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Famous Cancers: 41 Cancer celebrities and their birthdays
Ariana Grande, Post Malone, Kevin Hart and Tom Hanks are all Cancers. Here is the full list by birthday, with every date checked against where the Sun actually was that day.
Quick answer
Famous Cancers include Ariana Grande, Post Malone, Kevin Hart, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Margot Robbie and Lindsay Lohan. The Sun is in Cancer from about June 21 to July 22. This list has 41 names, each verified against the Sun's position on the birth date; people born on a day the Sun changed sign are listed separately.
Cancer at a glance
Cancer
ElementWater
ModalityCardinal
☽RulerMoon
PolarityYin · inward
SymbolThe Crab
DatesJun 21 – Jul 22
MottoI feel
Cancer, card by card
Save the one that sounds like you, or send it to a Cancer.
Needs to hear
What a Cancer needs to hear
You don’t have to hint — just ask.
Cancer gives and gives while hoping someone notices; saying the need out loud is allowed.
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Cancer self-care
Cook for yourself the way you cook for others.
Cancer refuels with home cooking, time near water and rest it doesn’t have to earn.
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Cancer affirmation
I’m soft on purpose and tougher than I look.
Cancer’s sensitivity catches what others miss, and there’s real tenacity underneath it.
Save41 famous Cancers, by birthday
| Name | Born | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| Lana Del Rey | June 21, 1985 | — |
| Meryl Streep | June 22, 1949 | American actress |
| Solange Knowles | June 24, 1986 | American singer, songwriter, and actress |
| Mindy Kaling | June 24, 1979 | American actress, writer, and comedian |
| Lionel Messi | June 24, 1987 | Argentine association football player |
| Ariana Grande | June 26, 1993 | American singer, songwriter, and actress |
| Jacob Elordi | June 26, 1997 | Australian actor |
| Khloé Kardashian | June 27, 1984 | American media personality, influencer, and businesswoman |
| Tobey Maguire | June 27, 1975 | American actor and film producer |
| Elon Musk | June 28, 1971 | American businessman |
| Camila Mendes | June 29, 1994 | American actress |
| Michael Phelps | June 30, 1985 | American swimmer |
| Mike Tyson | June 30, 1966 | American boxer and media personality |
| Princess Diana | July 1, 1961 | Member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales |
| Missy Elliott | July 1, 1971 | American rapper |
| Pamela Anderson | July 1, 1967 | Canadian actress and model |
| Liv Tyler | July 1, 1977 | American actress |
| Margot Robbie | July 2, 1990 | Australian actress |
| Lindsay Lohan | July 2, 1986 | American actress and singer |
| Tom Cruise | July 3, 1962 | American actor and film producer |
| Olivia Munn | July 3, 1980 | American actress, comedian, television personality and author |
| Post Malone | July 4, 1995 | American singer and rapper |
| Kevin Hart | July 6, 1979 | American comedian and actor |
| 50 Cent | July 6, 1975 | American rapper and actor |
| Ringo Starr | July 7, 1940 | British musician, drummer for the Beatles |
| Jaden Smith | July 8, 1998 | American rapper and actor |
| Tom Hanks | July 9, 1956 | American actor and film producer |
| Courtney Love | July 9, 1964 | American rock musician |
| Sofía Vergara | July 10, 1972 | Colombian-American actress and model |
| Jessica Simpson | July 10, 1980 | American singer and actress |
| Lil' Kim | July 11, 1974 | American rapper from New York |
| Harrison Ford | July 13, 1942 | American actor |
| Will Ferrell | July 16, 1967 | American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer |
| Luke Bryan | July 17, 1976 | American country music singer |
| Priyanka Chopra | July 18, 1982 | Indian actress |
| Kristen Bell | July 18, 1980 | American actress |
| Vin Diesel | July 18, 1967 | American actor |
| Benedict Cumberbatch | July 19, 1976 | English actor |
| Sandra Oh | July 20, 1971 | Canadian and American actress |
| Gisele Bündchen | July 20, 1980 | Brazilian fashion model |
| Robin Williams | July 21, 1951 | American actor and comedian |
Linked names have a full chart page. Dates of birth: Wikidata. Sun sign checked against NASA JPL Horizons positions.
Cancer charts we have read in full
Sun, Moon, rising where the birth time is documented, and whether they are into astrology themselves.
Ariana Grande
June 26, 1993. Cancer Sun · Libra Moon · Capricorn rising.
Selena Gomez
July 22, 1992. Cancer Sun · Aries/Taurus Moon.
Lana Del Rey
June 21, 1985. Cancer Sun · Leo Moon · Scorpio rising.
What Cancers are known for
Cancer is associated with feeling, memory and protection: a strong inner life and a close circle that is looked after fiercely. It is a cardinal sign, so the softness comes with drive. Cancer is a cardinal water sign ruled by the Moon; the Sun is in Cancer from about June 21 to July 22, and the exact day shifts by one from year to year. More on the sign itself is on the Cancer page.
A shared Sun sign is a starting point and nothing more. Two Cancers can have completely different Moons, rising signs and Venus placements, which is why Ariana Grande and Post Malone do not read as the same person. The Sun sign is still the one piece of a chart that needs only a birthday, so it is the piece we can state for everyone below.
How this list was built
Birth dates come from Wikidata, the structured database behind Wikipedia. For every date we checked where the Sun actually was, using NASA's JPL Horizons positions, instead of trusting a printed date range. Anyone born on a day when the Sun changed sign is handled separately.
Born on the cusp: why some names are missing
The Sun does not change sign at midnight. On the day it moves, people born a few hours apart get different signs, and without a documented birth time nobody can say which. We leave those people off the list instead of guessing:
- Chris Pratt (June 21, 1979): the Sun moved from Gemini into Cancer at 6:57 pm local time that day.
- Lana Del Rey (June 21, 1985): the Sun moved from Gemini into Cancer at 6:45 am local time that day. On the birth time recorded by Astro-Databank the Sun is in Cancer, which is where we list Lana Del Rey.
- Selena Gomez (July 22, 1992): the Sun moved from Cancer into Leo at 9:09 am local time that day. See Selena Gomez's chart for the detail.
If your own birthday falls on a boundary day, the birth chart calculator will place your Sun from your date and time.
Famous Cancers: questions
Which celebrities are Cancers?
Ariana Grande, Post Malone, Kevin Hart, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Margot Robbie, Lindsay Lohan and Khloé Kardashian are all Cancer Suns, along with the 33 other names in the table above. Every entry was checked against the Sun's real position on the birth date.
What are the Cancer dates?
The Sun is in Cancer from about June 21 to July 22. The start and end move by a day between years, so someone born on a boundary date needs their birth year, and sometimes their birth time, to know their sign.
Is Ariana Grande a Cancer?
Yes. Ariana Grande was born on June 26, 1993, when the Sun was in Cancer. The full chart is on Ariana Grande's page.
Is Post Malone a Cancer?
Yes. Post Malone was born on July 4, 1995, when the Sun was in Cancer.
Does sharing a sign with a celebrity mean anything?
It means you share a Sun sign, which astrologers read as the core of a chart, and nothing beyond that. The Moon, rising sign and Venus differ from person to person. The tool on the celebrity charts page shows who shares your sign and your birthday; the birth chart calculator shows the rest of your own chart.
Sources
The checkable facts on this page come from these external sources. The astrological interpretation is our own.
- Wikidata · Wikimedia FoundationDates of birth for everyone on this list (the database behind Wikipedia biographies)
- Horizons System (planetary ephemeris service) · NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratorySun's position on each birth date, used to confirm the sign and to find cusp-day births
- Zodiac · Encyclopaedia BritannicaThe twelve signs and their date ranges
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