January 29 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is January 29, your zodiac sign is Aquarius ♒, your birthstone is Garnet and your birth flower is Carnation or Snowdrop. You share your birthday with Anton Chekhov and William McKinley.
- Zodiac sign
- ♒ Aquarius
- Element
- Air
- Ruling planet
- Uranus and Saturn
- Birthstone
- Garnet
- Birth flower
- Carnation, Snowdrop
- Day of year
- 29th
- Popularity
- 345th of 366
- Half birthday
- July 29
- Next January 29
- January 29
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January 29 zodiac: Aquarius ♒
People born on January 29 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 29
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on January 29, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1860Russian dramatist and author (1860–1904)
- Born 1843President of the United States from 1897 to 1901 (1843-1901)
- Born 1866French author (1866-1944)
- Born 1954American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)
- Born 1962Polish writer and activist (born 1962)
- Born 1688Swedish 18th century scientist and theologian (1688-1772)
- Born 1926Theoretical physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics recipient
- Born 1947American biologist
- Born 1939Australian writer and public intellectual (born 1939)
- Born 1953Taiwanese ROC singer (1953-1995)
- Born 1966Former Brazilian footballer, politician and Senator of Brazil since 2015
- Born 1945Malian politician
- Born 1979American astronaut (born 1979)
- Born 1982American singer (born 1982)
- Born 1867Spanish author (1867-1928)
- Born 1892German-American actor and film director (1892–1947)
- Born 1970Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019
- Born 1970American actress
- Born 1749King of Denmark and Norway (1749-1808)
- Born 1945American actor (born 1945)
- Born 1957Former President of Ethiopia
- Born 1969Brazilian-Japanese association football player and manager
- Born 1782French composer (1782-1871)
- Born 1853Japanese bacteriologist, immunologist
- Born 1969Japanese association football player and manager
- Born 1950South African racecar driver
- Born 1990Polish association football player
- Born 1931Hungarian politician (1931-2011)
- Born 1980Croatian footballer
- Born 1960Armenian economist and politician
- Born 1997Japanese association football player
- Born 1880American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880–1946)
- Born 1985Spanish basketball player (born 1985)
- Born 1773German geologist and mineralogist (1773-1839)
- Born 1960American Olympic springboard and platform diver
- Born 1810German mathematician (1810–1893)
- Born 1927American author and essayist (1927-1989)
- Born 1976Honduran association football player
- Born 1881Korean politician and academic (1881-1950)
- Born 1960American model (1960–1986)
January 29 birthstone
Garnet (deep red). Garnet has long been linked with friendship, trust and protection, and travellers once carried it for safety.
January 29 birthday facts
- January 29 is the 29th day of the year (29th in leap years), leaving 336 days until the end of the year.
- January 29 is the 345th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,611 babies born on an average January 29(5% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, January 29 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on January 29 were most likely conceived around May 8 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is July 29, six months after January 29.
- Chinese New Year can fall before or after January 29, so check your exact year with the Chinese zodiac calculator.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is January 29?
January 29 falls under Aquarius ♒, which runs from January 20 to February 18.
What is the birthstone for January 29?
The birthstone for January 29 is Garnet, the January birthstone. The January birth flowers are Carnation and Snowdrop.
Who are famous people born on January 29?
Famous people born on January 29 include Anton Chekhov (1860), William McKinley (1843), Romain Rolland (1866), Oprah Winfrey (1954), Olga Tokarczuk (1962), Emanuel Swedenborg (1688).
How common is a January 29 birthday?
January 29 is the 345th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,611 babies born on an average January 29.
What day of the year is January 29?
January 29 is the 29th day of the year in common years and the 29th day in leap years.