♪Music
Madonnab. 1958
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)
- Born
- August 16, 1958
- ☿ Rx in
- Virgo · 5°40′
- Window
- Aug 9 – Sep 2, 1958
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
The Natal Registry · By Sign
Born with Mercury retrograde
in Virgo ♍︎
212of the registry’s names arrived while Mercury traced its backward loop through Virgo — every birthday computed, never assumed, against the real motion of the planet.
212
Names in this sign
10%
Of the full registry
Earth
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 earth-sign keynote in Virgo: Your ruler too — schedules unravel; build in slack.
The Natal Registry · Virgo
Virgo’s roll, checked against the sky.
212 names, one sign. The blurbs are biographical record; the sign, degree and window on every card come from the computed ephemeris.
212 names on the roll
✶︎Film & Stage
Alfred Hitchcock1899–1980
British filmmaker (1899–1980)
- Born
- August 13, 1899
- ☿ Rx in
- Virgo · 0°55′
- Window
- Aug 5 – Aug 29, 1899
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♛︎Politics & Leadership
Lech Wałęsab. 1943
President of Poland from 1990 to 1995 (born 1943)
- Born
- September 29, 1943
- ☿ Rx in
- Virgo · 26°14′
- Window
- Sep 11 – Oct 3, 1943
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♛︎Politics & Leadership
Narendra Modib. 1950
Prime Minister of India since 2014
- Born
- September 17, 1950
- ☿ Rx in
- Virgo · 23°40′
- Window
- Sep 4 – Sep 26, 1950
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde☉Cazimi
¶Writing
William Faulkner1897–1962
American writer (1897-1962)
- Born
- September 25, 1897
- ☿ Rx in
- Virgo · 26°38′
- Window
- Sep 9 – Oct 1, 1897
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♛︎Politics & Leadership
Theresa Mayb. 1956
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019
- Born
- October 1, 1956
- ☿ Rx in
- Virgo · 28°43′
- Window
- Sep 13 – Oct 5, 1956
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde✦Leap year
♛︎Politics & Leadership
Benjamin Harrison1833–1901
President of the United States, 1889-1893 (1833–1901)
- Born
- August 20, 1833
- ☿ Rx in
- Virgo · 1°39′
- Window
- Aug 9 – Sep 1, 1833
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
❖︎Art & Design
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres1780–1867
French painter (1780–1867)
- Born
- August 29, 1780
- ☿ Rx in
- Virgo · 4°30′
- Window
- Aug 14 – Sep 6, 1780
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde✦Leap year
♪Music
Amy Winehouse1983–2011
British singer-songwriter (1983–2011)
- Born
- September 14, 1983
- ☿ Rx in
- Virgo · 23°26′
- Window
- Sep 2 – Sep 24, 1983
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♛︎Politics & Leadership
Louis XVI of France1754–1793
King of France and Navarre from 1774 to 1791, then King of the French from 1791 to 1792 (1754-1793)
- Born
- August 23, 1754
- ☿ Rx in
- Virgo · 0°02′
- Window
- Aug 9 – Sep 2, 1754
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde☉Cazimi
♛︎Politics & Leadership
Paul VI1897–1978
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
- Born
- September 26, 1897
- ☿ Rx in
- Virgo · 25°47′
- Window
- Sep 9 – Oct 1, 1897
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
✦︎Sport
Francesco Tottib. 1976
Italian association football player
- Born
- September 27, 1976
- ☿ Rx in
- Virgo · 24°17′
- Window
- Sep 8 – Oct 1, 1976
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde✦Leap year
♪Music
Keanu Reevesb. 1964
Canadian actor and musician (born 1964)
- Born
- September 2, 1964
- ☿ Rx in
- Virgo · 9°38′
- Window
- Aug 19 – Sep 11, 1964
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde✦Leap year☉Cazimi
⚙︎Science & Tech
John Dalton1766–1844
British chemist and mathematician (1766–1844)
- Born
- September 6, 1766
- ☿ Rx in
- Virgo · 25°16′
- Window
- Aug 30 – Sep 21, 1766
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♪Music
Ray Charles1930–2004
American singer, pianist and songwriter (1930–2004)
- Born
- September 23, 1930
- ☿ Rx in
- Virgo · 26°23′
- Window
- Sep 8 – Sep 30, 1930
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
¶Writing
Jacinto Benavente1866–1954
Spanish writer (1866-1954)
- Born
- August 12, 1866
- ☿ Rx in
- Virgo · 4°17′
- Window
- Aug 7 – Aug 30, 1866
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
✶︎Film & Stage
Lauren Bacall1924–2014
American actress (1924–2014)
- Born
- September 16, 1924
- ☿ Rx in
- Virgo · 14°09′
- Window
- Aug 29 – Sep 20, 1924
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde✦Leap year
⚙︎Science & Tech
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff1852–1911
Dutch physical and organic chemist (1852-1911)
- Born
- August 30, 1852
- ☿ Rx in
- Virgo · 16°41′
- Window
- Aug 21 – Sep 13, 1852
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde✦Leap year
⚙︎Science & Tech
Louis de Broglie1892–1987
Nobel laureate credited to pioneer the discovery of wave character of matter (1892–1987)
- Born
- August 15, 1892
- ☿ Rx in
- Virgo · 10°46′
- Window
- Aug 12 – Sep 4, 1892
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde✦Leap year
✶︎Film & Stage
Charlton Heston1923–2008
American actor (1923–2008)
- Born
- October 4, 1923
- ☿ Rx in
- Virgo · 30°00′
- Window
- Sep 16 – Oct 8, 1923
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
¶Writing
Miguel de Unamuno1864–1936
Spanish poet (1864-1936)
- Born
- September 29, 1864
- ☿ Rx in
- Virgo · 26°20′
- Window
- Sep 11 – Oct 3, 1864
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde✦Leap year
¶Writing
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon1707–1788
French natural historian (1707-1788)
- Born
- September 7, 1707
- ☿ Rx in
- Virgo · 17°43′
- Window
- Aug 26 – Sep 18, 1707
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♛︎Politics & Leadership
Karl Dönitz1891–1980
German admiral and former president of Nazi Germany in 1945 (born 1891-1980)
- Born
- September 16, 1891
- ☿ Rx in
- Virgo · 16°58′
- Window
- Aug 30 – Sep 22, 1891
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
♪Music
Hans Zimmerb. 1957
German film composer (born 1957)
- Born
- September 12, 1957
- ☿ Rx in
- Virgo · 14°22′
- Window
- Aug 27 – Sep 19, 1957
- Source
- Wikipedia
☿Mercury retrograde
Virgo questions
Virgo, born mid-loop
What does it mean to be born with Mercury retrograde in Virgo?
Astronomically, it means Mercury appeared to move backward through the sign of Virgo 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 Virgo's earth register. The tradition is offered in good fun; the dates and the sign are computed.
Which famous people were born with Mercury retrograde in Virgo?
The registry lists 212 verified names born inside a Mercury-retrograde window with Mercury in Virgo — about 10% 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