January 20 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is January 20, your zodiac sign is Aquarius ♒, your birthstone is Garnet and your birth flower is Carnation or Snowdrop. You share your birthday with Federico Fellini and André-Marie Ampère.
- Zodiac sign
- ♒ Aquarius
- Element
- Air
- Ruling planet
- Uranus and Saturn
- Birthstone
- Garnet
- Birth flower
- Carnation, Snowdrop
- Day of year
- 20th
- Popularity
- 303rd of 366
- Half birthday
- July 20
- Next January 20
- January 20
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January 20 zodiac: Aquarius ♒
People born on January 20 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.
Cusp birthday: January 20 sits on the boundary between Aquarius and Capricorn. The exact moment the Sun changes signs shifts slightly from year to year, so people born on this date may want to check their birth year and time.
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 January 20
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on January 20, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1920Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)
- Born 1775French physicist and mathematician (1775–1836)
- Born 1930American astronaut (born 1930)
- Born 1946American filmmaker (1946–2025)
- Born 1873Danish author (1873-1950)
- Born 1972American politician and diplomat (born 1972)
- Born 1716King of Spain from 1759 to 1788
- Born 1926American stage and film actress (1926-2010)
- Born 1931American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate
- Born 1949Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006
- Born 1981English association football player
- Born 1956American stand-up comedian and television host
- Born 1896American comedian, actor, writer and singer (1896–1996)
- Born 1978French actor and comedian (born 1978)
- Born 1987American actor (born 1987)
- Born 1995Uruguayan association football player
- Born 1978Prime Minister of Ukraine from 2016 to 2019
- Born 1964Indian-American journalist and author
- Born 1973Queen consort of Belgium
- Born 1964Bosnian Croat politician
- Born 1965British Royal, wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
- Born 1954American actor (1954–2024)
- Born 19157th President of Pakistan (1915-2006)
- Born 1979American drummer
- Born 1987Italian motorcycle racer (1987–2011)
- Born 19433rd President of Mozambique
- Born 1977Bulgarian association football player (born 1977)
- Born 1925Nicaraguan priest and politician (1925-2020)
- Born 1995Japanese association football player
- Born 1966American actor, comedian, producer, and writer
- Born 1919Armenian poet, writer and political activist (1919–2006)
- Born 1920American actor (1920–1999)
- Born 1921Spanish footballer (1921–2006)
- Born 1995English association football player
- Born 1952American rock musician
- Born 1911Italian footballer (1911-1985)
- Born 1988Venezuelan footballer
- Born 1948Israeli politician (born 1948)
- Born 1967Senior Counselor to the President of the United States from 2017 to 2020
- Born 1855French composer (1855–1899)
January 20 birthstone
Garnet (deep red). Garnet has long been linked with friendship, trust and protection, and travellers once carried it for safety.
January 20 birthday facts
- January 20 is the 20th day of the year (20th in leap years), leaving 345 days until the end of the year.
- January 20 is the 303rd most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,864 babies born on an average January 20(3% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, January 20 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on January 20 were most likely conceived around April 29 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is July 20, six months after January 20.
- January 20 always falls before Chinese New Year, so your Chinese zodiac animal is the one for the year before your birth year.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is January 20?
January 20 falls under Aquarius ♒, which runs from January 20 to February 18. Because January 20 is on the edge of the sign, some astrologers say people born that day are on the Aquarius–Capricorn cusp.
What is the birthstone for January 20?
The birthstone for January 20 is Garnet, the January birthstone. The January birth flowers are Carnation and Snowdrop.
Who are famous people born on January 20?
Famous people born on January 20 include Federico Fellini (1920), André-Marie Ampère (1775), Buzz Aldrin (1930), David Lynch (1946), Johannes V. Jensen (1873), Nikki Haley (1972).
How common is a January 20 birthday?
January 20 is the 303rd most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,864 babies born on an average January 20.
What day of the year is January 20?
January 20 is the 20th day of the year in common years and the 20th day in leap years.