Celebrities born on 21 January

The zodiac sign for 21 January is Capricorn or Aquarius, depending on the year and the time of birth. The Sun leaves Capricorn for Aquarius on or about 21 January, at a different moment each year, so a birth on this date can fall either side of the change. Capricorn is a cardinal earth sign and Aquarius is a fixed air sign. In 2026 the Sun is in Aquarius throughout 21 January (UTC).

IShowSpeed, Paul Allen and Christian Dior were born on 21 January. StarMap has birth charts for 20 people born on this date, listed here with the best known first.

21 January falls between Capricorn and Aquarius.Which side of the change were you born on?Draw your own birth chart, free

Famous birthdays on 21 January

21 January, year by year: Capricorn or Aquarius

Times are UTC. A birth in another time zone happened at a different clock time, so within a few hours of the change the place of birth decides the sign as much as the hour does. A chart drawn from the full birth details settles it.

Years in which the Sun entered Aquarius on 21 January

1903 at 05:13
1904 at 10:57
1907 at 04:30
1908 at 10:27
1911 at 03:51
1912 at 09:29
1915 at 02:59
1916 at 08:53
1919 at 02:20
1920 at 08:04
1923 at 01:34
1924 at 07:28
1927 at 01:12
1928 at 06:56
1931 at 00:17
1932 at 06:07
1936 at 05:11
1940 at 04:43
1944 at 04:07
1948 at 03:18
1952 at 02:38
1956 at 01:48
1960 at 01:10
1964 at 00:41

Aquarius all day: 1900, 1901, 1902, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

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Signs are computed from the Sun’s position with the astronomy-engine ephemeris, checked against Swiss Ephemeris. Birth dates and places come from Wikidata. A sign is shown beside a name only when it holds for the whole of the birth date; where it does not, both possibilities are given. How to read a birth chart.

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