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Born on April 27: Taurus
Quick facts
- Sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
- Element
- Earth
- Modality
- Fixed
- Ruler
- Venus
- Decan
- Decan 1 · Venus
- Sun degree
- 7° Taurus (noon, averaged over the years)
- Birthday number
- 9
- Day 117 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 9
Your heart is wide. Strangers tell you their stories, causes pull at you and unfairness anywhere feels personal. This number is associated with wisdom gathered from experience, a generous spirit and an artistic or humanitarian streak. You forgive more easily than most and see the bigger picture when others are stuck on details. The lesson that keeps returning is letting go: of old roles, finished chapters and people who have moved on. Sadness and gratitude can share the same room. Give freely, but keep a little for yourself.
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 27
- Ulysses S. Grant (1822)president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
- Mary Wollstonecraft (1759)English writer and intellectual (1759–1797)
- Herbert Spencer (1820)English philosopher and political theorist (1820–1903)
- William Alexander of the Netherlands (1967)King of the Netherlands (born 1967)
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791)American inventor and painter (1791–1872)
- Sergei Prokofiev (1891)Russian and Soviet pianist, composer and conductor (1891–1953)
- Fethullah Gülen (1941)Turkish preacher and imam (1941–2024)
- Mumtaz Mahal (1593)Mughal empress
Source: Wikidata (CC0); ranked by the number of Wikipedia languages.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is April 27?
People born on April 27 are Taurus (April 20 – May 20). Element: Earth; ruling planet: Venus.
What are people born on April 27 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 27?
Well-known people born on April 27 include Ulysses S. Grant, Mary Wollstonecraft, Herbert Spencer, William Alexander of the Netherlands, Samuel Finley Breese Morse.
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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.