December 15 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is December 15, 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 L. L. Zamenhof and Henri Becquerel.
- Zodiac sign
- ♐ Sagittarius
- Element
- Fire
- Ruling planet
- Jupiter
- Birthstone
- Turquoise, Tanzanite, Zircon
- Birth flower
- Narcissus, Holly
- Day of year
- 349th
- Popularity
- 150th of 366
- Half birthday
- June 15
- Next December 15
- December 15
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December 15 zodiac: Sagittarius ♐
People born on December 15 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 15
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on December 15, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1859Polish-Jewish physician and inventor of Esperanto (1859-1917)
- Born 1852French physicist (1852–1908)
- Born 1832French chemical engineer and architect (1832–1923)
- Born 1907Brazilian architect (1907–2012)
- Born 1923Theoretical physicist and mathematician (1923–2020)
- Born 1986Costa Rican association football player
- Born 1916New Zealand-born English physicist and biologist
- Born 1860Faroese physician and scientist of Icelandic descent
- Born 1980German politician (born 1980)
- Born 1892American industrialist and art collector (1892–1976)
- Born 1981Russian footballer
- Born 1933American actor and comedian (1933–2019)
- Born 1802Hungarian mathematician (1802–1860)
- Born 1992English footballer (born 1992)
- Born 1928Austrian artist (1928–2000)
- Born 1984Slovak association football player
- Born 1861President of Finland (1861–1945)
- Born 1949American actor and singer (born 1949)
- Born 1996Ukrainian association football player
- Born 1987Japanese association football player
- Born 1934Belarusian nuclear physicist and politician (1934—2022)
- Born 1952Danish footballer
- Born 1983Slovenian association football player
- Born 1979American actor
- Born 1879Austrian choreographer (1879-1958)
- Born 1972South Korean actor and businessman (born 1972)
- Born 1930Irish writer (1930–2024)
- Born 1982British actor (born 1982)
- Born 1906French Resistance member
- Born 1988French footballer (born 1988)
- Born 1992Brazilian association football player
- Born 1981British actress
- Born 1970Canadian actor (born 1970)
- Born 1934Former president of Puntland and President of Somalia (dead 2012)
- Born 1975Romanian footballer and manager
- Born 1870Austrian architect and product designer (1870-1956)
- Born 1989English association football player
- Born 1992Russian journalist and activist
- Born 1935Russian astronomer (1935-2001)
- Born 1997American actress (born 1997)
December 15 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 15 birthday facts
- December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years), leaving 16 days until the end of the year.
- December 15 is the 150th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,232 babies born on an average December 15(1% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, December 15 birthdays fall in autumn. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in spring.
- Babies born on December 15 were most likely conceived around March 24 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is June 15, six months after December 15.
- December 15 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 15?
December 15 falls under Sagittarius ♐, which runs from November 22 to December 21.
What is the birthstone for December 15?
The birthstone for December 15 is Turquoise or Tanzanite or Zircon, the December birthstones. The December birth flowers are Narcissus and Holly.
Who are famous people born on December 15?
Famous people born on December 15 include L. L. Zamenhof (1859), Henri Becquerel (1852), Gustave Eiffel (1832), Oscar Niemeyer (1907), Freeman Dyson (1923), Keylor Navas (1986).
How common is a December 15 birthday?
December 15 is the 150th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,232 babies born on an average December 15.
What day of the year is December 15?
December 15 is the 349th day of the year in common years and the 350th day in leap years.