The Natal Registry · By Sign

Born with Mercury retrograde
in Libra ♎︎

187of the registry’s names arrived while Mercury traced its backward loop through Libra — every birthday computed, never assumed, against the real motion of the planet.

187
Names in this sign
8%
Of the full registry
Air
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 air-sign keynote in Libra: Contracts and exes resurface; weigh, don't rush to sign.

The Natal Registry · Libra

Libra’s roll, checked against the sky.

187 names, one sign. The blurbs are biographical record; the sign, degree and window on every card come from the computed ephemeris.

187 names on the roll
♛︎Politics & Leadership

Silvio Berlusconi1936–2023

Italian politician and media tycoon (1936–2023)

Born
September 29, 1936
☿ Rx in
Libra · 9°22′
Window
Sep 18 – Oct 10, 1936
Mercury retrogradeLeap year
♛︎Politics & Leadership

Václav Havel1936–2011

Czech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic (1936–2011)

Born
October 5, 1936
☿ Rx in
Libra · 3°10′
Window
Sep 18 – Oct 10, 1936
Mercury retrogradeLeap year
♛︎Politics & Leadership

Ferdinand Marcos1917–1989

President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986

Born
September 11, 1917
☿ Rx in
Libra · 2°18′
Window
Sep 5 – Sep 28, 1917
Mercury retrograde
✶︎Film & Stage

Kate Winsletb. 1975

English actress (born 1975)

Born
October 5, 1975
☿ Rx in
Libra · 20°02′
Window
Sep 26 – Oct 18, 1975
Mercury retrograde
✶︎Film & Stage

Amitabh Bachchanb. 1942

Indian film actor (born 1942)

Born
October 11, 1942
☿ Rx in
Libra · 16°35′
Window
Sep 28 – Oct 20, 1942
Mercury retrogradeCazimi
✦︎Sport

Ronaldob. 1976

Brazilian association football player (born 1976)

Born
September 18, 1976
☿ Rx in
Libra · 2°56′
Window
Sep 8 – Oct 1, 1976
Mercury retrogradeLeap year
✶︎Film & Stage

Sigourney Weaverb. 1949

American actress (born 1949)

Born
October 8, 1949
☿ Rx in
Libra · 5°37′
Window
Sep 21 – Oct 12, 1949
Mercury retrograde
⚙︎Science & Tech

Irène Joliot-Curie1897–1956

French scientist (1897–1956)

Born
September 12, 1897
☿ Rx in
Libra · 7°55′
Window
Sep 9 – Oct 1, 1897
Mercury retrograde
Music

Bruce Springsteenb. 1949

American rock singer (born 1949)

Born
September 23, 1949
☿ Rx in
Libra · 18°49′
Window
Sep 21 – Oct 12, 1949
Mercury retrograde
Music

Hugh Jackmanb. 1968

Australian actor and singer

Born
October 12, 1968
☿ Rx in
Libra · 26°05′
Window
Oct 3 – Oct 24, 1968
Mercury retrogradeLeap year
♛︎Politics & Leadership

Horatio Nelson1758–1805

British admiral (1758–1805)

Born
September 29, 1758
☿ Rx in
Libra · 19°46′
Window
Sep 23 – Oct 15, 1758
Mercury retrograde
♛︎Politics & Leadership

Alphonse de Lamartine1790–1869

French author, poet and statesman (1790-1869)

Born
October 21, 1790
☿ Rx in
Libra · 26°35′
Window
Oct 8 – Oct 29, 1790
Mercury retrograde
✦︎Sport

Mesut Özilb. 1988

Turkish-German association football player

Born
October 15, 1988
☿ Rx in
Libra · 13°41′
Window
Sep 28 – Oct 20, 1988
Mercury retrogradeLeap year
✶︎Film & Stage

Catherine Zeta-Jonesb. 1969

British actress

Born
September 25, 1969
☿ Rx in
Libra · 10°18′
Window
Sep 16 – Oct 8, 1969
Mercury retrograde
✧︎Public figure

Gregory XVI1765–1846

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846 (1765–1846)

Born
September 18, 1765
☿ Rx in
Libra · 14°35′
Window
Sep 16 – Oct 7, 1765
Mercury retrograde
✶︎Film & Stage

Groucho Marx1890–1977

American comedian (1890–1977)

Born
October 2, 1890
☿ Rx in
Libra · 3°41′
Window
Sep 17 – Oct 8, 1890
Mercury retrograde
✶︎Film & Stage

Pedro Almodóvarb. 1949

Spanish filmmaker (born 1949)

Born
September 25, 1949
☿ Rx in
Libra · 18°02′
Window
Sep 21 – Oct 12, 1949
Mercury retrograde
Writing

Eugenio Montale1896–1981

Italian poet (1896-1981)

Born
October 12, 1896
☿ Rx in
Libra · 12°06′
Window
Sep 26 – Oct 17, 1896
Mercury retrogradeLeap year
✶︎Film & Stage

Joaquin Phoenixb. 1974

American actor

Born
October 28, 1974
☿ Rx in
Libra · 28°16′
Window
Oct 13 – Nov 3, 1974
Mercury retrograde
✶︎Film & Stage

Marion Cotillardb. 1975

French actress (born 1975)

Born
September 30, 1975
☿ Rx in
Libra · 23°42′
Window
Sep 26 – Oct 18, 1975
Mercury retrograde
⚙︎Science & Tech

Jean-Baptiste Perrin1870–1942

French physicist (1870–1942)

Born
September 30, 1870
☿ Rx in
Libra · 14°59′
Window
Sep 21 – Oct 13, 1870
Mercury retrograde
⚙︎Science & Tech

Vitaly Ginzburg1916–2009

Russian physicist (1916–2009)

Born
October 4, 1916
☿ Rx in
Libra · 12°58′
Window
Sep 22 – Oct 14, 1916
Mercury retrogradeLeap year
♛︎Politics & Leadership

Julio Iglesiasb. 1943

Spanish singer and lawyer

Born
September 23, 1943
☿ Rx in
Libra · 2°05′
Window
Sep 11 – Oct 3, 1943
Mercury retrograde
Writing

Heinrich von Kleist1777–1811

German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer (1777–1811)

Born
October 18, 1777
☿ Rx in
Libra · 24°15′
Window
Oct 6 – Oct 26, 1777
Mercury retrograde
Libra questions

Libra, born mid-loop

What does it mean to be born with Mercury retrograde in Libra?

Astronomically, it means Mercury appeared to move backward through the sign of Libra 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 Libra's air register. The tradition is offered in good fun; the dates and the sign are computed.

Which famous people were born with Mercury retrograde in Libra?

The registry lists 187 verified names born inside a Mercury-retrograde window with Mercury in Libra — about 8% 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.

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