July 21 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is July 21, your zodiac sign is Cancer ♋, your birthstone is Ruby and your birth flower is Larkspur or Water lily. You share your birthday with Ernest Hemingway and Robin Williams.
- Zodiac sign
- ♋ Cancer
- Element
- Water
- Ruling planet
- the Moon
- Birthstone
- Ruby
- Birth flower
- Larkspur, Water lily
- Day of year
- 202nd
- Popularity
- 59th of 366
- Half birthday
- January 21
- Next July 21
- July 21
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July 21 zodiac: Cancer ♋
People born on July 21 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 21
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on July 21, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1899American author and journalist (1899–1961)
- Born 1951American actor and comedian (1951–2014)
- Born 2000Norwegian footballer (born 2000)
- Born 1911Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar (1911–1980)
- Born 1957Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden between 2014–2021
- Born 1878Polish-Jewish educator and physician (1878–1942)
- Born 1944Sixth President of the Republic of Ghana (1944–2012)
- Born 1948British musician (born 1948)
- Born 1971French and British actress and singer (born 1971)
- Born 1978American actor and producer
- Born 1923Canadian-American chemist (1923-2026)
- Born 1924American actor and stand-up comedian (1924-2006)
- Born 1948Italian comedian, actor, blogger, and politician (born 1948)
- Born 1955Argentinian association football player and manager
- Born 1693Prime Minister of Great Britain (1693-1768)
- Born 1858German painter (1858–1925)
- Born 1955Hungarian filmmaker and anarchist (1955–2026)
- Born 1893German writer (1893–1947)
- Born 1989British actress
- Born 1926Canadian film director, producer and actor (1926–2024)
- Born 2006Brazilian footballer (born 2006)
- Born 1957American actor and comedian
- Born 1981Spanish footballer
- Born 1864First Lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889 and 1893 to 1897
- Born 1944Nigerian writer (1944–2017)
- Born 1858Queen consort of Spain (1858-1929)
- Born 1880Slovak politician, diplomat, French Army general and astronomer (1880-1919)
- Born 1979Ukrainian association football player and manager
- Born 1966Welsh novelist (1966-)
- Born 1854Finland Swedish painter and illustrator (1854-1905)
- Born 1978American actor
- Born 1956American novelist, journalist, crime fiction writer, and screenwriter (born 1956)
- Born 1899American writer (1899–1932)
- Born 1980British musician
- Born 1950Argentine association football player
- Born 1920American musician (1920–2001)
- Born 1810French physicist (1810–1878)
- Born 1989Welsh association football player (born 1989)
- Born 1938Former Attorney General of the United States (1938-2016)
- Born 1976Russian triple jumper and long jumper
July 21 birthstone
Ruby (red). Ruby, once called the "king of gems", symbolises passion, protection and prosperity.
July 21 birthday facts
- July 21 is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years), leaving 163 days until the end of the year.
- July 21 is the 59th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,701 babies born on an average July 21(5% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, July 21 birthdays fall in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in winter.
- Babies born on July 21 were most likely conceived around October 29 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is January 21, six months after July 21.
- July 21 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 21?
July 21 falls under Cancer ♋, which runs from June 21 to July 22.
What is the birthstone for July 21?
The birthstone for July 21 is Ruby, the July birthstone. The July birth flowers are Larkspur and Water lily.
Who are famous people born on July 21?
Famous people born on July 21 include Ernest Hemingway (1899), Robin Williams (1951), Erling Haaland (2000), Marshall McLuhan (1911), Stefan Löfven (1957), Janusz Korczak (1878).
How common is a July 21 birthday?
July 21 is the 59th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,701 babies born on an average July 21.
What day of the year is July 21?
July 21 is the 202nd day of the year in common years and the 203rd day in leap years.