February 9 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is February 9, your zodiac sign is Aquarius ♒, your birthstone is Amethyst and your birth flower is Violet or Primrose. You share your birthday with William Henry Harrison and Thomas Paine.
- Zodiac sign
- ♒ Aquarius
- Element
- Air
- Ruling planet
- Uranus and Saturn
- Birthstone
- Amethyst
- Birth flower
- Violet, Primrose
- Day of year
- 40th
- Popularity
- 276th of 366
- Half birthday
- August 9
- Next February 9
- February 9
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February 9 zodiac: Aquarius ♒
People born on February 9 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 9
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on February 9, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1773President of the United States in 1841 (1773-1841)
- Born 1737American Founding Father, philosopher, and political activist (1737–1809)
- Born 1940South African and Australian writer and scholar (born 1940)
- Born 1944American author and activist (born 1944)
- Born 1943American economist, professor, and recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
- Born 1981English actor (born 1981)
- Born 1959President of Gabon (2009–2023)
- Born 1910French biologist and biochemist, Nobel laureate (1910-1976)
- Born 1945Japanese molecular biologist (1945 - )
- Born 1945American actress
- Born 1867Japanese novelist
- Born 1943American actor
- Born 1979Chinese actress and model
- Born 1783Russian poet (1783-1852)
- Born 1993Japanese association football player
- Born 1987American actor (born 1987)
- Born 1942American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1942)
- Born 1931Austrian playwright and novelist (1931–1989)
- Born 1909Brazilian singer (1909–1955)
- Born 1959President of Mozambique, 2015-2025
- Born 1932German visual artist (b. 1932)
- Born 1973Japanese anime director
- Born 1964Spanish association football player and manager
- Born 1957Japanese association football player and manager
- Born 1995Croatian footballer
- Born 1891British actor (1891–1958)
- Born 1993German association football player (1993)
- Born 1980Greek footballer
- Born 1963American physicist
- Born 1928Dutch footballer and manager (1928–2005)
- Born 1942Spanish sociologist
- Born 1931Czech footballer (1931-2015)
- Born 1923Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, and playwright (1923-1964)
- Born 1874Russian theatre director (1874–1940)
- Born 1987Scottish actress (born 1987)
- Born 1990Russian footballer
- Born 1965American chemist of Arabic descent (born 1965)
- Born 1987Former German biathlete
- Born 1953Northern Irish actor
- Born 1974American model and actress
February 9 birthstone
Amethyst (purple). Amethyst is associated with calm, clarity and wisdom. Its name comes from the Greek for "not intoxicated".
February 9 birthday facts
- February 9 is the 40th day of the year (40th in leap years), leaving 325 days until the end of the year.
- February 9 is the 276th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,929 babies born on an average February 9(2% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, February 9 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on February 9 were most likely conceived around May 19 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is August 9, six months after February 9.
- Chinese New Year can fall before or after February 9, so check your exact year with the Chinese zodiac calculator.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is February 9?
February 9 falls under Aquarius ♒, which runs from January 20 to February 18.
What is the birthstone for February 9?
The birthstone for February 9 is Amethyst, the February birthstone. The February birth flowers are Violet and Primrose.
Who are famous people born on February 9?
Famous people born on February 9 include William Henry Harrison (1773), Thomas Paine (1737), J. M. Coetzee (1940), Alice Walker (1944), Joseph Stiglitz (1943), Tom Hiddleston (1981).
How common is a February 9 birthday?
February 9 is the 276th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,929 babies born on an average February 9.
What day of the year is February 9?
February 9 is the 40th day of the year in common years and the 40th day in leap years.