May 23 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is May 23, 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 Carl Linnaeus and Pär Lagerkvist.
- Zodiac sign
- ♊ Gemini
- Element
- Air
- Ruling planet
- Mercury
- Birthstone
- Emerald
- Birth flower
- Lily of the valley, Hawthorn
- Day of year
- 143rd
- Popularity
- 89th of 366
- Half birthday
- November 23
- Next May 23
- May 23
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May 23 zodiac: Gemini ♊
People born on May 23 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 23
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on May 23, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1707Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (1707–1778)
- Born 1891Swedish writer (1891–1974)
- Born 1908American physicist and engineer (1908–1991)
- Born 1951Russian chess player
- Born 1991German singer (born 1991)
- Born 1949President of Peru (1985–1990 and 2006–2011)
- Born 1972Brazilian racing driver
- Born 1848German aviation pioneer (1848-1896)
- Born 1883American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer (1883–1939)
- Born 1933English actress, author and columnist
- Born 1842Polish writer and activist (1842-1910)
- Born 1810American writer and women's activist (1810–1850)
- Born 1925American molecular biologist (1925–2008)
- Born 1951Prime Minister of Greece (2012–2015)
- Born 1961Italian association football player
- Born 1844Son of Bahá'u'lláh and leader of the Bahá'í Faith
- Born 1790French Navy officer and explorer (1790–1842)
- Born 1978Japanese association football player
- Born 1734German physician
- Born 1934American electronic music pioneer and inventor (1934-2005)
- Born 1928American singer and actress (1928–2002)
- Born 1997English association football player (born 1997)
- Born 1984Portuguese footballer and manager (born 1984)
- Born 1977Japanese association football player
- Born 1958American comedian (born 1958)
- Born 1980Greek footballer
- Born 1982Macedonian association football player
- Born 1944Australian tennis player
- Born 1988Italian footballer
- Born 1917American mathematician and meteorologist (1917–2008)
- Born 1974American singer-songwriter
- Born 1971British politician (b. 1971)
- Born 1986American filmmaker (born 1986)
- Born 1987American professional wrestler (1987–2023)
- Born 1965German film director, screenwriter, film producer and film composer
- Born 1947American engineer and economist
- Born 1952French singer
- Born 1705King of the Lurs and founder of the Luri Zand dynasty empire
- Born 1865Brazilian politician and judge (1865-1942)
- Born 1996Turkish association football player (born 1996)
May 23 birthstone
Emerald (green). Emerald is linked with rebirth, love and wisdom, and it was a favourite of Cleopatra.
May 23 birthday facts
- May 23 is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years), leaving 222 days until the end of the year.
- May 23 is the 89th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,574 babies born on an average May 23(4% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, May 23 birthdays fall in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in autumn.
- Babies born on May 23 were most likely conceived around August 31 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is November 23, six months after May 23.
- May 23 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 23?
May 23 falls under Gemini ♊, which runs from May 21 to June 20.
What is the birthstone for May 23?
The birthstone for May 23 is Emerald, the May birthstone. The May birth flowers are Lily of the valley and Hawthorn.
Who are famous people born on May 23?
Famous people born on May 23 include Carl Linnaeus (1707), Pär Lagerkvist (1891), John Bardeen (1908), Anatoly Karpov (1951), Lena Meyer-Landrut (1991), Alan García (1949).
How common is a May 23 birthday?
May 23 is the 89th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,574 babies born on an average May 23.
What day of the year is May 23?
May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in common years and the 144th day in leap years.