December 22 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is December 22, your zodiac sign is Capricorn ♑, your birthstone is Turquoise or Tanzanite or Zircon and your birth flower is Narcissus or Holly. You share your birthday with Basshunter and Giacomo Puccini.
- Zodiac sign
- ♑ Capricorn
- Element
- Earth
- Ruling planet
- Saturn
- Birthstone
- Turquoise, Tanzanite, Zircon
- Birth flower
- Narcissus, Holly
- Day of year
- 356th
- Popularity
- 107th of 366
- Half birthday
- June 22
- Next December 22
- December 22
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December 22 zodiac: Capricorn ♑
People born on December 22 fall under Capricorn, the 10th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from December 22 to January 19. Capricorn is a cardinal earth sign ruled by Saturn, and its symbol is the sea-goat.
Cusp birthday: December 22 sits on the boundary between Capricorn and Sagittarius. The exact moment the Sun changes signs shifts slightly from year to year, so people born on this date may want to check their birth year and time.
Capricorn is an earth sign ruled by Saturn and associated with ambition, structure and long-term goals. The Sea-Goat is described as climbing steadily toward the top, one careful step at a time.
Famous people born on December 22
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on December 22, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1984Swedish singer, record producer, and DJ
- Born 1858Italian opera composer (1858–1924)
- Born 1639French dramatist (1639-1699)
- Born 1887Indian mathematician (1887–1920)
- Born 2000American actor and singer-songwriter
- Born 1962English actor, director and producer (born 1962)
- Born 1972French singer, model and actress
- Born 1970American politician (born 1970)
- Born 1666Tenth Sikh guru (1661–1708)
- Born 1876Italian poet and editor, founder of the Futurist movement (1876-1944)
- Born 1974Mexican rapper and pastor
- Born 1912First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969
- Born 19484th President of Moldova (r. 2012–2016)
- Born 1960American artist (1960–1988)
- Born 1993American singer-songwriter (born 1993)
- Born 1856American politician (1856-1937)
- Born 1955German biochemist
- Born 1941Nobel laureate in chemistry & American chemist
- Born 1963Italian association football player
- Born 1942Japanese association football player (1942–2017)
- Born 1993French-Portuguese footballer
- Born 1989American singer
- Born 1937Russian writer (1937–2018)
- Born 1949British singer (1949–2012)
- Born 1903American neuroscientist
- Born 1979Japanese association football player
- Born 1943American politician and diplomat (born 1943)
- Born 1959German association football manager and former player
- Born 1958Japanese association football player
- Born 194737th President of Honduras (2010–2014)
- Born 1963Swiss politician
- Born 1987Portuguese footballer
- Born 1894Ukrainian composer, conductor, teacher (1894–1968)
- Born 1883French composer (1883-1965)
- Born 1983Portuguese association football player
- Born 1949British musician (1949–2003)
- Born 18893rd President of Israel (1963–1973)
- Born 1975Japanese association football player
- Born 1838Russian chemist
- Born 1723German composer
December 22 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 22 birthday facts
- December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years), leaving 9 days until the end of the year.
- December 22 is the 107th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,432 babies born on an average December 22(2% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, December 22 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on December 22 were most likely conceived around March 31 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is June 22, six months after December 22.
- December 22 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 22?
December 22 falls under Capricorn ♑, which runs from December 22 to January 19. Because December 22 is on the edge of the sign, some astrologers say people born that day are on the Capricorn–Sagittarius cusp.
What is the birthstone for December 22?
The birthstone for December 22 is Turquoise or Tanzanite or Zircon, the December birthstones. The December birth flowers are Narcissus and Holly.
Who are famous people born on December 22?
Famous people born on December 22 include Basshunter (1984), Giacomo Puccini (1858), Jean Racine (1639), Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887), Joshua Bassett (2000), Ralph Fiennes (1962).
How common is a December 22 birthday?
December 22 is the 107th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,432 babies born on an average December 22.
What day of the year is December 22?
December 22 is the 356th day of the year in common years and the 357th day in leap years.