How common is a January 21 birthday?
January 21 is an uncommon birthday in the U.S. It ranks 302nd out of 366 days, with an average of 10,866 births a day from 1994 to 2014, 3% fewer than a typical day.
- Rank
- 302nd of 366
- Births on an average day
- 10,866
- Zodiac sign
- ♒ Aquarius
- Likely conceived around
- April 30
Where January 21 falls in the year
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Average daily U.S. births, 1994-2014
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Famous people born on January 21
- Eric H Jr Holder(1951)
- Jack Nicklaus(1940)
- Jeff Koons(1955)
- Placido Domingo(1941)
- Gary Locke(1950)
- Paul Allen(1953)
- Hakeem Olajuwon(1963)
- Louis Menand(1952)
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics (1994–1999) and Social Security Administration (2000–2014), via FiveThirtyEight. About the data