July 23 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is July 23, your zodiac sign is Leo ♌, your birthstone is Ruby and your birth flower is Larkspur or Water lily. You share your birthday with Sergio Mattarella and Haile Selassie.
- Zodiac sign
- ♌ Leo
- Element
- Fire
- Ruling planet
- the Sun
- Birthstone
- Ruby
- Birth flower
- Larkspur, Water lily
- Day of year
- 204th
- Popularity
- 50th of 366
- Half birthday
- January 23
- Next July 23
- July 23
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July 23 zodiac: Leo ♌
People born on July 23 fall under Leo, the 5th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from July 23 to August 22. Leo is a fixed fire sign ruled by the Sun, and its symbol is the lion.
Cusp birthday: July 23 sits on the boundary between Leo and Cancer. 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.
Leo is ruled by the Sun, and the sign is linked with warmth, creativity and self-expression. The Lion is traditionally cast as a confident, generous personality who enjoys the spotlight and lifts up the people around them.
Famous people born on July 23
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on July 23, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1941President of Italy (2015–present)
- Born 1892Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974
- Born 1989English actor and film producer (born 1989)
- Born 1967American actor (1967–2014)
- Born 1888American novelist and screenwriter (1888–1959)
- Born 1961American actor (born 1961)
- Born 1953Former 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia
- Born 1928American astronomer and physicist (1928-2016)
- Born 1976Hungarian chess player
- Born 1973American activist and writer (born 1973)
- Born 1899German politician; President of Germany from 1969–1974 (1899–1976)
- Born 1965British musician
- Born 1906Bosnian-Swiss chemist (1906-1998)
- Born 1856Indian nationalist leader, writer and journalist (1856–1920)
- Born 1884German actor (1884-1950)
- Born 1982American actor (born 1982)
- Born 1959Premier of the People's Republic of China since 2023
- Born 1987German association football manager
- Born 1987Japanese association football player (born 1987)
- Born 1920Portuguese recording artist, fado singer, actress (1920–1999)
- Born 1987Brazilian association football player
- Born 1941French physicist
- Born 1973American actress (born 1973)
- Born 1933British architect (1933–2021)
- Born 1972Japanese association football player
- Born 1626Sephardic Rabbi
- Born 1925President of Botswana (1925-2017)
- Born 1972American actor, screenwriter, and film producer
- Born 1984Uruguayan footballer (born 1984)
- Born 1775French officer, engineer, physicist, and mathematician (1775-1812)
- Born 1961American actor and singer
- Born 1971American musician
- Born 1936Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1988 to 2018
- Born 1777German artist (1777-1810)
- Born 1970Prime minister of Lithuania from 2016 to 2020
- Born 1931Japanese architect (1931-2022)
- Born 1987Italian association football player
- Born 1968Canadian fimmaker (born 1968)
- Born 1970American actress
- Born 1968American basketball player (born 1968)
July 23 birthstone
Ruby (red). Ruby, once called the "king of gems", symbolises passion, protection and prosperity.
July 23 birthday facts
- July 23 is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years), leaving 161 days until the end of the year.
- July 23 is the 50th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,744 babies born on an average July 23(5% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, July 23 birthdays fall in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in winter.
- Babies born on July 23 were most likely conceived around October 31 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is January 23, six months after July 23.
- July 23 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 23?
July 23 falls under Leo ♌, which runs from July 23 to August 22. Because July 23 is on the edge of the sign, some astrologers say people born that day are on the Leo–Cancer cusp.
What is the birthstone for July 23?
The birthstone for July 23 is Ruby, the July birthstone. The July birth flowers are Larkspur and Water lily.
Who are famous people born on July 23?
Famous people born on July 23 include Sergio Mattarella (1941), Haile Selassie (1892), Daniel Radcliffe (1989), Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967), Raymond Chandler (1888), Woody Harrelson (1961).
How common is a July 23 birthday?
July 23 is the 50th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,744 babies born on an average July 23.
What day of the year is July 23?
July 23 is the 204th day of the year in common years and the 205th day in leap years.