December 23 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is December 23, 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 Akihito and Alexander I of Russia.
- Zodiac sign
- ♑ Capricorn
- Element
- Earth
- Ruling planet
- Saturn
- Birthstone
- Turquoise, Tanzanite, Zircon
- Birth flower
- Narcissus, Holly
- Day of year
- 357th
- Popularity
- 352nd of 366
- Half birthday
- June 23
- Next December 23
- December 23
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December 23 zodiac: Capricorn ♑
People born on December 23 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.
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 23
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on December 23, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1933Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019
- Born 1777The tenth Emperor of Russia (1777–1825)
- Born 1918Chancellor of West Germany (1974–1982)
- Born 1805American religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (1805–1844)
- Born 194012th president of Pakistan from 2013 to 2018
- Born 1896Sicilian Prince and writer (1896-1957)
- Born 1950Spanish footballer and manager (born 1950)
- Born 1962Director at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany
- Born 1963American writer
- Born 1902Prime Minister of India (1979-1980)
- Born 2002Canadian actor and musician (born 2002)
- Born 1943Queen consort of Sweden
- Born 1964American singer and guitarist
- Born 1911Danish immunologist
- Born 1929American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929-1988)
- Born 1997Serbian association football player
- Born 1812Scottish writer and journalist (1812-1904)
- Born 1916Italian film director (1916-2008)
- Born 1945Egyptian judge and statesman; former interim President of Egypt
- Born 1793First Emir of Afghanistan (1823-1863)
- Born 1867American entrepreneur (1867-1919)
- Born 1732Textile entrepreneur; developer of the spinning frame (known as the water frame)
- Born 1750King of Saxony from 1806 to 1827 (1750-1827)
- Born 1958President of Trinidad and Tobago
- Born 1944United States Army general and 2004 Democratic Party presidential candidate
- Born 1956English guitarist
- Born 1862Belgian historian (1862-1935)
- Born 1908Armenian-Canadian photographer (1908–2002)
- Born 1986Hungarian association football player
- Born 1943Russian and French mathematician and academic
- Born 1959Prime Minister of Togo (2020-2025)
- Born 1858Russian theatre director (1858-1943)
- Born 1976Brazilian volleyball player
- Born 1938American Internet pioneer, computer scientist (born 1938)
- Born 1968American photographer (born 1968)
- Born 194225th Governor-General of Australia
- Born 192590th Prime Minister of France (1925-1993)
- Born 1810English zoologist and pharmacist (1810–1873)
- Born 1810German archaeologist, egyptologist and librarian (1810-1884)
- Born 1605Emperor of the Ming Dynasty
December 23 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 23 birthday facts
- December 23 is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years), leaving 8 days until the end of the year.
- December 23 is the 352nd most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,383 babies born on an average December 23(7% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, December 23 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on December 23 were most likely conceived around April 1 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is June 23, six months after December 23.
- December 23 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 23?
December 23 falls under Capricorn ♑, which runs from December 22 to January 19.
What is the birthstone for December 23?
The birthstone for December 23 is Turquoise or Tanzanite or Zircon, the December birthstones. The December birth flowers are Narcissus and Holly.
Who are famous people born on December 23?
Famous people born on December 23 include Akihito (1933), Alexander I of Russia (1777), Helmut Schmidt (1918), Joseph Smith (1805), Mamnoon Hussain (1940), Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896).
How common is a December 23 birthday?
December 23 is the 352nd most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,383 babies born on an average December 23.
What day of the year is December 23?
December 23 is the 357th day of the year in common years and the 358th day in leap years.