July 9 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is July 9, your zodiac sign is Cancer ♋, your birthstone is Ruby and your birth flower is Larkspur or Water lily. You share your birthday with Tom Hanks and Viktor Yanukovych.
- Zodiac sign
- ♋ Cancer
- Element
- Water
- Ruling planet
- the Moon
- Birthstone
- Ruby
- Birth flower
- Larkspur, Water lily
- Day of year
- 190th
- Popularity
- 40th of 366
- Half birthday
- January 9
- Next July 9
- July 9
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July 9 zodiac: Cancer ♋
People born on July 9 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 9
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on July 9, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1956American actor and film producer (born 1956)
- Born 1950President of Ukraine from 2010 to 2014
- Born 1932American politician and diplomat (1932–2021)
- Born 1964American rock musician (born 1964)
- Born 1916Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 (1916–2005)
- Born 1929King of Morocco from 1961 to 1999
- Born 1985English association football player (born 1985)
- Born 1926Danish-American nuclear physicist (1926–2022)
- Born 1850Bulgarian writer and poet (1850-1921)
- Born 1858German-American anthropologist
- Born 1937Painter, printmaker, set designer, photographer (1937–2026)
- Born 1947American football player and actor (1947–2024)
- Born 1764English author and pioneer of the Gothic novel (1764–1823)
- Born 1901English writer and media personality (1901-2000)
- Born 1955American politician and attorney (1955–2026)
- Born 1933British neurologist and writer (1933–2015)
- Born 1979Japanese association football player
- Born 1964Italian association football player and manager
- Born 1990Brazilian footballer (born 1990)
- Born 1935Argentine singer (1935-2009)
- Born 1973Japanese association football player
- Born 1951American actor (1951-)
- Born 1975American musician (born 1975)
- Born 1946Australian singer (1946–1980)
- Born 1945American writer and screenwriter (born 1945)
- Born 1990Brazilian association football player (born 1990)
- Born 1982Japanese association football player
- Born 1775English novelist and dramatist (1775–1818)
- Born 1914German politician (1914–1999)
- Born 1938American actor (1938–2020)
- Born 1968Italian football player and manager
- Born 182319th century American railway worker who survived a large brain trauma
- Born 1836Swedish queen (1836–1913)
- Born 1995English actress
- Born 1962American stockbroker
- Born 1925Indian film director, producer, choreographer and actor (1925–1964)
- Born 1982Japanese racecar driver
- Born 1957American actress
- Born 1991American actor, singer and songwriter
- Born 1845English astronomer, mathematician (1845–1912)
July 9 birthstone
Ruby (red). Ruby, once called the "king of gems", symbolises passion, protection and prosperity.
July 9 birthday facts
- July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years), leaving 175 days until the end of the year.
- July 9 is the 40th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,810 babies born on an average July 9(6% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, July 9 birthdays fall in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in winter.
- Babies born on July 9 were most likely conceived around October 17 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is January 9, six months after July 9.
- July 9 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 9?
July 9 falls under Cancer ♋, which runs from June 21 to July 22.
What is the birthstone for July 9?
The birthstone for July 9 is Ruby, the July birthstone. The July birth flowers are Larkspur and Water lily.
Who are famous people born on July 9?
Famous people born on July 9 include Tom Hanks (1956), Viktor Yanukovych (1950), Donald Rumsfeld (1932), Courtney Love (1964), Edward Heath (1916), Hassan II (1929).
How common is a July 9 birthday?
July 9 is the 40th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,810 babies born on an average July 9.
What day of the year is July 9?
July 9 is the 190th day of the year in common years and the 191st day in leap years.