October 3 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is October 3, your zodiac sign is Libra ♎, your birthstone is Opal or Tourmaline and your birth flower is Marigold or Cosmos. You share your birthday with Zlatan Ibrahimović and Sergei Yesenin.
- Zodiac sign
- ♎ Libra
- Element
- Air
- Ruling planet
- Venus
- Birthstone
- Opal, Tourmaline
- Birth flower
- Marigold, Cosmos
- Day of year
- 276th
- Popularity
- 54th of 366
- Half birthday
- April 3
- Next October 3
- October 3
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October 3 zodiac: Libra ♎
People born on October 3 fall under Libra, the 7th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from September 23 to October 22. Libra is a cardinal air sign ruled by Venus, and its symbol is the scales.
Libra, represented by the Scales, is the sign of balance, harmony and partnership. It is linked with beauty and fairness, and Libras are often pictured as natural diplomats with a strong sense of style.
Famous people born on October 3
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on October 3, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1981Swedish association football player (born 1981)
- Born 1895Russian poet (1895–1925)
- Born 1897French poet (1897–1982)
- Born 1925American writer (1925–2012)
- Born 1969American singer
- Born 1988Swedish actress (born 1988)
- Born 1973British actress (born 1973)
- Born 1889German journalist, author, pacifist and recipient of the 1935 Nobel Peace Prize (1889–1938)
- Born 1919American economist, recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize for Economics (1919–2013)
- Born 1967Canadian film director and screenwriter (born 1967)
- Born 1983Brazilian association football player (born 1983)
- Born 1973Canadian actress
- Born 1964English actor
- Born 1994Spanish footballer (born 1994)
- Born 1954American blues guitarist (1954–1990)
- Born 1900American writer
- Born 2004American and Canadian actor (born 2004)
- Born 1983American actress
- Born 1935Armenian, Soviet, Russian actor (1935-2020)
- Born 1984American singer and actress
- Born 1978Peruvian footballer
- Born 1804Systematizer of Spiritism (1804–1869)
- Born 1904American organic chemist
- Born 1858Italian stage actress (1858-1924)
- Born 1886French writer
- Born 1938Peruvian politician and economist; Prime Minister (2005–06), President (2016–18)
- Born 1988American rapper (born 1988)
- Born 1996Nigerian association football player
- Born 1976American actor (born 1976)
- Born 1898American film director, screenwriter and producer (1898-1969)
- Born 1983Japanese association football player
- Born 1935American engineer, U.S. Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (born 1935)
- Born 1981Swedish association football player
- Born 1951American astronaut (born 1951)
- Born 1978German association football player
- Born 1936American composer (born 1936)
- Born 1981French-Moroccan writer and journalist
- Born 1941American rock 'n roll singer
- Born 1986Colombian footballer (born 1986)
- Born 1944Belgian mathematician
October 3 birthstone
Opal (play of many colours). Opal is linked with creativity, hope and imagination, thanks to its shifting rainbow colours.
Tourmaline (pink and many other colours). Tourmaline is associated with compassion, balance and emotional healing.
October 3 birthday facts
- October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years), leaving 89 days until the end of the year.
- October 3 is the 54th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,727 babies born on an average October 3(5% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, October 3 birthdays fall in autumn. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in spring.
- Babies born on October 3 were most likely conceived around January 11 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is April 3, six months after October 3.
- October 3 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 October 3?
October 3 falls under Libra ♎, which runs from September 23 to October 22.
What is the birthstone for October 3?
The birthstone for October 3 is Opal or Tourmaline, the October birthstones. The October birth flowers are Marigold and Cosmos.
Who are famous people born on October 3?
Famous people born on October 3 include Zlatan Ibrahimović (1981), Sergei Yesenin (1895), Louis Aragon (1897), Gore Vidal (1925), Gwen Stefani (1969), Alicia Vikander (1988).
How common is a October 3 birthday?
October 3 is the 54th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,727 babies born on an average October 3.
What day of the year is October 3?
October 3 is the 276th day of the year in common years and the 277th day in leap years.