Nobel laureate in economics
- Born 1940American singer (born 1940)
- Born 1905Russian Soviet writer and journalist (1905-1964)
- Born 1927American physicist, engineer and entrepreneur (1927–1990), co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel
- Born 1915Japanese association football player (1915-1977)
- Born 1929English playwright (1929-1994)
- Born 196350th president of Panama
- Born 1969British writer (1969–2025)
- Born 1962US tennis player
- Born 1949President of Madagascar from 2002 to 2009
- Born 193459th President of Mexico
- Born 1923American game show host (1923–2023)
- Born 1977Japanese association football player (born 1977)
- Born 1945Former prime minister of Jamaica
- Born 1933Cameroonian musician and songwriter, recording artist (1933–2020)
- Born 1957Italian writer (1957-)
- Born 1900Hungarian–American scientist and inventor (1900–1995)
December 12 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 12 birthday facts
- December 12 is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years), leaving 19 days until the end of the year.
- December 12 is the 99th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,505 babies born on an average December 12(3% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, December 12 birthdays fall in autumn. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in spring.
- Babies born on December 12 were most likely conceived around March 21 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is June 12, six months after December 12.
- December 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 December 12?
December 12 falls under Sagittarius ♐, which runs from November 22 to December 21.
What is the birthstone for December 12?
The birthstone for December 12 is Turquoise or Tanzanite or Zircon, the December birthstones. The December birth flowers are Narcissus and Holly.
Who are famous people born on December 12?
Famous people born on December 12 include Gustave Flaubert (1821), Frank Sinatra (1915), Edvard Munch (1863), Chinghiz Aitmatov (1928), Jennifer Connelly (1970), Nikolay Karamzin (1766).
How common is a December 12 birthday?
December 12 is the 99th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,505 babies born on an average December 12.
What day of the year is December 12?
December 12 is the 346th day of the year in common years and the 347th day in leap years.