Celebrities Born on May 25
Who was born on May 25?
Famous people born on May 25 include Ralph Waldo Emerson, Pieter Zeeman, Ian McKellen. It is day 145 of the year, and everyone born on this date is a Gemini (Air sign).
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
Pieter Zeeman
Dutch physicist (1865–1943)
Ian McKellen
British actor (born 1939)
Mike Myers
Canadian actor, comedian and filmmaker
Cillian Murphy
Irish actor (born 1976)
Yahya Jammeh
2nd President of the Gambia
Jacob Burckhardt
Swiss historian (1818–1897)
Dixie Carter
American actress (1939–2010)
Daniel Passarella
Argentine footballer (born 1953)
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
John Mott
American Methodist and founder of the YMCA (1865–1955)
Frank Oz
British and American director, actor, and puppeteer
Western Zodiac Sign
People born on May 25 are Gemini (Air sign, ruled by Mercury).
Full Gemini guide →Calendar Facts
Day of the year
#145
of 365 (non-leap)
Days until next
299
days from today
Birthday Number 7 — The Seeker
The birthday number is the numerology reduction of the day (day 25 → 7). It adds a personal note to the Life Path number.
Analysis · Introspection · Wisdom · Spirituality — To bring wisdom down to earth. The integrated 7 learns that understanding held privately is incomplete — the true seeker…
Full numerology 7 guide →Season
Spring (Northern Hemisphere) — a season of beginnings and renewal.
Chinese Zodiac
Your Chinese zodiac animal depends on your birth year, not just the day. Find your Chinese zodiac →
May Birthstone — Emerald
Emerald is the gemstone of spring — and the association is not arbitrary. The Egyptians were mining them along the Red Sea coast by 1500 BCE, and they connected the vivid green to Isis, goddess of fertility, and to the renewal that vegetation represents after winter. Cleopatra, who ruled Egypt from …
Full Emerald guide →Is May 25 YOUR birthday?
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