Characteristics of a Capricorn

If you were born between December 22 and January 19, you are an ambitious and patient Capricorn. Responsible, loyal, and resourceful, Capricorns make wonderful friends and caregivers. Sympathetic, helpful and caring, Capricorns will always help a friend in need. They don’t, however, like to rely on others and prefer to do things independently themselves.

Capricorns are said to be most compatible with Taurus, Virgo, and other Capricorns. Capricorn is an earth sign, and is also considered a feminine, introverted sign.

Your fellow Capricorns include Clara Barton, Pat Benetar, Tracy Ullman, Anthony Hopkins, Susan Lucci, Rudyard Kipling, Cary Grant, Kevin Costner, Howard Hughes, Carl Sandburg, Lady Bird Johnson, David Bowie, Mel Gibson, Annie Lennox, Janis Joplin, James Earl Jones, Rush Limbaugh, Al Capone, Howard Stern, Henry Miller, John Denver, Jon Voight, Joan Baez, Sissy Spacek, J.R.R. Tolkien, Elvis Presley, Denzel Washington, Kirstie Alley, J.D. Salinger, Joan of Arc, Martin Luther King Jr., Richard Nixon, Patti Smith, Joseph Stalin, Diane Keaton, and Val Kilmer.

Are you a true Capricorn? See if you hold any of the following common Capricorn traits.

Great friends, Capricorns never expect anything in return for a favor. They think in the long-term, tending to see the bigger picture, and are good at making life-long plans and investments. Very self-disciplined and sometimes solemn to a point of seeming melancholy, Capricorns can be very serious and take their lives seriously. They like to weigh every option before making a decision and carry a strong sense of personal responsibility.

Capricorns are also often called unimaginative, as well as stuck on themselves. Some say that Capricorns think they know something about pretty much everything there is to know about. The goat likes to control his or her surroundings so much that this tendency can slip into the lives of friends and family, making them seem a bit dictatorial. Often called stubborn, Capricorns often only see things in black and white, without any gray area in between. To them, there is only a right way and a wrong way to do things.

Capricorns desire an important life and are constantly striving to do more in their lives, They are also willing to wait for what they want. Though passionate and physical, Capricorns are normally not very open with their emotions. They don’t trust people easily; people must earn a Capricorn’s trust. Capricorns tend to be conservative—at least with money—and interested in finer things. They are also very active-minded people.