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Born on August 8: Leo
Quick facts
- Sign
- ♌︎ Leo
- Element
- Fire
- Modality
- Fixed
- Ruler
- Sun
- Decan
- Decan 2 · Jupiter
- Sun degree
- 15° Leo (noon, averaged over the years)
- Birthday number
- 8
- Day 220 of the year
Leo, decan 2
Sub-ruler: Jupiter
Jupiter adds reach and big-heartedness to Leo pride. You dream in wide screen, believe in people and hand out second chances freely. Your enthusiasm is contagious, which makes you a natural teacher, host or team captain, and when a plan collapses you already see the next one. Excess is the hazard: promising more than a week can hold, or spending to match the mood. Check the budget before the grand gesture. The partner who suits you shares your appetite for life and is willing to tell you, gently, when enough is enough.
Birthday number 8
Big goals don’t intimidate you; they focus you. This birthday number is linked with authority, organization and the drive to build something substantial, whether that means running a team, a company or a very well organized household. You’re good with resources and comfortable making decisions others avoid. Respect matters to you, and you usually earn it. Watch for the habit of measuring yourself only by results, which can make rest feel like failure. Success lands better when the people around you are thriving too.
Born in August
August is ripe and golden, the part of summer when everything has grown as far as it will. Confidence tends to come naturally to its people. Leo rules through the 22nd or so, bringing warmth, pride and a love of celebration; Virgo follows and adds precision, modesty and an eye for what could be done better. Peridot, the olive-green birthstone, was once carried as a charm for good sleep and is now simply a stone of brightness and good cheer. The gladiolus, the sword-shaped birth flower, symbolizes strength of character. Many August people combine big-heartedness with a surprisingly careful streak.
Famous people born on August 8
- Jimmy Wales (1966)co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)
- Roger Federer (1981)Swiss tennis player (born 1981)
- Paul Dirac (1902)British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)
- Mohamed Morsi (1951)president of Egypt from 2012 to 2013
- Dustin Hoffman (1937)American actor (born 1937)
- Giuseppe Conte (1964)Prime Minister of Italy from 2018 to 2021
- Emiliano Zapata (1879)Mexican revolutionary (1879–1919)
- Ernest Lawrence (1901)American nuclear physicist (1901–1958)
Source: Wikidata (CC0); ranked by the number of Wikipedia languages.
Most compatible signs for Leo
Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is August 8?
People born on August 8 are Leo (July 23 – August 22). Element: Fire; ruling planet: Sun.
What are people born on August 8 like?
They are born in decan 2 of Leo, sub-ruled by Jupiter. Jupiter adds reach and big-heartedness to Leo pride. You dream in wide screen, believe in people and hand out second chances freely. Your enthusiasm is contagious, which makes you a natural teacher, host or team captain, and when a plan collapses you already see the next one. Excess is the hazard: promising more than a week can hold, or spending to match the mood. Check the budget before the grand gesture. The partner who suits you shares your appetite for life and is willing to tell you, gently, when enough is enough.
Which famous people were born on August 8?
Well-known people born on August 8 include Jimmy Wales, Roger Federer, Paul Dirac, Mohamed Morsi, Dustin Hoffman.
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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.