December 9 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is December 9, 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 John Milton and Peter Kropotkin.
- Zodiac sign
- ♐ Sagittarius
- Element
- Fire
- Ruling planet
- Jupiter
- Birthstone
- Turquoise, Tanzanite, Zircon
- Birth flower
- Narcissus, Holly
- Day of year
- 343rd
- Popularity
- 290th of 366
- Half birthday
- June 9
- Next December 9
- December 9
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December 9 zodiac: Sagittarius ♐
People born on December 9 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 9
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on December 9, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1608English poet and civil servant (1608–1674)
- Born 1842Russian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921)
- Born 1916American actor (1916–2020)
- Born 1954Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995-2013) and President of the European Commission (2014-2019)
- Born 1934English actress (born 1934)
- Born 1868German chemist and receiver of the Nobel prize (1868–1934)
- Born 1946Indian politician
- Born 1906American computer scientist and United States Navy officer (1906–1992)
- Born 1920President of Italy from 1999 to 2006
- Born 1953American actor
- Born 1895Spanish Republican leader of the Spanish Civil War and communist politician (1895-1989)
- Born 1926American particle physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics
- Born 1917American physicist
- Born 1962American actress
- Born 1987American chess player
- Born 1717German art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library (1717–1768)
- Born 1919Nobel Prize-winning American inorganic and organic chemist
- Born 1969French footballer (born 1969)
- Born 1929Australian politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Australia (1929-2019)
- Born 1911American actor (1911–1986)
- Born 1929Greek-American actor, film director, and screenwriter (1929–1989)
- Born 1980American actor and comedian
- Born 1963Empress consort of Japan
- Born 1748French chemist (1748-1822)
- Born 1981Indian model and actress
- Born 1966American politician (born 1966)
- Born 1905American screenwriter (1905–1976)
- Born 1970Brazilian association football player
- Born 1972American drummer
- Born 1901Austro-Hungarian writer (1901–1938)
- Born 1988Ghanaian footballer (born 1988)
- Born 1908Somali politician (1908-2007)
- Born 1970French author
- Born 1968American professional wrestler and 1996 Olympic gold medalist
- Born 1751Queen consort of Spain (1751-1819)
- Born 1941American actor
- Born 1880Bengali feminist writer and social reformer (1880-1932)
- Born 1925Czech anthropologist, philosopher and sociologist
- Born 1915German opera soprano (1915–2006)
- Born 1971British film producer (born 1971)
December 9 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 9 birthday facts
- December 9 is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years), leaving 22 days until the end of the year.
- December 9 is the 290th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,893 babies born on an average December 9(3% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, December 9 birthdays fall in autumn. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in spring.
- Babies born on December 9 were most likely conceived around March 18 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is June 9, six months after December 9.
- December 9 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 9?
December 9 falls under Sagittarius ♐, which runs from November 22 to December 21.
What is the birthstone for December 9?
The birthstone for December 9 is Turquoise or Tanzanite or Zircon, the December birthstones. The December birth flowers are Narcissus and Holly.
Who are famous people born on December 9?
Famous people born on December 9 include John Milton (1608), Peter Kropotkin (1842), Kirk Douglas (1916), Jean-Claude Juncker (1954), Judi Dench (1934), Fritz Haber (1868).
How common is a December 9 birthday?
December 9 is the 290th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,893 babies born on an average December 9.
What day of the year is December 9?
December 9 is the 343rd day of the year in common years and the 344th day in leap years.