February 5 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is February 5, your zodiac sign is Aquarius ♒, your birthstone is Amethyst and your birth flower is Violet or Primrose. You share your birthday with Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar.
- Zodiac sign
- ♒ Aquarius
- Element
- Air
- Ruling planet
- Uranus and Saturn
- Birthstone
- Amethyst
- Birth flower
- Violet, Primrose
- Day of year
- 36th
- Popularity
- 332nd of 366
- Half birthday
- August 5
- Next February 5
- February 5
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February 5 zodiac: Aquarius ♒
People born on February 5 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 5
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on February 5, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1985Portuguese association football player (born 1985)
- Born 1992Brazilian footballer (born 1992)
- Born 1914American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer (1914–1997)
- Born 1788Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1788–1850)
- Born 1976Indian actor and film producer (Born 1976)
- Born 1984Argentine association football player
- Born 1915American physicist and Nobel laureate (1915-1990)
- Born 1965Romanian association football player and manager (born 1965)
- Born 1900American politician and diplomat (1900–1965); 31st governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953 (1900–1965)
- Born 1975Dutch association football player and manager
- Born 1848French novelist and art critic (1848–1907)
- Born 1914Physiologist and biophysicist (1914-1998)
- Born 1986Croatian association football player
- Born 1804Finland’s national poet, author of Finland’s national anthem, Swedish-speaking writer and poet (1804–77)
- Born 1948English actor (1948–2023)
- Born 1948Swedish football manager (1948–2024)
- Born 1626French noble and epistolarian writer (1626–1696)
- Born 1964American actress
- Born 1948American actress
- Born 1962American actress (born 1962)
- Born 1992Dutch association football player (born 1992)
- Born 1934American baseball player (1934–2021)
- Born 1919Greek economist and politician (1919–1996)
- Born 1969Welsh actor
- Born 1943American film director, screenwriter, and producer (born 1943)
- Born 1972Queen consort of Denmark since 2024
- Born 1976Thai stunt actor
- Born 1982Argentine association football player
- Born 1808German painter (1808–1885)
- Born 1840Scottish inventor
- Born 1968Turkish statesman (born 1968)
- Born 1987American actor and singer
- Born 1878French businessman (1878-1935)
- Born 1932Japanese association football player (born 1932)
- Born 1932Italian footballer and manager (1932-2016)
- Born 1906American actor (1906-1988)
- Born 1852Japanese general (1852-1919)
- Born 1995Belgian association football player (born 1995)
- Born 1919American comedian and actor (1919–2006)
- Born 1910Argentine footballer (1910-2010)
February 5 birthstone
Amethyst (purple). Amethyst is associated with calm, clarity and wisdom. Its name comes from the Greek for "not intoxicated".
February 5 birthday facts
- February 5 is the 36th day of the year (36th in leap years), leaving 329 days until the end of the year.
- February 5 is the 332nd most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,727 babies born on an average February 5(4% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, February 5 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on February 5 were most likely conceived around May 15 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is August 5, six months after February 5.
- Chinese New Year can fall before or after February 5, so check your exact year with the Chinese zodiac calculator.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is February 5?
February 5 falls under Aquarius ♒, which runs from January 20 to February 18.
What is the birthstone for February 5?
The birthstone for February 5 is Amethyst, the February birthstone. The February birth flowers are Violet and Primrose.
Who are famous people born on February 5?
Famous people born on February 5 include Cristiano Ronaldo (1985), Neymar (1992), William S. Burroughs (1914), Robert Peel (1788), Abhishek Bachchan (1976), Carlos Tevez (1984).
How common is a February 5 birthday?
February 5 is the 332nd most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,727 babies born on an average February 5.
What day of the year is February 5?
February 5 is the 36th day of the year in common years and the 36th day in leap years.