February 22 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is February 22, your zodiac sign is Pisces ♓, your birthstone is Amethyst and your birth flower is Violet or Primrose. You share your birthday with George Washington and Arthur Schopenhauer.
- Zodiac sign
- ♓ Pisces
- Element
- Water
- Ruling planet
- Neptune and Jupiter
- Birthstone
- Amethyst
- Birth flower
- Violet, Primrose
- Day of year
- 53rd
- Popularity
- 182nd of 366
- Half birthday
- August 22
- Next February 22
- February 22
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February 22 zodiac: Pisces ♓
People born on February 22 fall under Pisces, the 12th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from February 19 to March 20. Pisces is a mutable water sign ruled by Neptune and Jupiter, and its symbol is the fish.
Pisces is the final sign of the zodiac and a water sign linked with imagination, empathy and creativity. The two fish swimming in opposite directions are often read as a symbol of a dreamy, sensitive nature.
Famous people born on February 22
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on February 22, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1732Founding Father and first U.S. president (1732–1799)
- Born 1788German philosopher (1788-1860)
- Born 1857German physicist (1857–1894)
- Born 1857Lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, founder and Chief Scout of the Scout Movement (1857-1941)
- Born 1975American actress (born 1975)
- Born 1943German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010
- Born 1900Spanish-Mexican filmmaker (1900–1983)
- Born 1962Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
- Born 19212nd president (1966–76) and emperor (r. 1976–79) of the Central African Republic
- Born 1949Austrian former Formula 1 driver (1949–2019)
- Born 1864French author (1864-1910)
- Born 1932United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1962 to 2009
- Born 1840German social democrat politician (1840–1913)
- Born 1974English singer-songwriter (born 1974)
- Born 1944American filmmaker (1944–2017)
- Born 1984Serbian association football player
- Born 1987Argentine association football player
- Born 1914Italian-born American virologist (1914-2012)
- Born 1952Prime Minister of Nepal (2015–2016; 2018–2021; 2024–2025)
- Born 1892American poet (1892–1950)
- Born 1918American who was the tallest recorded person in history (1918–1940)
- Born 1959American actor
- Born 1950British actress
- Born 1986Japanese association football player
- Born 1958Tunisian politician, academic and jurist
- Born 1992Swiss association football player (born 1992)
- Born 1936American immunologist and microbiologist who specialized in cancer research
- Born 1935Serbian and Yugoslav novelist (1935–1989)
- Born 1796Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist (1796-1874)
- Born 1950American basketball player (born 1950)
- Born 1824French astronomer (1824-1907)
- Born 1921Italian actress (1921–1994)
- Born 1897Soviet marshal (1897–1955)
- Born 1969Danish footballer (born 1969)
- Born 1819American poet, critic, editor, and diplomat (1819-1891)
- Born 1972American tennis player (born 1972)
- Born 2000American soccer player
- Born 1902German chemist (1902–1980)
- Born 1986Argentine association football player
- Born 1887Polish and French chess player (1887–1956)
February 22 birthstone
Amethyst (purple). Amethyst is associated with calm, clarity and wisdom. Its name comes from the Greek for "not intoxicated".
February 22 birthday facts
- February 22 is the 53rd day of the year (53rd in leap years), leaving 312 days until the end of the year.
- February 22 is the 182nd most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,151 babies born on an average February 22(0% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, February 22 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on February 22 were most likely conceived around June 1 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is August 22, six months after February 22.
- February 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 February 22?
February 22 falls under Pisces ♓, which runs from February 19 to March 20.
What is the birthstone for February 22?
The birthstone for February 22 is Amethyst, the February birthstone. The February birth flowers are Violet and Primrose.
Who are famous people born on February 22?
Famous people born on February 22 include George Washington (1732), Arthur Schopenhauer (1788), Heinrich Hertz (1857), Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857), Drew Barrymore (1975), Horst Köhler (1943).
How common is a February 22 birthday?
February 22 is the 182nd most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,151 babies born on an average February 22.
What day of the year is February 22?
February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in common years and the 53rd day in leap years.