January 22 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is January 22, your zodiac sign is Aquarius ♒, your birthstone is Garnet and your birth flower is Carnation or Snowdrop. You share your birthday with Lord Byron and August Strindberg.
- Zodiac sign
- ♒ Aquarius
- Element
- Air
- Ruling planet
- Uranus and Saturn
- Birthstone
- Garnet
- Birth flower
- Carnation, Snowdrop
- Day of year
- 22nd
- Popularity
- 334th of 366
- Half birthday
- July 22
- Next January 22
- January 22
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January 22 zodiac: Aquarius ♒
People born on January 22 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 January 22
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on January 22, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1788English Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)
- Born 1849Swedish writer and painter (1849–1912)
- Born 1729German writer, philosopher, publicist, and art critic (1729-1781)
- Born 1908Soviet theoretical physicist (1908–1968)
- Born 1909UN Secretary-General from 1961 to 1971
- Born 1875American filmmaker (1875–1948)
- Born 1977Japanese association football player
- Born 1940British actor (1940–2017)
- Born 1953American film director, screenwriter and actor
- Born 1965American actress
- Born 1993Israeli singer
- Born 1906American author (1906–1936)
- Born 1592French philosopher, astronomer, mathematician, priest, and scientist (*1592 – †1655)
- Born 1936American chemist, physicist
- Born 1877German politician and economist (1877–1970)
- Born 1931American singer and songwriter (1931–1964)
- Born 1879French painter and writer (1879–1953)
- Born 1911Austrian diplomat and chancellor (1911–1990)
- Born 1992Cameroonian association football player
- Born 1932American actress (1932–2023)
- Born 2007Spanish footballer (born 2007)
- Born 1959American actress
- Born 1945Austrian Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vienna and Cardinal of the roman catholic church
- Born 1988German footballer
- Born 1904American choreographer, dancer and ballet master (1904–1983)
- Born 1974Former Prime Minister of Malta
- Born 1797Queen consort of Portugal and Empress consort of Brazil (1797–1826)
- Born 1957President of Singapore since 2023
- Born 1973Brazilian footballer and coach
- Born 1920English association football player and manager (1920-1999)
- Born 1982Argentine association football player
- Born 1939Ecuadorian physician
- Born 1953Japanese association football player (born 1953)
- Born 1972American actor (born 1972)
- Born 1968French footballer and actor (born 1968)
- Born 1987Irish association football player
- Born 1920Italian founder of the Focolare Movement (1920–2008)
- Born 1985Malian-French footballer (born 1985)
- Born 1987Russian footballer
- Born 1986Colombian footballer
January 22 birthstone
Garnet (deep red). Garnet has long been linked with friendship, trust and protection, and travellers once carried it for safety.
January 22 birthday facts
- January 22 is the 22nd day of the year (22nd in leap years), leaving 343 days until the end of the year.
- January 22 is the 334th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,719 babies born on an average January 22(4% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, January 22 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on January 22 were most likely conceived around May 1 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is July 22, six months after January 22.
- Chinese New Year can fall before or after January 22, so check your exact year with the Chinese zodiac calculator.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is January 22?
January 22 falls under Aquarius ♒, which runs from January 20 to February 18.
What is the birthstone for January 22?
The birthstone for January 22 is Garnet, the January birthstone. The January birth flowers are Carnation and Snowdrop.
Who are famous people born on January 22?
Famous people born on January 22 include Lord Byron (1788), August Strindberg (1849), Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729), Lev Landau (1908), U Thant (1909), D. W. Griffith (1875).
How common is a January 22 birthday?
January 22 is the 334th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,719 babies born on an average January 22.
What day of the year is January 22?
January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in common years and the 22nd day in leap years.