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Born on May 29: Gemini

Quick facts

Sign
♊︎ Gemini
Element
Air
Modality
Mutable
Ruler
Mercury
Decan
Decan 1 · Mercury
Sun degree
7° Gemini (noon, averaged over the years)
Birthday number
11
Day 149 of the year

Gemini, decan 1

Sub-ruler: Mercury

With Mercury doubled, this is Gemini at full speed: quick wit, quick questions, three tabs open in your head at once. You learn by talking and you talk to think, so conversations with you tend to go somewhere unexpected and interesting. Almost nothing bores you for long, and that curiosity keeps you young. Scattering is the price, starting five things and finishing one, or changing your mind before anyone caught up with the first version. Pick one project a week to actually complete. A partner who enjoys the banter suits you, as long as you remember to listen as well as talk.

Birthday number 11

Intuition runs ahead of logic for you. Born on the 11th or the 29th, you carry a master number: you pick up moods before words are spoken, get ideas that arrive whole and often inspire people without trying. Many with this number are drawn to teaching, art, counseling or anything that lifts others. The intensity has a cost: nerves run close to the surface and self-doubt can be loud. Ground yourself with simple routines, sleep and time outdoors. Your sensitivity is the point, not the problem.

Born in May

Gardens are at their fullest in May, and the month’s children often have a grounded warmth to match. Taurus covers roughly the first three weeks, lending loyalty, patience and an appetite for comfort, good food and lasting things. Gemini arrives around the 21st and lightens the mix with wit, curiosity and a gift for conversation. Emerald, the vivid green birthstone, has symbolized rebirth and love for centuries. Lily of the valley is the birth flower and a traditional sign of happiness returning. Many May people are the ones friends call when they need a good meal and a good laugh.

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Famous people born on May 29

  1. John F. Kennedy (1917)president of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (1917–1963)
  2. G. K. Chesterton (1874)English author and Christian apologist (1874–1936)
  3. Charles II of England (1630)King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1630-1685)
  4. Peter Higgs (1929)British physicist and Nobel Prize winner (1929–2024)
  5. Tenzing Norgay (1914)Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986)
  6. Oswald Spengler (1880)German historian and philosopher (1880-1936)
  7. Bob Hope (1903)American entertainer (1903–2003)
  8. Annette Bening (1958)American actress (born 1958)

Source: Wikidata (CC0); ranked by the number of Wikipedia languages.

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Gemini traits

Frequently asked questions

What zodiac sign is May 29?

People born on May 29 are Gemini (May 21 – June 20). Element: Air; ruling planet: Mercury.

What are people born on May 29 like?

They are born in decan 1 of Gemini, sub-ruled by Mercury. With Mercury doubled, this is Gemini at full speed: quick wit, quick questions, three tabs open in your head at once. You learn by talking and you talk to think, so conversations with you tend to go somewhere unexpected and interesting. Almost nothing bores you for long, and that curiosity keeps you young. Scattering is the price, starting five things and finishing one, or changing your mind before anyone caught up with the first version. Pick one project a week to actually complete. A partner who enjoys the banter suits you, as long as you remember to listen as well as talk.

Which famous people were born on May 29?

Well-known people born on May 29 include John F. Kennedy, G. K. Chesterton, Charles II of England, Peter Higgs, Tenzing Norgay.

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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.