February 2 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is February 2, your zodiac sign is Aquarius ♒, your birthstone is Amethyst and your birth flower is Violet or Primrose. You share your birthday with Shakira and James Joyce.
- Zodiac sign
- ♒ Aquarius
- Element
- Air
- Ruling planet
- Uranus and Saturn
- Birthstone
- Amethyst
- Birth flower
- Violet, Primrose
- Day of year
- 33rd
- Popularity
- 237th of 366
- Half birthday
- August 2
- Next February 2
- February 2
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February 2 zodiac: Aquarius ♒
People born on February 2 fall under Aquarius, the 11th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from January 20 to February 18. Aquarius is a fixed air sign ruled by Uranus and Saturn, and its symbol is the water-bearer.
Aquarius is an air sign associated with originality, community and the future. Despite its name, the Water-Bearer is not a water sign; it is linked with ideas, innovation and a strong sense of fairness.
Famous people born on February 2
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on February 2, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1977Colombian singer-songwriter (born 1977)
- Born 1882Irish novelist and poet (1882–1941)
- Born 1905Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982)
- Born 1926French official and politician (1926–2020)
- Born 1952President of South Korea from 2013 to 2017
- Born 1987Spanish association football player (born 1987)
- Born 1649Pope of the Catholic Church from 1724 to 1730
- Born 1947American actress (1947–2009)
- Born 1946American stand-up comedian (born 1946)
- Born 1989Croatian footballer (born 1989)
- Born 1882Ruler of Transjordan and Jordan from 1921 to 1951
- Born 1946President of Eritrea since 1993
- Born 19634th President of Slovakia
- Born 18914th President of Italy (1891-1972)
- Born 1996Irish actor
- Born 1886British film director (1886–1960)
- Born 1933Burmese senior general and head of state of Myanmar of Myanmar from 1992 to 2011
- Born 1978Japanese association football player
- Born 1901Russian-American violinist (1901–1987)
- Born 1927American jazz saxophonist (1927–1991)
- Born 1913Japanese farmer and philosopher (1913-2008)
- Born 1859British physician, writer, and social reformer (1859-1939)
- Born 1939American economist (1939–2014)
- Born 1882Greek prince; father of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, grandfather Charles III (1882-1944)
- Born 1912Last remaining survivor of Titanic disaster
- Born 1931Dutch politician
- Born 1999Spanish footballer (born 1999)
- Born 1969Estonian-Russian footballer and manager (born 1969)
- Born 1946President of Mali (1992 to 2002)
- Born 1928Italian politician (1928–2022)
- Born 1967Brazilian football player (1967–2025)
- Born 1985Portuguese footballer
- Born 1915Israeli diplomat and politician (1915-2002)
- Born 1949American actor
- Born 1700German writer, dramaturge, linguist and literary theorist as well as professor of poetics, logic and metaphysics (1700–1766)
- Born 1896Polish mathematician (1896–1980)
- Born 1829German naturalist (1829-1884)
- Born 1983Swedish heptathlete and long jumper
- Born 1904Soviet aviator, Hero of the Soviet Union (1904-1938)
- Born 1994Albanian association football player (born 1994)
February 2 birthstone
Amethyst (purple). Amethyst is associated with calm, clarity and wisdom. Its name comes from the Greek for "not intoxicated".
February 2 birthday facts
- February 2 is the 33rd day of the year (33rd in leap years), leaving 332 days until the end of the year.
- February 2 is the 237th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,999 babies born on an average February 2(2% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, February 2 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on February 2 were most likely conceived around May 12 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is August 2, six months after February 2.
- Chinese New Year can fall before or after February 2, so check your exact year with the Chinese zodiac calculator.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is February 2?
February 2 falls under Aquarius ♒, which runs from January 20 to February 18.
What is the birthstone for February 2?
The birthstone for February 2 is Amethyst, the February birthstone. The February birth flowers are Violet and Primrose.
Who are famous people born on February 2?
Famous people born on February 2 include Shakira (1977), James Joyce (1882), Ayn Rand (1905), Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926), Park Geun-hye (1952), Gerard Piqué (1987).
How common is a February 2 birthday?
February 2 is the 237th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,999 babies born on an average February 2.
What day of the year is February 2?
February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in common years and the 33rd day in leap years.