The Sun spins through the well-manicured fields of Virgo from August 22 until September 22.
People born under this star sign tend to be fastidious, focused, nurturing, and domestic.
Like the virgin symbolizing them, Virgos are devout, loyal, helpful, and sometimes veer towards puritanical side-eye.
Virgos make for excellent managers as they can clearly and quickly execute plans for and low key get an erotic thrill from telling others what to do.
Ruled by Mercury, the planet of the mind and the mouth, these individuals are excellent negotiators and planners capable of withering the bluster of the best of them with a single searing sentence.
They thrive when they can concentrate, be of service to others, be it charitable causes, hospital corners or tending to the broken wings of the broken people they insist on fixing.
Making the world go round and the silverware shine, bless you all, now and always.
Here is our list of famous Virgo celebrities!
Drag superstar Trixie Mattel, who took inspiration for her drag name from the iconic toy company, was born in the first flush of Virgo season. Mattel is a champion of one-liners and proved the mercurial prowess of her sun sign when she bested George Santos in a Twitter feud. Shop her picks for home decor here.
Expressing the tenacity and unflinching vision of her sun sign, director and producer Ava DuVernay has risen to become one of the most successful modern artists.
Born August 25, controversial and contentious actress Blake Lively is a QUINTUPLE Virgo with her sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, and Mars all falling in the mutable earth sign.
Action star Chris Pine shows that he, like many of his Vrigo brethren, is a consummate professional, taking spit and controversy in stride.
Queen of comedy, bearer of laughs, and fearless purveyor of improv, Melissa McCarthy was born on August 26th.
Anyone who manages to look this unfailingly sharp in both lapels and cheekbones could only be a Virgo.
Designer Tom Ford was born on August 27th.
Virgo is represented by the Hermit tarot card, and after a long career as one of the most iconic actresses of her generation, Cameron Diaz decided it was time to take a step out of the public eye and into retirement.
Eternal babe and best-looking john in cinematic history, Richard Gere is also a philanthropist whose identity is deeply vested in giving back.
Zendaya is an accomplished actress and a bona fide fashion icon. Fun fact: Rue, her “Euphoria” character, is also a Virgo.
Virgos aim for but often fall short of perfection. Yet, there is not a single report of Keanu Reeves being a d–k. to anyone. Ever. I looked. I read. I researched. I combed Reddit.
The man has been dealt his share of tragedy, but has never been tied to a scandal or accused of even the slightest offense.
Read more about this nonproblematic Virgo king here.
Is there any hotter, more embodied performance of the hypnotic, practical magic that defines Virgo than Selma Hayek as the snake-wielding, velvet bikini rocking female vampire in “From Dusk Till Dawn?”
No.
Queen Bey is one of the most prolific and influential artists on Earth and the patron saint of Virgos. For evidence of the energy of her son, see Beyoncé enforcing an all-silver dress code for fans to follow for her late August and September 2024 Renaissance World Tour show.
Virgos love the clean lines and inherent authority of a uniform, and OG Batman Michael Keaton is no exception.
Actor Idris Elba was born on September 6.
Actress Evan Rachel Wood has demonstrated excellence in her career and incredible resilience in her personal life. She is now an advocate for victims of abuse. She was born on September 7.
Unfailingly self-aware, Pink has said of her sun sign, “I’m kind of psychotic and I like to talk about things. I’m a Virgo, too, so I like to analyze and overprocess.”
Multi-talented and multi-award-winning actress Michelle Williams has proven that she is a force to be reckoned with, fighting with the admirable aim of equal pay. She was born on September 9.
Taraji P. Henson shared that her favorite birthday was a surprise sweet 16 celebration. She hasn’t been surprised since, telling W Magazine, “It’s hard to surprise me. I’m very nosy. I’m a Virgo, I remember everything. I’m questioning everything, I’m very analytical.”
Virgo is the sign of the pursuit of excellence, and as an EGOT winner, Jennifer Hudson is always actively looking for new ways to challenge herself. Her birth chart showcases her majesty.
Virgos are rarely glory hogs and often play second fiddle to others, a truth known intimately by Prince Harry AKA the spare. Virgos have an undue reputation for being uptight, but as Harry proves, this ilk isn’t above a little strip poker for sport or royal abdication for personal freedom.
Virgo is synonymous with methodical precision and absolute dedication, and actor Tom Hardy is famous for throwing himself fully, even maddeningly, into every role he plays.
Read more about his hot and unhinged appeal here.
Global heartthrob and one-third of the Jonas Brothers, Nick Jonas, abided by the laws of astrological synastry when he married Cancer Queen Priyanka Chopra,
Jada Pinkett Smith was born unto us on Sept. 18, 1971, in the port city of Baltimore, making her a triple Virgo, with her sun, moon, and Mercury all falling in the mutable earth sign.
Learn more about Jada’s birth chart here.
Talk show host and funnyman Jimmy Fallon knows how to entertain and when to lock it up…he’s been married to his Taurus wife for nearly two decades.
Imbued with relentless imagination, Virgos are natural world builders, seen in proud author and wolf advocate George R. R. Martin.
Reddit has it that Martin based the twelve most important Game of Thrones Houses on the 12 zodiac signs.
Virgos possess a specific and oft-imitated personal style. Cases in point: Virgo vanguard Billy Porter, born unto us on September 21.
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Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports back on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture, and personal experience. To book a reading, visit her website.