♪Music
Michael Jackson1958–2009
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
- Born
- August 29, 1958
- ☿ Rx in
- Leo · 25°39′
- Window
- Aug 9 – Sep 2, 1958
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
The Natal Registry · By Sign
Born with Mercury retrograde
in Leo ♌︎
201of the registry’s names arrived while Mercury traced its backward loop through Leo — every birthday computed, never assumed, against the real motion of the planet.
201
Names in this sign
9%
Of the full registry
Fire
Element
✶Astrological tradition — for entertainment, not astronomy
Tradition reads a natal Mercury retrograde as the inward mind — drafted, revised, doubled back — and gives it a fire-sign keynote in Leo: Friend-group static; egos bruise easily, soften the send.
The Natal Registry · Leo
Leo’s roll, checked against the sky.
201 names, one sign. The blurbs are biographical record; the sign, degree and window on every card come from the computed ephemeris.
201 names on the roll
♛︎Politics & Leadership
Fidel Castro1926–2016
Cuban politician, author and revolutionary (1926–2016)
- Born
- August 13, 1926
- ☿ Rx in
- Leo · 10°23′
- Window
- Jul 24 – Aug 17, 1926
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
¶Writing
Jorge Luis Borges1899–1986
Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)
- Born
- August 24, 1899
- ☿ Rx in
- Leo · 22°18′
- Window
- Aug 5 – Aug 29, 1899
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♪Music
Selena Gomezb. 1992
American singer and actress (born 1992)
- Born
- July 22, 1992
- ☿ Rx in
- Leo · 17°14′
- Window
- Jul 20 – Aug 13, 1992
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde✦Leap year
✦︎Sport
Kobe Bryant1978–2020
American basketball player (1978–2020)
- Born
- August 23, 1978
- ☿ Rx in
- Leo · 21°59′
- Window
- Aug 4 – Aug 28, 1978
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
⚙︎Science & Tech
Rosalind Franklin1920–1958
British chemist, biophysicist, and X-ray crystallographer (1920–1958)
- Born
- July 25, 1920
- ☿ Rx in
- Leo · 5°14′
- Window
- Jul 13 – Aug 6, 1920
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde✦Leap year
✶︎Film & Stage
Ben Affleckb. 1972
American film actor, director and screenwriter (born 1972)
- Born
- August 15, 1972
- ☿ Rx in
- Leo · 10°49′
- Window
- Jul 24 – Aug 17, 1972
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde✦Leap year
¶Writing
V. S. Naipaul1932–2018
Trinidadian-British writer (1932–2018)
- Born
- August 17, 1932
- ☿ Rx in
- Leo · 24°31′
- Window
- Aug 3 – Aug 27, 1932
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde✦Leap year☉Cazimi
⚙︎Science & Tech
Romano Prodib. 1939
Italian politician and economist (born 1939)
- Born
- August 9, 1939
- ☿ Rx in
- Leo · 18°04′
- Window
- Jul 27 – Aug 20, 1939
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♛︎Politics & Leadership
Erich Honecker1912–1994
former leader of East Germany, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (1976-1989)
- Born
- August 25, 1912
- ☿ Rx in
- Leo · 26°19′
- Window
- Aug 8 – Sep 1, 1912
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde✦Leap year
✶︎Film & Stage
Tim Burtonb. 1958
American filmmaker and artist (born 1958)
- Born
- August 25, 1958
- ☿ Rx in
- Leo · 28°22′
- Window
- Aug 9 – Sep 2, 1958
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
¶Writing
Anna Politkovskaya1958–2006
Russian journalist (1958–2006)
- Born
- August 30, 1958
- ☿ Rx in
- Leo · 25°13′
- Window
- Aug 9 – Sep 2, 1958
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
⚙︎Science & Tech
Elinor Ostrom1933–2012
American political economist (1933-2012)
- Born
- August 7, 1933
- ☿ Rx in
- Leo · 2°22′
- Window
- Jul 16 – Aug 9, 1933
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
✶︎Film & Stage
Kevin Spaceyb. 1959
American actor
- Born
- July 26, 1959
- ☿ Rx in
- Leo · 18°50′
- Window
- Jul 22 – Aug 15, 1959
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
❖︎Art & Design
Marcel Duchamp1887–1968
French painter, sculptor, and chess player (1887–1968)
- Born
- July 28, 1887
- ☿ Rx in
- Leo · 6°15′
- Window
- Jul 15 – Aug 8, 1887
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
⚙︎Science & Tech
Gustav Ludwig Hertz1887–1975
German physicist (1887–1975)
- Born
- July 22, 1887
- ☿ Rx in
- Leo · 10°16′
- Window
- Jul 15 – Aug 8, 1887
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♛︎Politics & Leadership
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother1900–2002
Queen consort of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952 (1900–2002)
- Born
- August 4, 1900
- ☿ Rx in
- Leo · 6°22′
- Window
- Jul 18 – Aug 11, 1900
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
✶︎Film & Stage
Anna Rita Del Pianob. 1966
Italian actress and theater director
- Born
- July 26, 1966
- ☿ Rx in
- Leo · 6°32′
- Window
- Jul 14 – Aug 7, 1966
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
¶Writing
Eyvind Johnson1900–1976
Swedish writer (1900–1976)
- Born
- July 29, 1900
- ☿ Rx in
- Leo · 10°44′
- Window
- Jul 18 – Aug 11, 1900
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♪Music
Gene Kelly1912–1996
American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer (1912–1996)
- Born
- August 23, 1912
- ☿ Rx in
- Leo · 27°56′
- Window
- Aug 8 – Sep 1, 1912
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde✦Leap year
✶︎Film & Stage
Barbara Stanwyck1907–1990
American actress (1907–1990)
- Born
- July 16, 1907
- ☿ Rx in
- Leo · 6°15′
- Window
- Jul 11 – Aug 4, 1907
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♛︎Politics & Leadership
Enrique Peña Nietob. 1966
64th President of Mexico
- Born
- July 20, 1966
- ☿ Rx in
- Leo · 10°09′
- Window
- Jul 14 – Aug 7, 1966
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
⚙︎Science & Tech
Georges Lemaître1894–1966
Belgian astrophysicist and Catholic priest (1894–1966)
- Born
- July 17, 1894
- ☿ Rx in
- Leo · 0°28′
- Window
- Jul 7 – Jul 31, 1894
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♪Music
Patrick Swayze1952–2009
American actor, producer, singer and dancer (1952–2009)
- Born
- August 18, 1952
- ☿ Rx in
- Leo · 15°57′
- Window
- Jul 29 – Aug 22, 1952
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde✦Leap year
Leo questions
Leo, born mid-loop
What does it mean to be born with Mercury retrograde in Leo?
Astronomically, it means Mercury appeared to move backward through the sign of Leo on the day you were born — an optical effect of Earth and Mercury's relative motion, not a physical reversal. Astrological tradition reads a natal retrograde as an inward, revising mind, colored here by Leo's fire register. The tradition is offered in good fun; the dates and the sign are computed.
Which famous people were born with Mercury retrograde in Leo?
The registry lists 201 verified names born inside a Mercury-retrograde window with Mercury in Leo — about 9% of the full roll. Every entry is checked against the computed ephemeris and clears the station turns by a margin, so no borderline case is counted.
Browse the registry by sign