
John F. Kennedy is a politician, journalist, statesperson born in Brookline (United States).
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the first Roman Catholic and youngest person elected president at 43 years. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his foreign policy concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the United States Congress prior to his presidency. Born into the prominent Kennedy family in Brookline, Massachusetts, Kennedy graduated from Harvard University in 1940, joining the U.S. Naval Reserve the following year. During World War II, he commanded PT boats in the Pacific theater.
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| Born | 29 May 1917, Brookline |
| Profession | politician, journalist, statesperson |
| Nationality | United States |
| Educated at | London School of Economics and Political Science, Harvard College, Choate Rosemary Hall, Riverdale Country School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Princeton University |
| Spouse | Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis |
| Children | John F. Kennedy Jr., Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, Arabella Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy |
| Awards | Time Person of the Year, Purple Heart, Presidential Medal of Freedom, World War II Victory Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, American Campaign Medal, Pulitzer Prize for Biography, Pacem in Terris |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Leo |
| Nakshatra | Purva Phalguni (Pada 4) |
| Sun Sign | Taurus |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Virgo |
| Birth data reliability | Accurate |
Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: The Times Select Horoscopes), so this chart is reliable.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 385 politicians with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 32 of them (8%) have the Moon in Leo, like John F. Kennedy, and 13 (3%) share the Purva Phalguni Nakshatra — the #18 most common Moon Nakshatra among politicians, where Uttara Bhadrapada leads with 25 (6%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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John F. Kennedy was born on 29 May 1917 in Brookline. Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: The Times Select Horoscopes), so this chart is reliable.
John F. Kennedy's Moon sign (Rashi) is Leo and the Nakshatra is Purva Phalguni, pada 4, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
John F. Kennedy's Ascendant is Virgo, calculated from the recorded birth time.
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