July 15 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is July 15, your zodiac sign is Cancer ♋, your birthstone is Ruby and your birth flower is Larkspur or Water lily. You share your birthday with Rembrandt and Jacques Derrida.
- Zodiac sign
- ♋ Cancer
- Element
- Water
- Ruling planet
- the Moon
- Birthstone
- Ruby
- Birth flower
- Larkspur, Water lily
- Day of year
- 196th
- Popularity
- 43rd of 366
- Half birthday
- January 15
- Next July 15
- July 15
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July 15 zodiac: Cancer ♋
People born on July 15 fall under Cancer, the 4th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from June 21 to July 22. Cancer is a cardinal water sign ruled by the Moon, and its symbol is the crab.
Cancer is a water sign ruled by the Moon and associated with home, family and emotional connection. Like the crab it is named after, Cancer is described as having a protective shell and a soft, caring interior.
Famous people born on July 15
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on July 15, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1606Dutch painter and printmaker (1606–1669)
- Born 1930French philosopher (1930–2004)
- Born 1892German cultural critic, philosopher and social critic (1892–1940)
- Born 1946Sultan of Brunei since 1967
- Born 1848Italian economist and sociologist (1848-1923)
- Born 1858English suffragist
- Born 1961American actor
- Born 1976German actress and model (born 1976)
- Born 1919Irish-born British writer and philosopher (1919–1999)
- Born 1922American mathematician and physicist
- Born 1939Portuguese politician (born 1939)
- Born 1949Monarch of Dubai and politician (born 1949)
- Born 1954Argentine footballer (born 1954)
- Born 1943British astrophysicist (born 1943)
- Born 1918Canadian physicist
- Born 1992Japanese association football player
- Born 1946American singer (born 1946)
- Born 1949Swedish politician (1949-), prime minister 1991–1994, foreign minister 2006–2014
- Born 1991Japanese association football player
- Born 1933American scientist (born 1933)
- Born 19171st General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
- Born 1991Brazilian association football player (born 1991)
- Born 1974Japanese association football player
- Born 1921American biochemist
- Born 1956British musician (1956–1980)
- Born 1964Japanese association football player and manager
- Born 1985Turkish association football player and manager (born 1985)
- Born 1981Nigerian footballer (born 1981)
- Born 1965Japanese association football player and manager
- Born 1987Japanese association football player (born 1987)
- Born 1979Swiss footballer
- Born 1950Greek and American businesswoman (born 1950)
- Born 1963Danish actress, model and singer
- Born 1990American basketball player (born 1990)
- Born 1985Italian footballer
- Born 1967American special effects specialist and television host
- Born 1987Japanese association football player (1987-)
- Born 1952American actor
- Born 1951American professional wrestler and 38th governor of Minnesota (born 1951)
- Born 1917British historian and poet
July 15 birthstone
Ruby (red). Ruby, once called the "king of gems", symbolises passion, protection and prosperity.
July 15 birthday facts
- July 15 is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years), leaving 169 days until the end of the year.
- July 15 is the 43rd most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,794 babies born on an average July 15(6% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, July 15 birthdays fall in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in winter.
- Babies born on July 15 were most likely conceived around October 23 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is January 15, six months after July 15.
- July 15 always falls after Chinese New Year, so your Chinese zodiac animal is simply the one for your birth year.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is July 15?
July 15 falls under Cancer ♋, which runs from June 21 to July 22.
What is the birthstone for July 15?
The birthstone for July 15 is Ruby, the July birthstone. The July birth flowers are Larkspur and Water lily.
Who are famous people born on July 15?
Famous people born on July 15 include Rembrandt (1606), Jacques Derrida (1930), Walter Benjamin (1892), Hassanal Bolkiah (1946), Vilfredo Pareto (1848), Emmeline Pankhurst (1858).
How common is a July 15 birthday?
July 15 is the 43rd most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,794 babies born on an average July 15.
What day of the year is July 15?
July 15 is the 196th day of the year in common years and the 197th day in leap years.