✦︎Sport
Diego Maradona1960–2020
Argentine football player and manager (1960–2020)
- Born
- October 30, 1960
- ☿ Rx in
- Scorpio · 23°25′
- Window
- Oct 27 – Nov 16, 1960
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde✦Leap year
The Natal Registry · By Sign
Born with Mercury retrograde
in Scorpio ♏︎
192of the registry’s names arrived while Mercury traced its backward loop through Scorpio — every birthday computed, never assumed, against the real motion of the planet.
192
Names in this sign
9%
Of the full registry
Water
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 water-sign keynote in Scorpio: Buried truths surface; resist the 2am confession text.
The Natal Registry · Scorpio
Scorpio’s roll, checked against the sky.
192 names, one sign. The blurbs are biographical record; the sign, degree and window on every card come from the computed ephemeris.
192 names on the roll
¶Writing
Carl Sagan1934–1996
American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996)
- Born
- November 9, 1934
- ☿ Rx in
- Scorpio · 3°40′
- Window
- Oct 22 – Nov 12, 1934
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♪Music
Miley Cyrusb. 1992
American singer, actress, and television personality (born 1992)
- Born
- November 23, 1992
- ☿ Rx in
- Scorpio · 27°45′
- Window
- Nov 11 – Dec 1, 1992
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde✦Leap year
✶︎Film & Stage
Julia Robertsb. 1967
American actress (born 1967)
- Born
- October 28, 1967
- ☿ Rx in
- Scorpio · 13°33′
- Window
- Oct 21 – Nov 10, 1967
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
¶Writing
Astrid Lindgren1907–2002
Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays (1907–2002)
- Born
- November 14, 1907
- ☿ Rx in
- Scorpio · 21°01′
- Window
- Nov 3 – Nov 23, 1907
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde☉Cazimi
⚙︎Science & Tech
Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman1888–1970
Indian physicist (1888–1970)
- Born
- November 7, 1888
- ☿ Rx in
- Scorpio · 2°31′
- Window
- Oct 20 – Nov 10, 1888
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde✦Leap year
♪Music
Luciano Pavarotti1935–2007
Italian operatic tenor (1935–2007)
- Born
- October 12, 1935
- ☿ Rx in
- Scorpio · 0°13′
- Window
- Oct 6 – Oct 27, 1935
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
✶︎Film & Stage
Aishwarya Raib. 1973
Indian actress (1973–)
- Born
- November 1, 1973
- ☿ Rx in
- Scorpio · 26°18′
- Window
- Oct 30 – Nov 19, 1973
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
✧︎Public figure
Benedict XV1854–1922
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1914 to 1922
- Born
- November 21, 1854
- ☿ Rx in
- Scorpio · 23°50′
- Window
- Nov 8 – Nov 28, 1854
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
¶Writing
Arthur Miller1915–2005
American playwright and essayist (1915–2005)
- Born
- October 17, 1915
- ☿ Rx in
- Scorpio · 3°54′
- Window
- Oct 10 – Oct 31, 1915
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
⚙︎Science & Tech
Hedy Lamarr1914–2000
Austrian-American actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping (1914-2000)
- Born
- November 9, 1914
- ☿ Rx in
- Scorpio · 11°39′
- Window
- Oct 27 – Nov 16, 1914
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♛︎Politics & Leadership
André Malraux1901–1976
French novelist, art theorist, and statesman (1901–1976)
- Born
- November 3, 1901
- ☿ Rx in
- Scorpio · 13°15′
- Window
- Oct 24 – Nov 13, 1901
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
✶︎Film & Stage
Charles Bronson1921–2003
American actor (1921–2003)
- Born
- November 3, 1921
- ☿ Rx in
- Scorpio · 3°46′
- Window
- Oct 20 – Nov 9, 1921
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
❖︎Art & Design
Georgia O'Keeffe1887–1986
American modernist artist (1887–1986)
- Born
- November 15, 1887
- ☿ Rx in
- Scorpio · 28°11′
- Window
- Nov 7 – Nov 27, 1887
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
⚙︎Science & Tech
Gottlob Frege1848–1925
German philosopher, logician, and mathematician (1848–1925)
- Born
- November 8, 1848
- ☿ Rx in
- Scorpio · 18°46′
- Window
- Oct 29 – Nov 18, 1848
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde✦Leap year
♛︎Politics & Leadership
Herman Van Rompuyb. 1947
Prime Minister of Belgium and President of the European Council (born 1947)
- Born
- October 31, 1947
- ☿ Rx in
- Scorpio · 19°00′
- Window
- Oct 25 – Nov 15, 1947
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
✧︎Public figure
Qaboos bin Said Al Said1940–2020
sultan of Oman from 1970 to 2020 (1940–2020)
- Born
- November 18, 1940
- ☿ Rx in
- Scorpio · 12°44′
- Window
- Nov 1 – Nov 21, 1940
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde✦Leap year
⚙︎Science & Tech
Henry Cavendish1731–1810
English natural philosopher, and scientist (1731–1810)
- Born
- October 10, 1731
- ☿ Rx in
- Scorpio · 1°21′
- Window
- Oct 5 – Oct 26, 1731
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♪Music
David Guettab. 1967
French DJ and electronic music producer (born 1967)
- Born
- November 7, 1967
- ☿ Rx in
- Scorpio · 2°25′
- Window
- Oct 21 – Nov 10, 1967
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♛︎Politics & Leadership
Andrés Manuel López Obradorb. 1953
Mexican politician. President of Mexico from 2018 to 2024
- Born
- November 13, 1953
- ☿ Rx in
- Scorpio · 23°41′
- Window
- Nov 3 – Nov 23, 1953
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
⚙︎Science & Tech
Nicolas Appert1749–1841
French inventor of airtight food preservation (1749–1841)
- Born
- November 17, 1749
- ☿ Rx in
- Scorpio · 17°49′
- Window
- Nov 3 – Nov 23, 1749
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♛︎Politics & Leadership
Bernard Montgomery1887–1976
British Army officer (1887–1976)
- Born
- November 17, 1887
- ☿ Rx in
- Scorpio · 25°33′
- Window
- Nov 7 – Nov 27, 1887
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde☉Cazimi
✶︎Film & Stage
Larry King1933–2021
American television and radio host (1933–2021)
- Born
- November 19, 1933
- ☿ Rx in
- Scorpio · 25°31′
- Window
- Nov 8 – Nov 28, 1933
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♛︎Politics & Leadership
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel1875–1950
Indian barrister, leader of the Indian National Congress and founding father of the Republic of India (1875-1950)
- Born
- October 31, 1875
- ☿ Rx in
- Scorpio · 4°48′
- Window
- Oct 18 – Nov 8, 1875
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
Scorpio questions
Scorpio, born mid-loop
What does it mean to be born with Mercury retrograde in Scorpio?
Astronomically, it means Mercury appeared to move backward through the sign of Scorpio 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 Scorpio's water register. The tradition is offered in good fun; the dates and the sign are computed.
Which famous people were born with Mercury retrograde in Scorpio?
The registry lists 192 verified names born inside a Mercury-retrograde window with Mercury in Scorpio — 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