February 8 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is February 8, your zodiac sign is Aquarius ♒, your birthstone is Amethyst and your birth flower is Violet or Primrose. You share your birthday with Jules Verne and John Ruskin.
- Zodiac sign
- ♒ Aquarius
- Element
- Air
- Ruling planet
- Uranus and Saturn
- Birthstone
- Amethyst
- Birth flower
- Violet, Primrose
- Day of year
- 39th
- Popularity
- 196th of 366
- Half birthday
- August 8
- Next February 8
- February 8
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February 8 zodiac: Aquarius ♒
People born on February 8 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 8
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on February 8, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1828French writer (1828–1905)
- Born 1819English writer and art critic (1819–1900)
- Born 1931American actor (1931–1955)
- Born 1700Swiss mathematician and physicist (1700-1782)
- Born 1959President of Argentina from 2015 to 2019
- Born 1925American actor (1925–2001)
- Born 1878German Jewish Existentialist philosopher and theologian (1878–1965)
- Born 1932American composer and conductor (born 1932)
- Born 183032th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1861–1876)
- Born 1880German artist (1880–1916)
- Born 1955American writer (born 1955)
- Born 1960President of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016
- Born 1883Austrian political economist (1883–1950)
- Born 1941American actor (born 1941)
- Born 1995German association football player (born 1995)
- Born 1966Bulgarian footballer
- Born 1820United States Army general (1820–1891)
- Born 1968American actor (1968–2010)
- Born 18973rd President of India (1897-1969)
- Born 1921American actress (1921–1995)
- Born 1903First Prime Minister of Malaysia (1903-1990)
- Born 1994Turkish association football player (born 1994)
- Born 1911American poet (1911–1979)
- Born 1953American actress, singer and songwriter
- Born 1850American author (1850–1904)
- Born 1876German expressionist painter (1876–1907)
- Born 1805French socialist and political activist (1805-1881)
- Born 1958Brazilian environmentalist and politician (born 1958)
- Born 1960Austrian chancellor
- Born 1915Japanese association football player (1915-2004)
- Born 1928Soviet and Russian actor (1928–2009)
- Born 1974American actor
- Born 1944Brazilian photographer (1944–2025)
- Born 1888British actress (1888–1976)
- Born 1990American basketball player (born 1990)
- Born 1988Brazilian association football player (born 1988)
- Born 1591Painter of the Italian 17th century (1591–1666)
- Born 1997American actress (born 1997)
- Born 1991Tunisian-French association football player (born 1991)
- Born 1972American professional wrestler and actor
February 8 birthstone
Amethyst (purple). Amethyst is associated with calm, clarity and wisdom. Its name comes from the Greek for "not intoxicated".
February 8 birthday facts
- February 8 is the 39th day of the year (39th in leap years), leaving 326 days until the end of the year.
- February 8 is the 196th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,104 babies born on an average February 8(1% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, February 8 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on February 8 were most likely conceived around May 18 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is August 8, six months after February 8.
- Chinese New Year can fall before or after February 8, so check your exact year with the Chinese zodiac calculator.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is February 8?
February 8 falls under Aquarius ♒, which runs from January 20 to February 18.
What is the birthstone for February 8?
The birthstone for February 8 is Amethyst, the February birthstone. The February birth flowers are Violet and Primrose.
Who are famous people born on February 8?
Famous people born on February 8 include Jules Verne (1828), John Ruskin (1819), James Dean (1931), Daniel Bernoulli (1700), Mauricio Macri (1959), Jack Lemmon (1925).
How common is a February 8 birthday?
February 8 is the 196th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,104 babies born on an average February 8.
What day of the year is February 8?
February 8 is the 39th day of the year in common years and the 39th day in leap years.