Famous Leos
Leo is the sign of the stage and the open heart. Famous Leos tend to be remembered for presence: a voice, a look or a style that fills the room.
The Sun is in Leo for anyone born between about 23 July and 22 August (the exact day changes slightly from year to year). Leo is a fire sign ruled by the Sun itself, and it shows in famous lives as warmth, pride, generosity and a gift for being seen. Many famous Leos made their own image part of their work, and several built a name that became a brand.
The charts first: these are the Leos whose birth time is on record and rated AA or A, so the Moon, the Rising sign and the houses can be trusted. All three also have Venus in Leo. Below them are more famous Leos by date of birth, which is all you need to know a Sun sign.
The charts
More famous Leos
We have not added full charts for these Leos yet, so they are listed by date of birth, which is all a Sun sign needs.
- Daniel Radcliffe, actor (born 23 July 1989): Played Harry Potter in all eight films, then turned to stage work and stranger roles.
- Jennifer Lopez, singer and actress (born 24 July 1969): Her green Versace dress at the 2000 Grammy Awards is often credited with the creation of Google Images.
- Mick Jagger, singer, The Rolling Stones (born 26 July 1943): Has fronted the Rolling Stones since 1962.
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, First Lady and editor (born 28 July 1929): Set the style of the early 1960s, and later worked as a book editor in New York for almost twenty years.
- Emily Brontë, writer (born 30 July 1818): Wrote Wuthering Heights (1847), her only novel.
- J. K. Rowling, writer (born 31 July 1965): Wrote the seven Harry Potter books, the first published in 1997.
- Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States (born 4 August 1961): The first African American president, and the author of a memoir, Dreams from My Father (1995), before he ran for national office.
- Andy Warhol, artist (born 6 August 1928): Began as a commercial illustrator in New York before painting Campbell's Soup Cans (1962).
- Roger Federer, tennis player (born 8 August 1981): Won Wimbledon eight times.
- Alfred Hitchcock, film director (born 13 August 1899): Made Rear Window, Vertigo and Psycho, and appeared briefly in most of his own films.
- Robert De Niro, actor (born 17 August 1943): Won Academy Awards for The Godfather Part II and Raging Bull.
- Coco Chanel, fashion designer (born 19 August 1883): Freed women from the corset with simple jersey clothes, and launched Chanel No. 5 in 1921.
Are you a Leo too?
If you were born between about 23 July and 22 August, your Sun is in Leo. Atelier Holly's colour guide pairs Leo with Rose. 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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