Born on August 17
Leo
People feel braver standing next to you, and you’re always a few calm moves ahead of whatever’s coming.
Put them at the wheel of a boat in choppy water and they’ll steer calmly, already a few moves ahead of the next wave. Crises get exactly the same treatment.
Keen to win and lovely to lose to, they turn a board game into a masterclass in good spirits, and the game was usually their idea, which is how the whole street ended up in a league.
Their self-belief is calm and unfussy, the 17th’s gift to them, and they’re lavish with compliments for everyone else. Applaud them back; they’ve earned it many times over.
A gift idea for someone born on August 17
A bold, bright scarf, thrifted or knitted by you, for someone who walks into every challenge with calm confidence.
Never miss their birthday
Zodiac Birthday Tracker reminds you before each friend’s birthday and gives you a card written for their exact day.
