The World's Billionaires Billionaire Horoscopes By Lacey Rose and Chaniga Vorasarun 03.28.06, 12:00 PM ET
NEW YORK - What's your sign? If you are a Virgo, we've got some good news for you. Turns out, more members of the Forbes billionaires list share your zodiac sign than any other.
That was our finding after trolling through all the birth dates we've collected on the world??s wealthiest. So far, we have confirmed the birth dates for 613 of our 793 billionaires. Of those, more than 70, or roughly 12% , were born between Aug. 23 and Sept. 22, making this earth sign the most common among billionaires.
It's a bit ironic that top astrology honors for this male-dominated billionaires list goes to the sign symbolized by a virgin, but it actually isn't too surprising. Virgos are known to be hardworking, determined, detail-oriented and analytical. They are driven more by their desire to achieve excellence at whatever they do than by the pursuit of riches, according to astrologer Michael Lutin.
These utilitarian types are happiest when they can produce things or services that are useful to others. Two of the richest and best-known American billionaires are both Virgos: Berkshire Hathaway's (nyse: BRKA - news - people ) Warren Buffett, the second-richest person in the world, and Oracle's (nasdaq: ORCL - news - people ) Larry Ellison.
Yeah, it's somewhat statistically significant but as mentioned, the author's methods are questionable. I think it's fairly common for a virgo to achieve prosperity (but not exactly riches) in the later years, as long as the typical drive is there. A virgo without motivation is a pathetic being, other signs seem to do better - virgos just end up drug addicts/drunks.
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Billionaire Horoscopes
By Lacey Rose and Chaniga Vorasarun 03.28.06, 12:00 PM ET
NEW YORK -
What's your sign? If you are a Virgo, we've got some good news for you. Turns out, more members of the Forbes billionaires list share your zodiac sign than any other.
That was our finding after trolling through all the birth dates we've collected on the world??s wealthiest. So far, we have confirmed the birth dates for 613 of our 793 billionaires. Of those, more than 70, or roughly 12% , were born between Aug. 23 and Sept. 22, making this earth sign the most common among billionaires.
It's a bit ironic that top astrology honors for this male-dominated billionaires list goes to the sign symbolized by a virgin, but it actually isn't too surprising. Virgos are known to be hardworking, determined, detail-oriented and analytical. They are driven more by their desire to achieve excellence at whatever they do than by the pursuit of riches, according to astrologer Michael Lutin.
These utilitarian types are happiest when they can produce things or services that are useful to others. Two of the richest and best-known American billionaires are both Virgos: Berkshire Hathaway's (nyse: BRKA - news - people ) Warren Buffett, the second-richest person in the world, and Oracle's (nasdaq: ORCL - news - people ) Larry Ellison.