Celebrities Born on August 9
Who was born on August 9?
Famous people born on August 9 include Whitney Houston, Jean Piaget, Romano Prodi. It is day 221 of the year, and everyone born on this date is a Leo (Fire sign).
Whitney Houston
American singer, actress, and film producer (1963–2012)
Jean Piaget
Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher and academic (1896–1980)
Romano Prodi
Italian politician and economist (born 1939)
Amedeo Avogadro
Italian scientist
Gillian Anderson
American actress (born 1968)
Giorgio Vasari
Italian painter, architect, writer and historian (1511-1574)
Leonid Kuchma
the second president of Ukraine
Tove Jansson
Finnish children's writer and illustrator (1914–2001)
Juanes
Colombian musician (born 1972)
John Key
Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2008 to 2016
Anna Kendrick
American actress (born 1985)
William Alfred Fowler
American nuclear physicist (1911-1995)
Calendar Facts
Day of the year
#221
of 365 (non-leap)
Days until next
10
days from today
Birthday Number 9 — The Humanitarian
The birthday number is the numerology reduction of the day (day 9 → 9). It adds a personal note to the Life Path number.
Compassion · Humanitarianism · Wisdom · Completion — To serve without martyrdom. The integrated 9 gives in a way that is sustainable — understanding that universal love begi…
Full numerology 9 guide →Season
Summer (Northern Hemisphere) — long days, full energy, peak sun.
Chinese Zodiac
Your Chinese zodiac animal depends on your birth year, not just the day. Find your Chinese zodiac →
August Birthstone — Peridot
Peridot is the one gemstone that glows in the dark — or rather, it glows with a warm yellowish-green light that ancient Egyptians believed was the trapped radiance of the sun. They mined it exclusively on the island of Zabargad in the Red Sea, a volcanic island that was a guarded state secret for ce…
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