♪Music
Basshunterb. 1984
Swedish singer, record producer, and DJ
- Born
- December 22, 1984
- ☿ Rx in
- Sagittarius · 14°54′
- Window
- Dec 4 – Dec 24, 1984
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde✦Leap year
The Natal Registry · By Sign
Born with Mercury retrograde
in Sagittarius ♐︎
176of the registry’s names arrived while Mercury traced its backward loop through Sagittarius — every birthday computed, never assumed, against the real motion of the planet.
176
Names in this sign
8%
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 Sagittarius: Travel hiccups; pack the charger and the patience.
The Natal Registry · Sagittarius
Sagittarius’s roll, checked against the sky.
176 names, one sign. The blurbs are biographical record; the sign, degree and window on every card come from the computed ephemeris.
176 names on the roll
♛︎Politics & Leadership
Emmanuel Macronb. 1977
president of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
- Born
- December 21, 1977
- ☿ Rx in
- Sagittarius · 29°44′
- Window
- Dec 12 – Dec 31, 1977
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde☉Cazimi
¶Writing
Rudyard Kipling1865–1936
English writer and poet (1865–1936)
- Born
- December 30, 1865
- ☿ Rx in
- Sagittarius · 24°06′
- Window
- Dec 14, 1865 – Jan 2, 1866
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♛︎Politics & Leadership
Jacques Chirac1932–2019
President of France from 1995 to 2007
- Born
- November 29, 1932
- ☿ Rx in
- Sagittarius · 18°34′
- Window
- Nov 24 – Dec 14, 1932
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde✦Leap year
⚙︎Science & Tech
L. L. Zamenhof1859–1917
Polish-Jewish physician and inventor of Esperanto (1859-1917)
- Born
- December 15, 1859
- ☿ Rx in
- Sagittarius · 21°12′
- Window
- Dec 5 – Dec 24, 1859
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♛︎Politics & Leadership
Francisco Franco1892–1975
Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)
- Born
- December 4, 1892
- ☿ Rx in
- Sagittarius · 28°22′
- Window
- Dec 2 – Dec 22, 1892
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde✦Leap year
♛︎Politics & Leadership
Anwar Sadat1918–1981
President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981
- Born
- December 25, 1918
- ☿ Rx in
- Sagittarius · 18°30′
- Window
- Dec 9 – Dec 28, 1918
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♛︎Politics & Leadership
Helmut Schmidt1918–2015
Chancellor of West Germany (1974–1982)
- Born
- December 23, 1918
- ☿ Rx in
- Sagittarius · 20°00′
- Window
- Dec 9 – Dec 28, 1918
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♪Music
Tina Turner1939–2023
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
- Born
- November 26, 1939
- ☿ Rx in
- Sagittarius · 8°33′
- Window
- Nov 18 – Dec 8, 1939
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
✶︎Film & Stage
Benedicta Boccolib. 1966
Italian theater and movie actress
- Born
- November 11, 1966
- ☿ Rx in
- Sagittarius · 1°28′
- Window
- Nov 6 – Nov 26, 1966
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♛︎Politics & Leadership
Edward VII1841–1910
King of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910
- Born
- November 9, 1841
- ☿ Rx in
- Sagittarius · 1°41′
- Window
- Nov 5 – Nov 25, 1841
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♛︎Politics & Leadership
Louis XVIII of France1755–1824
King of France and Navarre from 1815 to 1824 (1755-1824)
- Born
- November 17, 1755
- ☿ Rx in
- Sagittarius · 8°32′
- Window
- Nov 13 – Dec 3, 1755
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♛︎Politics & Leadership
Kurt Waldheim1918–2007
Austrian politician and diplomat (1918–2007)
- Born
- December 21, 1918
- ☿ Rx in
- Sagittarius · 22°10′
- Window
- Dec 9 – Dec 28, 1918
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♪Music
Nelly Furtadob. 1978
Portuguese-Canadian singer and songwriter
- Born
- December 2, 1978
- ☿ Rx in
- Sagittarius · 17°49′
- Window
- Nov 25 – Dec 15, 1978
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
✶︎Film & Stage
Ben Stillerb. 1965
American actor and comedian (born 1965)
- Born
- November 30, 1965
- ☿ Rx in
- Sagittarius · 14°20′
- Window
- Nov 23 – Dec 12, 1965
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
¶Writing
E. M. Forster1879–1970
English novelist (1879-1970)
- Born
- January 1, 1879
- ☿ Rx in
- Sagittarius · 27°11′
- Window
- Dec 16, 1878 – Jan 5, 1879
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
❖︎Art & Design
Diego Rivera1886–1957
Mexican muralist (1886–1957)
- Born
- December 8, 1886
- ☿ Rx in
- Sagittarius · 5°18′
- Window
- Nov 23 – Dec 13, 1886
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
¶Writing
France Prešeren1800–1849
Slovene national poet, a Carniolan Romantic poet of Slovene descent (1800–1849)
- Born
- December 3, 1800
- ☿ Rx in
- Sagittarius · 26°07′
- Window
- Dec 1 – Dec 20, 1800
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
✶︎Film & Stage
Amanda Seyfriedb. 1985
American actress (born 1985)
- Born
- December 3, 1985
- ☿ Rx in
- Sagittarius · 1°03′
- Window
- Nov 18 – Dec 8, 1985
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
⚙︎Science & Tech
Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn1886–1978
Swedish physicist (1886-1978)
- Born
- December 3, 1886
- ☿ Rx in
- Sagittarius · 11°18′
- Window
- Nov 23 – Dec 13, 1886
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde☉Cazimi
✧︎Public figure
Kirill I of Moscowb. 1946
21st-century primate of the Russian Orthodox Church
- Born
- November 20, 1946
- ☿ Rx in
- Sagittarius · 0°28′
- Window
- Nov 11 – Dec 1, 1946
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
⚙︎Science & Tech
Tsung-Dao Lee1926–2024
Chinese-American physicist (1926–2024)
- Born
- November 24, 1926
- ☿ Rx in
- Sagittarius · 4°59′
- Window
- Nov 15 – Dec 5, 1926
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♛︎Politics & Leadership
Pierre Nkurunziza1964–2020
President of Burundi from 2005 to 2020
- Born
- December 18, 1964
- ☿ Rx in
- Sagittarius · 27°29′
- Window
- Dec 9 – Dec 29, 1964
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde✦Leap year☉Cazimi
¶Writing
Theodor Fontane1819–1898
German novelist and poet (1819–1898)
- Born
- December 30, 1819
- ☿ Rx in
- Sagittarius · 22°56′
- Window
- Dec 13, 1819 – Jan 2, 1820
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
Sagittarius questions
Sagittarius, born mid-loop
What does it mean to be born with Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius?
Astronomically, it means Mercury appeared to move backward through the sign of Sagittarius 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 Sagittarius'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 Sagittarius?
The registry lists 176 verified names born inside a Mercury-retrograde window with Mercury in Sagittarius — 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.
Browse the registry by sign