May 22 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is May 22, your zodiac sign is Gemini ♊, your birthstone is Emerald and your birth flower is Lily of the valley or Hawthorn. You share your birthday with Richard Wagner and Arthur Conan Doyle.
- Zodiac sign
- ♊ Gemini
- Element
- Air
- Ruling planet
- Mercury
- Birthstone
- Emerald
- Birth flower
- Lily of the valley, Hawthorn
- Day of year
- 142nd
- Popularity
- 126th of 366
- Half birthday
- November 22
- Next May 22
- May 22
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May 22 zodiac: Gemini ♊
People born on May 22 fall under Gemini, the 3rd sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from May 21 to June 20. Gemini is a mutable air sign ruled by Mercury, and its symbol is the twins.
Gemini, the Twins, is the sign of conversation and curiosity. In astrology it is linked with ideas, language and variety, and Geminis are often pictured as lively people who can talk to anyone about anything.
Famous people born on May 22
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on May 22, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1813German composer (1813–1883)
- Born 1859British writer and physician (1859–1930)
- Born 1987Serbian tennis player (born 1987)
- Born 1907English actor and director (1907–1989)
- Born 1844American painter and printmaker (1844—1926)
- Born 1946Northern Irish footballer (1946–2005)
- Born 1970British model (born 1970)
- Born 1943Northern Irish peace activist (1943–2020)
- Born 1942American domestic, mathematician and anarchist (1942–2023)
- Born 1987Chilean association football player
- Born 1954Japanese doctor of Engineering (1954-), inventor of the blue LED, 2014 Nobel laureate in Physics
- Born 1808French writer, poet, essayist and translator (1808–1855)
- Born 1930American politician and gay rights activist (1930–1978)
- Born 1907Belgian comics writer (1907–1983)
- Born 1879Ukrainian military leader (1879–1926)
- Born 1772Indian religious, social, and educational reformer, and humanitarian
- Born 1792French mathematician, mechanical engineer, and scientist (1792–1843)
- Born 1959British singer and songwriter
- Born 1974Ukrainian lawyer, economist and politician
- Born 1927Hungarian chemist (1927-2017)
- Born 1978American actress
- Born 1912American chemist (1912–2004)
- Born 1979American actress
- Born 1968Russian association football player
- Born 1891German politician, novelist and poet (1891–1958)
- Born 1950Japanese association football player
- Born 1957United States Senator from Alaska since 2002
- Born 1985Swiss footballer
- Born 1885Italian politician (1885-1924)
- Born 1981Free culture and democracy activist, Syrian political prisoner
- Born 1914American jazz composer and bandleader (1914–1993)
- Born 2001Dutch association football player (born 2001)
- Born 1981American professional wrestler
- Born 1999Nigerian association football player
- Born 1991South Korean singer and EXO group leader
- Born 2002American actress
- Born 1984American computer/Internet entrepreneur
- Born 1960Japanese animator, film director, businessman
- Born 1955American economist
- Born 1987Russian footballer
May 22 birthstone
Emerald (green). Emerald is linked with rebirth, love and wisdom, and it was a favourite of Cleopatra.
May 22 birthday facts
- May 22 is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years), leaving 223 days until the end of the year.
- May 22 is the 126th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,330 babies born on an average May 22(1% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, May 22 birthdays fall in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in autumn.
- Babies born on May 22 were most likely conceived around August 30 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is November 22, six months after May 22.
- May 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 May 22?
May 22 falls under Gemini ♊, which runs from May 21 to June 20.
What is the birthstone for May 22?
The birthstone for May 22 is Emerald, the May birthstone. The May birth flowers are Lily of the valley and Hawthorn.
Who are famous people born on May 22?
Famous people born on May 22 include Richard Wagner (1813), Arthur Conan Doyle (1859), Novak Djokovic (1987), Laurence Olivier (1907), Mary Cassatt (1844), George Best (1946).
How common is a May 22 birthday?
May 22 is the 126th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,330 babies born on an average May 22.
What day of the year is May 22?
May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in common years and the 143rd day in leap years.