Ruled by the Sun
Born on a Sunday
“And the child that is born on the Sabbath day is bonny and blithe, good and gay.”
ConfidentCheerfulGenerous
Sunday personality
Sunday belongs to the Sun, so Sunday babies are said to be bright, warm and confident, people who light up a room. The old rhyme saves its best line for them.
In love
In love, Sunday people are said to be generous and loyal. They shine with a partner who appreciates them and gives them room to lead.
At work
Careers often linked with Sunday people:
- Performing arts
- Leadership and management
- Public speaking
- Medicine
- Entrepreneurship
Sunday facts
Traditional metalGold
Name originSunnandægOld English for the Sun's day. Latin: dies Solis.
US births9.5% of birthsThe least common day to be born, about 7,518 babies a day.
| Language | Sunday |
|---|---|
| Spanish | domingo |
| French | dimanche |
| Japanese | nichiyōbi (日曜日, sun day) |
Famous people born on a Sunday
Kate Bosworth · American actressJanuary 2, 1983
Hugo von Hofmannsthal · Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatistFebruary 1, 1874
Kesha · American singer and songwriterMarch 1, 1987
Rachel Maddow · American television news host and political commentatorApril 1, 1973
Anushka Sharma · Indian actressMay 1, 1988
Josephine Baker · American-born French dancer, singer and actressJune 3, 1906
George Sand · French novelist and memoiristJuly 1, 1804
Sam Mendes · British stage and film directorAugust 1, 1965
Zendaya · American actress and singerSeptember 1, 1996
Brie Larson · American actress, singer and filmmakerOctober 1, 1989
Marcia Wallace · American actress and comedianNovember 1, 1942
Richard Pryor · American comedian and actorDecember 1, 1940
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For entertainment. Name origins are standard etymology; ruling planets, metals and personality descriptions are traditional folklore, not science. Births: SSA data via FiveThirtyEight, 2000 to 2014. Famous birthdays: Wikidata.