June 22 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is June 22, your zodiac sign is Cancer ♋, your birthstone is Pearl or Alexandrite or Moonstone and your birth flower is Rose or Honeysuckle. You share your birthday with Meryl Streep and Erich Maria Remarque.
- Zodiac sign
- ♋ Cancer
- Element
- Water
- Ruling planet
- the Moon
- Birthstone
- Pearl, Alexandrite, Moonstone
- Birth flower
- Rose, Honeysuckle
- Day of year
- 173rd
- Popularity
- 178th of 366
- Half birthday
- December 22
- Next June 22
- June 22
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June 22 zodiac: Cancer ♋
People born on June 22 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 June 22
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on June 22, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1949American actress
- Born 1898German-born novelist (1898–1970)
- Born 1964American novelist (born 1964)
- Born 1805Italian nationalist activist, politician, journalist and philosopher
- Born 1767Prussian philosopher, government official, diplomat, and educator (1767–1835)
- Born 1939Israeli structural biologist and Nobel laureate (1939–2026)
- Born 1906Austrian and American filmmaker (1906–2002)
- Born 1987South Korean actor, singer and model
- Born 1864German mathematician and physicist (1864–1909)
- Born 1953American singer
- Born 1996Spanish association football player (born 1996)
- Born 1940Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer (1940-2016)
- Born 1949American politician (born 1949)
- Born 1910German computer scientist and engineer (1910 - 1995)
- Born 1856English adventure novelist (1856–1925)
- Born 1943British-American physicist
- Born 1936American country singer, songwriter and actor (1936-2024)
- Born 1837US chess player (1837–1884)
- Born 1944French physicist, winner of Nobel Prize in Physics 2018
- Born 1996Spanish footballer (born 1996)
- Born 1947Fourth President of the Republic of Ghana (1947-2020)
- Born 1887British evolutionary biologist, philosopher, author (1887–1975)
- Born 1932Indian actor (1932–2005)
- Born 1958American actor
- Born 1947American science fiction writer (1947-2006)
- Born 1993German association football player
- Born 1947French sociologist and philosopher (1947–2022)
- Born 1897German sociologist (1897–1990)
- Born 1933American politician (1933–2023)
- Born 1982Spanish association football manager (born 1982)
- Born 1974Indian politician and former actor (born 1974)
- Born 1994Ivorian-French footballer (born 1994)
- Born 1965Slovak and French association football player
- Born 1974British politician (1974–2016)
- Born 1966French actress
- Born 1932Queen consort of Iran from 1951 to 1958
- Born 1952Canadian actor (1952–2025)
- Born 1962Hong Kong actor, comedian and filmmaker (born 1962)
- Born 1928American actor (1928–2014)
- Born 1960American environmental activist
June 22 birthstone
Pearl (creamy white). Pearl is associated with purity, loyalty and calm. It is the only gem made by a living creature.
Alexandrite (colour-changing green to red). Alexandrite changes colour between daylight and lamplight and is linked with luck and balance.
Moonstone (milky blue sheen). Moonstone is associated with intuition, dreams and new beginnings.
June 22 birthday facts
- June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years), leaving 192 days until the end of the year.
- June 22 is the 178th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,163 babies born on an average June 22(0% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, June 22 birthdays fall in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in winter.
- Babies born on June 22 were most likely conceived around September 30 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is December 22, six months after June 22.
- June 22 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 June 22?
June 22 falls under Cancer ♋, which runs from June 21 to July 22.
What is the birthstone for June 22?
The birthstone for June 22 is Pearl or Alexandrite or Moonstone, the June birthstones. The June birth flowers are Rose and Honeysuckle.
Who are famous people born on June 22?
Famous people born on June 22 include Meryl Streep (1949), Erich Maria Remarque (1898), Dan Brown (1964), Giuseppe Mazzini (1805), Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767), Ada Yonath (1939).
How common is a June 22 birthday?
June 22 is the 178th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,163 babies born on an average June 22.
What day of the year is June 22?
June 22 is the 173rd day of the year in common years and the 174th day in leap years.