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Born on April 21: Taurus
Quick facts
- Sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
- Element
- Earth
- Modality
- Fixed
- Ruler
- Venus
- Decan
- Decan 1 · Venus
- Sun degree
- 1° Taurus (noon, averaged over the years)
- Birthday number
- 3
- Day 111 of the year
Taurus, decan 1
Sub-ruler: Venus
Venus rules this stretch twice over, so comfort, beauty and loyalty sit at the center of who you are. You like things that last: a good chair, a long friendship, a recipe you’ve made a hundred times. When life gets loud, people lean on you because you don’t wobble. That steadiness has a shadow, though: a stubborn attachment to the familiar that can turn into saying no before you’ve actually looked. Try the new tool once before deciding against it. Affection shown through small daily acts is your native language in love, and it’s a good one.
Birthday number 3
Words, color and laughter follow you around. This number belongs to storytellers, hosts and anyone who can turn a dull afternoon into an event. You think out loud, make friends in waiting rooms and have more ideas before lunch than some people have in a week. Creativity is your natural currency. The flip side is scattered energy: five half-finished projects and a dozen open tabs. Pick one thing to complete this month and give it your full voice. Finished work carries your talent further than promising starts.
Born in April
Everything is waking up in April, and people born this month tend to have that same freshness: direct, energetic and not good at waiting. Aries leads for most of the month with courage and a competitive spark; Taurus takes over around the 20th and brings patience, a taste for comfort and good things. The birthstone is the diamond, prized for being unbreakable and clear, an apt emblem for strong characters. Daisies are the birth flower, simple and sunny, a reminder that charm doesn’t have to be complicated. April people usually make things happen, then enjoy them.
Famous people born on April 21
- Elizabeth II (1926)Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022 (1926–2022)
- Max Weber (1864)German sociologist, philosopher, and political economist (1864–1920)
- Charlotte Brontë (1816)British novelist and poet (1816-1855)
- Anthony Quinn (1915)Mexican and American actor (1915–2001)
- Percy Williams Bridgman (1882)American physicist
- Iggy Pop (1947)American musician (born 1947)
- James McAvoy (1979)Scottish actor (born 1979)
- Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774)French scientist (1774-1862)
Source: Wikidata (CC0); ranked by the number of Wikipedia languages.
Most compatible signs for Taurus
Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is April 21?
People born on April 21 are Taurus (April 20 – May 20). Element: Earth; ruling planet: Venus.
What are people born on April 21 like?
They are born in decan 1 of Taurus, sub-ruled by Venus. Venus rules this stretch twice over, so comfort, beauty and loyalty sit at the center of who you are. You like things that last: a good chair, a long friendship, a recipe you’ve made a hundred times. When life gets loud, people lean on you because you don’t wobble. That steadiness has a shadow, though: a stubborn attachment to the familiar that can turn into saying no before you’ve actually looked. Try the new tool once before deciding against it. Affection shown through small daily acts is your native language in love, and it’s a good one.
Which famous people were born on April 21?
Well-known people born on April 21 include Elizabeth II, Max Weber, Charlotte Brontë, Anthony Quinn, Percy Williams Bridgman.
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The sign is computed from the Sun's position at noon (UTC) for the years 1940–2030; on cusp dates the exact sign depends on the birth time. Decan and numerology readings are traditional symbolic descriptions.