February 29 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is February 29, your zodiac sign is Pisces ♓, your birthstone is Amethyst and your birth flower is Violet or Primrose. You share your birthday with Gioachino Rossini and Pedro Sánchez.
- Zodiac sign
- ♓ Pisces
- Element
- Water
- Ruling planet
- Neptune and Jupiter
- Birthstone
- Amethyst
- Birth flower
- Violet, Primrose
- Day of year
- 60th (leap years)
- Popularity
- 347th of 366
- Half birthday
- August 29
- Next February 29
- February 29
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February 29 zodiac: Pisces ♓
People born on February 29 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.
Leap year birthday: February 29 only exists in leap years, roughly once every four years, so only about 1 in 1,461 people is born on it. That makes it the rarest birthday of all. "Leaplings" usually celebrate on February 28 or March 1 in common years; many countries treat March 1 as the legal birthday for things like driving and voting ages. The next leap days are2028, 2032, 2036.
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 29
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on February 29, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1792Italian opera composer (1792–1868)
- Born 1972Prime Minister of Spain since 2018
- Born 1940Ecumenist ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople since 1991
- Born 1896Prime Minister of India (1977-1979)
- Born 2000Spanish footballer (born 2000)
- Born 1988German association football player
- Born 1860American statistician and inventor（1860-1929）
- Born 1960American author, professional speaker
- Born 1920French actress (1920-2016)
- Born 1960Algerian musician (born 1960)
- Born 2004Uzbek association football player
- Born 1928MIT mathematician, computer scientist, and educator (1928–2016)
- Born 1944Estonian politician and astrophysicist (born 1944)
- Born 1916American singer and actress (1916-1994)
- Born 1976American rapper, singer and actor
- Born 1820American astronomer
- Born 1944American actor (1944–2013)
- Born 1896American director, actor (1896-1975)
- Born 1908French painter (1908–2001)
- Born 1784German architect and painter (1784–1864)
- Born 2000American basketball player (born 2000)
- Born 1936American actor (1936–2015)
- Born 1904Indian dancer and choreographer (1904–1986)
- Born 1936American astronaut and politician
- Born 1924Soviet politician, chairman of KGB (1924-2007)
- Born 2000Danish footballer (born 2000)
- Born 1992Algerian and French footballer
- Born 1988Spanish footballer
- Born 1920Soviet writer (1920–1983)
- Born 1928English actor (1928–2023)
- Born 1992Association football player
- Born 1952American science fiction writer and actor (born 1952)
- Born 1952Soviet cross-country skier
- Born 1972American singer, musician, poet, writer, and actor
- Born 1912Japanese businessman and engineer (1912–1990)
- Born 1992American actor
- Born 1904American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey (1904–1957)
- Born 1892American sculptor (1892–1962)
- Born 1972American actor
- Born 1952Cuban activist (1952-2012)
February 29 birthstone
Amethyst (purple). Amethyst is associated with calm, clarity and wisdom. Its name comes from the Greek for "not intoxicated".
February 29 birthday facts
- February 29 only happens in leap years, so leap-day babies usually celebrate on February 28 or March 1.
- February 29 is the 347th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,512 babies born on an average February 29(6% fewer than a typical day, counting only leap years).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, February 29 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on February 29 were most likely conceived around June 8 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is August 29, six months after February 29.
- February 29 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 29?
February 29 falls under Pisces ♓, which runs from February 19 to March 20.
What is the birthstone for February 29?
The birthstone for February 29 is Amethyst, the February birthstone. The February birth flowers are Violet and Primrose.
Who are famous people born on February 29?
Famous people born on February 29 include Gioachino Rossini (1792), Pedro Sánchez (1972), Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940), Morarji Desai (1896), Ferran Torres (2000), Benedikt Höwedes (1988).
When do February 29 babies celebrate their birthday?
In common years, most people born on February 29 celebrate on February 28 or March 1. Legally, many countries treat March 1 as the birthday in common years.
How common is a February 29 birthday?
February 29 is the 347th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,512 babies born on an average February 29. Because it only occurs in leap years, February 29 is the rarest birthday overall.
What day of the year is February 29?
February 29 is the 60th day of a leap year. It only exists in leap years, which come every four years (with a few exceptions).