May 27 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is May 27, 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 Henry Kissinger and Christopher Lee.
- Zodiac sign
- ♊ Gemini
- Element
- Air
- Ruling planet
- Mercury
- Birthstone
- Emerald
- Birth flower
- Lily of the valley, Hawthorn
- Day of year
- 147th
- Popularity
- 333rd of 366
- Half birthday
- November 27
- Next May 27
- May 27
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May 27 zodiac: Gemini ♊
People born on May 27 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 27
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on May 27, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1923American diplomat and geopolitical advisor, served as U.S. Secretary of State from 1973 to 1977 (1923–2023)
- Born 1922English actor and singer (1922–2015)
- Born 1907American marine biologist and conservationist (1907–1964)
- Born 1894French writer (1894–1961)
- Born 1959Canadian physicist, Nobel laurate
- Born 1897British physicist (1897–1967)
- Born 1911Vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969
- Born 1918Japanese politician (1918–2019)
- Born 1911American actor (1911–1993)
- Born 1971British actor
- Born 1956Italian film director and screenwriter
- Born 1955American actor (born 1955)
- Born 1967English association football player and manager (born 1967)
- Born 1994Portuguese footballer (born 1994)
- Born 1884Bohemian-Israeli author, composer, and journalist (1884–1968)
- Born 1999French-American actress (born 1999)
- Born 1987Ivorian association football player (born 1987)
- Born 1867English writer (1867–1931)
- Born 1977Japanese association football player
- Born 1994Spanish-French footballer (born 1994)
- Born 1975British chef and media personality
- Born 1794American businessman and tycoon (1794–1877)
- Born 1756King of Bavaria
- Born 1990German association football player
- Born 1990Actor, singer, book author
- Born 1934American writer (1934–2018)
- Born 1999Brazilian association football player do brazilian player (born 1999)
- Born 1985Spanish association football player
- Born 1970English film and stage actor (born 1970)
- Born 2002Belgian association footballer (born 2002)
- Born 1931American marketing author, consultant, and professor
- Born 1936American actor (1936–2024)
- Born 1912American novelist and short story writer (1912-1982)
- Born 1915American writer (1915-2019)
- Born 1988Icelandic footballer (born 1988)
- Born 1774Irish hydrographer and naval officer (1774-1857)
- Born 1973Brazilian association football player
- Born 1626Prince of Orange and Stadtholder of Holland (1626–1650)
- Born 1986Danish footballer
- Born 1988Costa Rican association football player
May 27 birthstone
Emerald (green). Emerald is linked with rebirth, love and wisdom, and it was a favourite of Cleopatra.
May 27 birthday facts
- May 27 is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years), leaving 218 days until the end of the year.
- May 27 is the 333rd most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,720 babies born on an average May 27(4% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, May 27 birthdays fall in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in autumn.
- Babies born on May 27 were most likely conceived around September 4 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is November 27, six months after May 27.
- May 27 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 27?
May 27 falls under Gemini ♊, which runs from May 21 to June 20.
What is the birthstone for May 27?
The birthstone for May 27 is Emerald, the May birthstone. The May birth flowers are Lily of the valley and Hawthorn.
Who are famous people born on May 27?
Famous people born on May 27 include Henry Kissinger (1923), Christopher Lee (1922), Rachel Carson (1907), Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894), Donna Strickland (1959), John Cockcroft (1897).
How common is a May 27 birthday?
May 27 is the 333rd most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,720 babies born on an average May 27.
What day of the year is May 27?
May 27 is the 147th day of the year in common years and the 148th day in leap years.