September 21 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is September 21, your zodiac sign is Virgo ♍, your birthstone is Sapphire and your birth flower is Aster or Morning glory. You share your birthday with H. G. Wells and Shinzo Abe.
- Zodiac sign
- ♍ Virgo
- Element
- Earth
- Ruling planet
- Mercury
- Birthstone
- Sapphire
- Birth flower
- Aster, Morning glory
- Day of year
- 264th
- Popularity
- 32nd of 366
- Half birthday
- March 21
- Next September 21
- September 21
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September 21 zodiac: Virgo ♍
People born on September 21 fall under Virgo, the 6th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from August 23 to September 22. Virgo is a mutable earth sign ruled by Mercury, and its symbol is the maiden.
Virgo is an earth sign associated with service, skill and attention to detail. Virgos are often described as the helpers of the zodiac: organised, thoughtful and quietly making everything run smoothly.
Famous people born on September 21
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on September 21, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1866English writer (1866–1946)
- Born 1954Prime Minister of Japan from 2006–2007 and 2012–2020 (1954–2022)
- Born 1909Ghanaian politician (1909–1972)
- Born 1947American novelist and writer (born 1947)
- Born 1934Canadian singer, songwriter and poet (1934–2016)
- Born 184234th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1876–1909)
- Born 1980Indian actress (born 1980)
- Born 195726th Prime Minister of Australia
- Born 1853Dutch physicist, Nobel prize winner (1853-1926)
- Born 1950American actor and comedian
- Born 1926American physicist and neurobiologist (1926–2013)
- Born 1934British physicist (1934–2019)
- Born 1951Chechen warlord and politician
- Born 1866French microbiologist (1866–1936)
- Born 184033th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1876)
- Born 1936Russian politician (1936–2019)
- Born 1967Nepalese poet, lyricist, playwright, translator and artist
- Born 1874British composer (1874–1934)
- Born 1931American actor (1931–2012)
- Born 1998Slovenian cyclist (born 1998)
- Born 1973President of Latvia since 2023 (born 1973)
- Born 1999Swedish footballer (born 1999)
- Born 1983American actress
- Born 1967American country singer (born 1967)
- Born 1972British singer
- Born 1965French writer and literary critic (born 1965)
- Born 1989American singer-songwriter
- Born 1929Hungarian footballer
- Born 1912Japanese association football player (1912–1992)
- Born 1931Japanese-American meteorologist and climatologist (1931–)
- Born 1914Japanese association football player (1914–1943)
- Born 1993Croatian association football player
- Born 1988Pakistani politician
- Born 1977Moldovan economist and politician
- Born 1971American actor (born 1971)
- Born 1640French prince (1640-1701)
- Born 1859President of Generalitat de Catalunya (1931-33)
- Born 1970Irish-American academic, author and diplomat
- Born 1955Israeli politician, Minister of Defense of Israel
- Born 1968Montenegrin footballer
September 21 birthstone
Sapphire (blue). Sapphire is associated with wisdom, loyalty and nobility, and has been worn by royalty for centuries.
September 21 birthday facts
- September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years), leaving 101 days until the end of the year.
- September 21 is the 32nd most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,856 babies born on an average September 21(6% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, September 21 birthdays fall in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in winter.
- Babies born on September 21 were most likely conceived around December 30 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is March 21, six months after September 21.
- September 21 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 September 21?
September 21 falls under Virgo ♍, which runs from August 23 to September 22.
What is the birthstone for September 21?
The birthstone for September 21 is Sapphire, the September birthstone. The September birth flowers are Aster and Morning glory.
Who are famous people born on September 21?
Famous people born on September 21 include H. G. Wells (1866), Shinzo Abe (1954), Kwame Nkrumah (1909), Stephen King (1947), Leonard Cohen (1934), Abdul Hamid II (1842).
How common is a September 21 birthday?
September 21 is the 32nd most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,856 babies born on an average September 21.
What day of the year is September 21?
September 21 is the 264th day of the year in common years and the 265th day in leap years.