May 6 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is May 6, 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 Sigmund Freud and Tony Blair.
- Zodiac sign
- ♉ Taurus
- Element
- Earth
- Ruling planet
- Venus
- Birthstone
- Emerald
- Birth flower
- Lily of the valley, Hawthorn
- Day of year
- 126th
- Popularity
- 243rd of 366
- Half birthday
- November 6
- Next May 6
- May 6
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May 6 zodiac: Taurus ♉
People born on May 6 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.
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 6
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on May 6, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1856Austrian psychiatrist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)
- Born 1953Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
- Born 1758French revolutionary lawyer and politician (1758–1794)
- Born 1961American-French actor and filmmaker (born 1961)
- Born 1915American actor and filmmaker (1915–1985)
- Born 1904Swedish writer (1904–1978)
- Born 1983Brazilian footballer
- Born 1871French chemist (1871-1935)
- Born 1880German painter, sculptor, engraver and printmaker (1880–1938)
- Born 1895Italian actor (1895–1926)
- Born 1856Explorer from the United States (1856–1920)
- Born 1994Croatian association football player (born 1994)
- Born 2002English footballer (born 2002)
- Born 1987South Korean actress
- Born 1992Japanese association football player
- Born 1993British actress and singer (born 1993)
- Born 1929American chemist (1929–2007)
- Born 1918Sheikh of Abu Dhabi from 1966 to 2003
- Born 1987Belgian association football player (born 1987)
- Born 1786German writer
- Born 1871German author (1871-1914)
- Born 1985American basketball player (born 1985)
- Born 1990Japanese football player (1990-2022)
- Born 1868French author and journalist (1868–1927)
- Born 1983American actress (born 1983)
- Born 1758French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1758-1817)
- Born 1668French writer (1668–1747)
- Born 1989Slovak tennis player
- Born 1947American philosopher (born 1947)
- Born 1872Dutch cosmologist (*1872 – †1934)
- Born 1872Turkish general and politician (1872-1922)
- Born 1995Croatian association football player
- Born 1977Japanese association football player
- Born 1959Japanese association football player
- Born 195121st President of Liberia
- Born 1906French mathematician (1906-1998)
- Born 2019Son of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan Markle
- Born 1952French actor and screenwriter
- Born 1990Hungarian association football player (born 1990)
- Born 1861Indian lawyer and politician (1861–1931)
May 6 birthstone
Emerald (green). Emerald is linked with rebirth, love and wisdom, and it was a favourite of Cleopatra.
May 6 birthday facts
- May 6 is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years), leaving 239 days until the end of the year.
- May 6 is the 243rd most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,985 babies born on an average May 6(2% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, May 6 birthdays fall in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in autumn.
- Babies born on May 6 were most likely conceived around August 14 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is November 6, six months after May 6.
- May 6 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 6?
May 6 falls under Taurus ♉, which runs from April 20 to May 20.
What is the birthstone for May 6?
The birthstone for May 6 is Emerald, the May birthstone. The May birth flowers are Lily of the valley and Hawthorn.
Who are famous people born on May 6?
Famous people born on May 6 include Sigmund Freud (1856), Tony Blair (1953), Maximilien Robespierre (1758), George Clooney (1961), Orson Welles (1915), Harry Martinson (1904).
How common is a May 6 birthday?
May 6 is the 243rd most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,985 babies born on an average May 6.
What day of the year is May 6?
May 6 is the 126th day of the year in common years and the 127th day in leap years.