December 13 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is December 13, 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 Taylor Swift and Heinrich Heine.
- Zodiac sign
- ♐ Sagittarius
- Element
- Fire
- Ruling planet
- Jupiter
- Birthstone
- Turquoise, Tanzanite, Zircon
- Birth flower
- Narcissus, Holly
- Day of year
- 347th
- Popularity
- 286th of 366
- Half birthday
- June 13
- Next December 13
- December 13
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December 13 zodiac: Sagittarius ♐
People born on December 13 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.
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Famous people born on December 13
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on December 13, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1989American singer-songwriter (born 1989)
- Born 1797German poet, writer and literary critic (1797–1856)
- Born 1929Canadian actor (1929–2021)
- Born 1967American actor, comedian, and singer (born 1967)
- Born 1953American economist (born 1953)
- Born 1957American actor
- Born 1923American physicist (1923-2020)
- Born 1981American singer, pianist and songwriter
- Born 1816German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816–1892)
- Born 1984Spanish association football player
- Born 1902American sociologist (1902 – 1979)
- Born 1873Russian poet, prose writer, dramatist, translator, critic and historian (1873–1924)
- Born 1818First Lady of the United States from 1861 to 1865
- Born 1887Hungarian mathematician (1887-1985)
- Born 1911Norwegian economist and econometrician
- Born 1925American actor and comedian (born 1925)
- Born 193649th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims
- Born 1920American politician (1920–2021)
- Born 1995British actor (born 1995)
- Born 1678Emperor of Qing-dynasty China from 1722 to 1735 (1678–1735)
- Born 1964Latvian politician (born 1964)
- Born 1780German chemist
- Born 1961Japanese association football player
- Born 1975American rock musician
- Born 1915German-Austrian actor (1915–1982)
- Born 1984Czech association football player (1984-)
- Born 1945American businessman (1945–2020)
- Born 1923Catalan painter, sculptor and art theorist (1923-2012)
- Born 1986Swedish association football player
- Born 1970President of Vietnam (2023–2024)
- Born 1972Japanese association football player
- Born 1906Duchess of Kent from 1934 to 1968
- Born 1915Prime Minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978
- Born 1877Ukrainian composer, ethnomusicologist, and conductor (1877–1921)
- Born 1960Angolan journalist, writer
- Born 1964Japanese musician (1964–1998)
- Born 1920First General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (r. 1955-1992)
- Born 1871Canadian painter and writer (1871–1945)
- Born 1915American writer (1915–1983)
- Born 1989Kenyan middle-distance runner
December 13 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 13 birthday facts
- December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years), leaving 18 days until the end of the year.
- December 13 is the 286th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,903 babies born on an average December 13(2% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, December 13 birthdays fall in autumn. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in spring.
- Babies born on December 13 were most likely conceived around March 22 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is June 13, six months after December 13.
- December 13 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 13?
December 13 falls under Sagittarius ♐, which runs from November 22 to December 21.
What is the birthstone for December 13?
The birthstone for December 13 is Turquoise or Tanzanite or Zircon, the December birthstones. The December birth flowers are Narcissus and Holly.
Who are famous people born on December 13?
Famous people born on December 13 include Taylor Swift (1989), Heinrich Heine (1797), Christopher Plummer (1929), Jamie Foxx (1967), Ben Bernanke (1953), Steve Buscemi (1957).
How common is a December 13 birthday?
December 13 is the 286th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,903 babies born on an average December 13.
What day of the year is December 13?
December 13 is the 347th day of the year in common years and the 348th day in leap years.