May 20 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is May 20, your zodiac sign is Taurus ♉, your birthstone is Emerald and your birth flower is Lily of the valley or Hawthorn. You share your birthday with Honoré de Balzac and John Stuart Mill.
- Zodiac sign
- ♉ Taurus
- Element
- Earth
- Ruling planet
- Venus
- Birthstone
- Emerald
- Birth flower
- Lily of the valley, Hawthorn
- Day of year
- 140th
- Popularity
- 151st of 366
- Half birthday
- November 20
- Next May 20
- May 20
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May 20 zodiac: Taurus ♉
People born on May 20 fall under Taurus, the 2nd sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from April 20 to May 20. Taurus is a fixed earth sign ruled by Venus, and its symbol is the bull.
Cusp birthday: May 20 sits on the boundary between Taurus and Gemini. 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.
Taurus is an earth sign associated with stability, comfort and patience. The Bull is traditionally described as grounded and dependable, with a strong appreciation for good food, nature, music and beautiful things.
Famous people born on May 20
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on May 20, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1799French novelist and playwright (1799–1850)
- Born 1806British philosopher and political economist (1806–1873)
- Born 1946American musician, singer, actress and television personality (born 1946)
- Born 1882Norwegian writer (1882–1949)
- Born 1935Uruguayan guerrilla fighter and politician
- Born 1981Spanish association football player
- Born 1908American actor and military officer (1908–1997)
- Born 1944British singer (1944–2014)
- Born 1860German chemist (1907 Nobel Prize)
- Born 1915Israeli military leader and politician (1915–1981)
- Born 1957Prime Minister of Japan from 2011 to 2012
- Born 1901Dutch chess player and mathematician
- Born 1822French economist and statesman (1822-1912)
- Born 1982Czech footballer (born 1982)
- Born 1743Haitian national hero (1743–1803)
- Born 1956Russian writer, translation, and historian
- Born 1945Austrian quantum physicist (born 1945)
- Born 1985British cyclist (born 1985)
- Born 1952Cameroonian footballer (born 1952)
- Born 1959Hawaiian singer (1959–1997)
- Born 1972American rapper (born 1972)
- Born 1918American biologist (1918–2004)
- Born 1987Japanese association football player
- Born 1881Polish military and political leader (1881-1943)
- Born 1768First Lady of the United States from 1809 to 1817
- Born 19412nd Prime Minister of Singapore from 1990 to 2004
- Born 1994Polish association football player (born 1994)
- Born 1968American actor
- Born 1992Argentine association football player
- Born 1851German-born American inventor (1851–1929)
- Born 1830French writer (1830–1907)
- Born 1962Russian actor (1962-2007)
- Born 1943Italian singer and actor
- Born 1940American physicist
- Born 1983Paraguayan footballer
- Born 1997Japanese association football player
- Born 1944Austrian businessman (1944–2022)
- Born 1960American actor and director (born 1960)
- Born 1997Danish association football player
- Born 1986Cameroonian and French professional footballer
May 20 birthstone
Emerald (green). Emerald is linked with rebirth, love and wisdom, and it was a favourite of Cleopatra.
May 20 birthday facts
- May 20 is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years), leaving 225 days until the end of the year.
- May 20 is the 151st most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,231 babies born on an average May 20(1% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, May 20 birthdays fall in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in autumn.
- Babies born on May 20 were most likely conceived around August 28 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is November 20, six months after May 20.
- May 20 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 May 20?
May 20 falls under Taurus ♉, which runs from April 20 to May 20. Because May 20 is on the edge of the sign, some astrologers say people born that day are on the Taurus–Gemini cusp.
What is the birthstone for May 20?
The birthstone for May 20 is Emerald, the May birthstone. The May birth flowers are Lily of the valley and Hawthorn.
Who are famous people born on May 20?
Famous people born on May 20 include Honoré de Balzac (1799), John Stuart Mill (1806), Cher (1946), Sigrid Undset (1882), José Mujica (1935), Iker Casillas (1981).
How common is a May 20 birthday?
May 20 is the 151st most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,231 babies born on an average May 20.
What day of the year is May 20?
May 20 is the 140th day of the year in common years and the 141st day in leap years.