Famous Aquarians
Aquarius is the sign of the new idea: the one that seems odd at first and obvious ten years later. Famous Aquarians tend to be remembered for changing the rules of their field.
The Sun is in Aquarius for anyone born between about 20 January and 18 February (the exact day changes slightly from year to year). Aquarius is an air sign, ruled by Saturn in traditional astrology and by Uranus in modern astrology, and it shows in famous lives as independence, originality and a feel for what large numbers of people want before they know it themselves. Aquarians can seem cool or detached, but many of them have changed how the rest of us live.
The charts first: these are the Aquarians whose birth time is on record and rated AA or A, so the Moon, the Rising sign and the houses can be trusted. Two of them, Oprah Winfrey and Jennifer Aniston, also share a Sagittarius Moon. Below them are more famous Aquarians by date of birth, which is all you need to know a Sun sign.
The charts
More famous Aquarians
We have not added full charts for these Aquarians yet, so they are listed by date of birth, which is all a Sun sign needs.
- Federico Fellini, film director (born 20 January 1920): Made La Dolce Vita (1960) and 8½ (1963), and turned his own dreams into cinema.
- Virginia Woolf, writer (born 25 January 1882): Wrote Mrs Dalloway and To the Lighthouse, and changed how novels follow a mind from moment to moment.
- Alicia Keys, singer and pianist (born 25 January 1981): A classically trained pianist who released her first album, Songs in A Minor, at 20.
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer (born 27 January 1756): Wrote his first music as a small child and more than 600 works in 35 years.
- Jackson Pollock, painter (born 28 January 1912): Laid his canvases on the floor and poured and dripped the paint, a way of working nobody had seen before.
- Harry Styles, singer (born 1 February 1994): Began in One Direction and became known as a solo artist for his playful, genderless dressing.
- Shakira, singer (born 2 February 1977): The Colombian singer-songwriter who brought Latin music to a worldwide audience.
- Bob Marley, musician (born 6 February 1945): Took reggae from Jamaica to the world with The Wailers.
- James Dean, actor (born 8 February 1931): Made only three films as a star, among them Rebel Without a Cause, before he died at 24.
- Charles Darwin, naturalist (born 12 February 1809): Published On the Origin of Species (1859), which set out the theory of evolution by natural selection.
- Michael Jordan, basketball player (born 17 February 1963): Won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.
- Toni Morrison, writer (born 18 February 1931): Wrote Beloved and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993.
Are you an Aquarius too?
If you were born between about 20 January and 18 February, your Sun is in Aquarius. Atelier Holly's colour guide pairs Aquarius with Violet. Make your own chart below to see your Moon and Rising sign, and compare it with any of the charts above.
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