We Analyzed 32,968 Celebrity Birthdays: the Most Common Zodiac Sign in Entertainment
Capricorn tops the chart with 10.0% of 32,968 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 32,968 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 3,307 stars (10.0% of the sample), while Sagittarius comes last at 2,472 (7.5%).
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 | 3,307 | 10.0% |
| 2 | Virgo | 2,878 | 8.7% |
| 3 | Aquarius | 2,775 | 8.4% |
| 4 | Aries | 2,770 | 8.4% |
| 5 | Pisces | 2,769 | 8.4% |
| 6 | Cancer | 2,755 | 8.4% |
| 7 | Taurus | 2,726 | 8.3% |
| 8 | Libra | 2,683 | 8.1% |
| 9 | Scorpio | 2,622 | 8.0% |
| 10 | Leo | 2,613 | 7.9% |
| 11 | Gemini | 2,598 | 7.9% |
| 12 | Sagittarius | 2,472 | 7.5% |
Birth months: when are stars born?
| Rank | Month | Stars | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January | 3,534 | 10.7% |
| 2 | March | 2,847 | 8.6% |
| 3 | September | 2,819 | 8.6% |
| 4 | May | 2,714 | 8.2% |
| 5 | August | 2,714 | 8.2% |
| 6 | October | 2,710 | 8.2% |
| 7 | February | 2,676 | 8.1% |
| 8 | April | 2,674 | 8.1% |
| 9 | November | 2,585 | 7.8% |
| 10 | July | 2,574 | 7.8% |
| 11 | June | 2,574 | 7.8% |
| 12 | December | 2,547 | 7.7% |
The 10 most crowded celebrity birthdays
- January 1, 857 famous birthdays
- February 1, 116 famous birthdays
- March 26, 115 famous birthdays
- April 1, 112 famous birthdays
- August 16, 110 famous birthdays
- September 26, 110 famous birthdays
- January 31, 110 famous birthdays
- February 2, 110 famous birthdays
- October 10, 109 famous birthdays
- February 8, 109 famous birthdays
Does the top sign change by profession?
- Actors & entertainers (2,974 profiles): Capricorn leads with 288 stars
- Musicians (7,047 profiles): Capricorn leads with 696 stars
- Athletes (2,308 profiles): Aquarius leads with 220 stars
Methodology
We extracted full birth dates from 32,968 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 3,307 of the 32,968 famous people in our sample (10.0%).
What is the rarest zodiac sign in entertainment?
Sagittarius, with 7.5% of the sample.
How was this study conducted?
We analyzed verified birth dates from 32,968 biographies in the Pop Culture Files database and counted the zodiac distribution.
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