July 6 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is July 6, your zodiac sign is Cancer ♋, your birthstone is Ruby and your birth flower is Larkspur or Water lily. You share your birthday with George W. Bush and Frida Kahlo.
- Zodiac sign
- ♋ Cancer
- Element
- Water
- Ruling planet
- the Moon
- Birthstone
- Ruby
- Birth flower
- Larkspur, Water lily
- Day of year
- 187th
- Popularity
- 97th of 366
- Half birthday
- January 6
- Next July 6
- July 6
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July 6 zodiac: Cancer ♋
People born on July 6 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 6
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on July 6, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 194643rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
- Born 1907Mexican painter (1907–1954)
- Born 193514th Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibetans
- Born 1946American actor and filmmaker (born 1946)
- Born 1940President of Kazakhstan from 1991 to 2019
- Born 1975American rapper and actor (born 1975)
- Born 1796The 11th Emperor of Russia, 1825–1855 (lived 1796-1855)
- Born 1859Swedish writer (1859–1940)
- Born 1980French actress
- Born 1923Polish military and political official, leader of the Polish People's Republic from 1981 to 1989
- Born 1951Australian actor (born 1951)
- Born 1946Australian moral philosopher (born 1946)
- Born 1832Emperor of Mexico (1832-1867)
- Born 1979American comedian and actor (born 1979)
- Born 1886French historian (1886–1944)
- Born 1927American actress (1927–2004)
- Born 1878Finnish poet and journalist (1878–1926)
- Born 1952British writer (1952–2022)
- Born 1903Biochemist (1903-1982)
- Born 1980Spanish basketball player (born 1980)
- Born 1986Italian politician (born 1986)
- Born 1818German chess champion, after Paul Morphy (1858-1860), second unofficial world chess champion (1851-1858, 1860-1865, 1867-1871), chess publicist
- Born 1925American rock and roll music pioneer (1925–1981)
- Born 1944German writer
- Born 1937Zambian politician (1937–2014)
- Born 1981Russian footballer (born 1981)
- Born 1948French actress (1948–2026)
- Born 1937American actor (1937–2021)
- Born 1973Japanese association football player and manager
- Born 1808German historian (1808–1884)
- Born 1912Austrian mountaineer and author (1912–2006)
- Born 1955Egyptian politician (1955–2023)
- Born 1974Brazilian footballer
- Born 1937Icelandic pianist and conductor from Russia (born 1937)
- Born 1958English comedian, screenwriter, actress and teacher
- Born 1958Prime Minister of Montenegro from 2016 to 2020
- Born 1877Spanish lawyer and politician (1877-1949)
- Born 1977Belarusian tennis player
- Born 1952Israeli cryptographer (born 1952)
- Born 1785English botanist and botanical illustrator (1785-1865)
July 6 birthstone
Ruby (red). Ruby, once called the "king of gems", symbolises passion, protection and prosperity.
July 6 birthday facts
- July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years), leaving 178 days until the end of the year.
- July 6 is the 97th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,522 babies born on an average July 6(3% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, July 6 birthdays fall in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in winter.
- Babies born on July 6 were most likely conceived around October 14 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is January 6, six months after July 6.
- July 6 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 6?
July 6 falls under Cancer ♋, which runs from June 21 to July 22.
What is the birthstone for July 6?
The birthstone for July 6 is Ruby, the July birthstone. The July birth flowers are Larkspur and Water lily.
Who are famous people born on July 6?
Famous people born on July 6 include George W. Bush (1946), Frida Kahlo (1907), 14th Dalai Lama (1935), Sylvester Stallone (1946), Nursultan Nazarbayev (1940), 50 Cent (1975).
How common is a July 6 birthday?
July 6 is the 97th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,522 babies born on an average July 6.
What day of the year is July 6?
July 6 is the 187th day of the year in common years and the 188th day in leap years.