We Analyzed 21,268 Celebrity Birthdays: the Most Common Zodiac Sign in Entertainment
Capricorn tops the chart with 9.4% of 21,268 verified star birthdays, and Sagittarius comes last. The full data inside.
Does the universe favor certain zodiac signs in show business? We analyzed the verified birth dates of 21,268 famous people in the Pop Culture Files database (actors, musicians, athletes, authors and more) to find out. The result: Capricorn is the most common sign in entertainment, with 1,995 stars (9.4% of the sample), while Sagittarius comes last at 1,561 (7.3%).
The full zodiac ranking
If birthdays were spread evenly, each sign would hold about 8.3% of the sample. Here is how reality compares:
| Rank | Sign | Stars | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capricorn | 1,995 | 9.4% |
| 2 | Virgo | 1,869 | 8.8% |
| 3 | Cancer | 1,845 | 8.7% |
| 4 | Aquarius | 1,804 | 8.5% |
| 5 | Taurus | 1,789 | 8.4% |
| 6 | Aries | 1,788 | 8.4% |
| 7 | Pisces | 1,775 | 8.3% |
| 8 | Libra | 1,760 | 8.3% |
| 9 | Scorpio | 1,704 | 8.0% |
| 10 | Gemini | 1,694 | 8.0% |
| 11 | Leo | 1,684 | 7.9% |
| 12 | Sagittarius | 1,561 | 7.3% |
Birth months: when are stars born?
| Rank | Month | Stars | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January | 2,153 | 10.1% |
| 2 | September | 1,840 | 8.7% |
| 3 | May | 1,802 | 8.5% |
| 4 | March | 1,802 | 8.5% |
| 5 | February | 1,771 | 8.3% |
| 6 | October | 1,768 | 8.3% |
| 7 | August | 1,754 | 8.2% |
| 8 | June | 1,709 | 8.0% |
| 9 | April | 1,704 | 8.0% |
| 10 | July | 1,691 | 8.0% |
| 11 | November | 1,659 | 7.8% |
| 12 | December | 1,615 | 7.6% |
The 10 most crowded celebrity birthdays
- January 1, 423 famous birthdays
- June 21, 81 famous birthdays
- October 5, 76 famous birthdays
- November 9, 76 famous birthdays
- May 10, 74 famous birthdays
- October 1, 74 famous birthdays
- February 8, 73 famous birthdays
- September 15, 73 famous birthdays
- March 25, 73 famous birthdays
- February 1, 73 famous birthdays
Does the top sign change by profession?
- Actors & entertainers (1,641 profiles): Capricorn leads with 157 stars
- Musicians (4,404 profiles): Capricorn leads with 410 stars
- Athletes (1,676 profiles): Pisces leads with 169 stars
Methodology
We extracted full birth dates from 21,268 fact-checked biographies in the Pop Culture Files database (sourced from Wikidata and Wikipedia), assigned each to its tropical zodiac sign, and counted the distribution. The sample skews toward people notable enough to have documented birth dates. Figures update automatically as the database grows.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the most common zodiac sign among celebrities?
Capricorn, with 1,995 of the 21,268 famous people in our sample (9.4%).
What is the rarest zodiac sign in entertainment?
Sagittarius, with 7.3% of the sample.
How was this study conducted?
We analyzed verified birth dates from 21,268 biographies in the Pop Culture Files database and counted the zodiac distribution.
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