How common is a August 29 birthday?

August 29 is a common birthday in the U.S. It ranks 20th out of 366 days, with an average of 11,977 births a day from 1994 to 2014, 7% more than a typical day.

Rank
20th of 366
Births on an average day
11,977
Zodiac sign
♍ Virgo
Likely conceived around
December 6

Where August 29 falls in the year

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Average daily U.S. births, 1994-2014

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Famous people born on August 29

  • John McCain(1936)
  • Michael Jackson(1958)
  • Martin Tankleff(1971)
  • Robert E Rubin(1938)
  • Charlie Parker(1920)
  • Jerry Bailey(1957)
  • Preston Sturges(1898)
  • Jim Florio(1937)

Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics (1994–1999) and Social Security Administration (2000–2014), via FiveThirtyEight. About the data