February 26 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is February 26, your zodiac sign is Pisces ♓, your birthstone is Amethyst and your birth flower is Violet or Primrose. You share your birthday with Victor Hugo and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
- Zodiac sign
- ♓ Pisces
- Element
- Water
- Ruling planet
- Neptune and Jupiter
- Birthstone
- Amethyst
- Birth flower
- Violet, Primrose
- Day of year
- 57th
- Popularity
- 323rd of 366
- Half birthday
- August 26
- Next February 26
- February 26
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February 26 zodiac: Pisces ♓
People born on February 26 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 26
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on February 26, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1802French novelist, poet, dramatist and politician (1802–1885)
- Born 1954President of Turkey since 2014
- Born 1932American country singer (1932–2003)
- Born 1959Turkish statesperson and writer (born 1959)
- Born 1869Russian revolutionary and politician (1869–1939)
- Born 1956French writer
- Born 1950Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008
- Born 1946Egyptian chemist
- Born 1984Portuguese association football player
- Born 1984Togolese soccer player
- Born 1903Italian chemist
- Born 1982Chinese tennis player
- Born 1973Norwegian association football manager
- Born 1808French artist (1808–1879)
- Born 1842French astronomer and author (1842–1925)
- Born 1967Japanese association football player
- Born 1861Bulgarian ruler (1861–1948)
- Born 1985Spanish association football player
- Born 2003German footballer (born 2003)
- Born 1986Spanish association football player
- Born 1896Soviet politician (1896-1948)
- Born 1916American comedian and actor (1916–1987)
- Born 1846American frontiersman and showman (1846–1917)
- Born 1984Turkish actor (born 1984)
- Born 1829German-Jewish-born American businessman (1829-1902)
- Born 1909King of Jordan from 1951 to 1952
- Born 19356th Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- Born 1971American singer-songwriter (born 1971)
- Born 1907Japanese association football player (1907-1982)
- Born 1947English pop singer (born 1947)
- Born 192474th Prime Minister of Japan (1924-2000)
- Born 1958American lawyer and politician (born 1958)
- Born 1974French racing driver
- Born 1987Slovak association football player
- Born 1997Brazilian association football player
- Born 1993Spanish association football player
- Born 1986Australian actress, model, writer and producer (born 1986)
- Born 1725French inventor (1725–1804)
- Born 1986Angolan beauty pageant titleholder
- Born 1868President of Brazil (1868-1966)
February 26 birthstone
Amethyst (purple). Amethyst is associated with calm, clarity and wisdom. Its name comes from the Greek for "not intoxicated".
February 26 birthday facts
- February 26 is the 57th day of the year (57th in leap years), leaving 308 days until the end of the year.
- February 26 is the 323rd most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,771 babies born on an average February 26(4% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, February 26 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on February 26 were most likely conceived around June 5 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is August 26, six months after February 26.
- February 26 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 26?
February 26 falls under Pisces ♓, which runs from February 19 to March 20.
What is the birthstone for February 26?
The birthstone for February 26 is Amethyst, the February birthstone. The February birth flowers are Violet and Primrose.
Who are famous people born on February 26?
Famous people born on February 26 include Victor Hugo (1802), Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954), Johnny Cash (1932), Ahmet Davutoğlu (1959), Nadezhda Krupskaya (1869), Michel Houellebecq (1956).
How common is a February 26 birthday?
February 26 is the 323rd most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,771 babies born on an average February 26.
What day of the year is February 26?
February 26 is the 57th day of the year in common years and the 57th day in leap years.