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Born on January 29: Aquarius
Quick facts
- Sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
- Element
- Air
- Modality
- Fixed
- Ruler
- Uranus · Saturn
- Decan
- Decan 1 · Uranus
- Sun degree
- 9° Aquarius (noon, averaged over the years)
- Birthday number
- 11
- Day 29 of the year
Aquarius, decan 1
Sub-ruler: Uranus
With Uranus in sole charge, independence and originality are not traits you have but the air you breathe. You question rules on principle, befriend people from every corner and care about ideas that make life fairer for everyone. You see where things could go long before they get there. A cool distance is the drawback, one that can leave the people closest to you feeling like one more interesting case. Let someone in past the ideas. You innovate best with a partner who handles the details. You need freedom and you need to be chosen; both can be true.
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 January
The year starts quietly, and so, in a way, do many January people: steady, self-reliant and more ambitious than they let on. The month opens under Capricorn, the sign of long goals and patient climbing, and passes to Aquarius around the 20th, adding a streak of independence and original thinking. Garnet, the deep red birthstone, has long stood for loyalty and lasting friendship, which fits a group known for keeping promises. The carnation, January’s flower, blooms cheerfully in the cold. Born in winter’s heart, you tend to know that good things take time.
Famous people born on January 29
- Anton Chekhov (1860)Russian dramatist and author (1860–1904)
- William McKinley (1843)president of the United States from 1897 to 1901 (1843-1901)
- Romain Rolland (1866)French author (1866-1944)
- Oprah Winfrey (1954)American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)
- Emmanuel Swedenborg (1688)Swedish 18th century scientist and theologian (1688-1772)
- Abdus Salam (1926)theoretical physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics recipient
- Linda B. Buck (1947)American biologist
- Germaine Greer (1939)Australian writer and public intellectual (born 1939)
Source: Wikidata (CC0); ranked by the number of Wikipedia languages.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is January 29?
People born on January 29 are Aquarius (January 20 – February 18). Element: Air; ruling planet: Uranus · Saturn.
What are people born on January 29 like?
They are born in decan 1 of Aquarius, sub-ruled by Uranus. With Uranus in sole charge, independence and originality are not traits you have but the air you breathe. You question rules on principle, befriend people from every corner and care about ideas that make life fairer for everyone. You see where things could go long before they get there. A cool distance is the drawback, one that can leave the people closest to you feeling like one more interesting case. Let someone in past the ideas. You innovate best with a partner who handles the details. You need freedom and you need to be chosen; both can be true.
Which famous people were born on January 29?
Well-known people born on January 29 include Anton Chekhov, William McKinley, Romain Rolland, Oprah Winfrey, Emmanuel Swedenborg.
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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.