Cancer · by personality
Peaky Blinders · Shelby Company Limited
Thomas Shelby: zodiac sign and birth chart
Tommy Shelby has no canon birthday. Peaky Blinders gives ages, never a date. Read from his personality, he's a Cancer: Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars all in the sign that guards the family. A Libra Moon and rising let him sit across from a gangster and still close the deal.
- SunCancer
- MoonLibra
- RisingLibra
- MercuryCancer
- VenusCancer
- MarsCancer
SourceNo canon birthday: Peaky Blinders gives ages, not birthdays. The chart is NEBO's take, read from his personality.
Birth chart
Tommy's chart at a glance
No canon birthday, so this is NEBO's take, read from his character.
- Fire0
- Earth0
- Air2
- Water4
- Mostly water. 4 of his 6 placements are water signs.
- About 1 in 18 birthdays get Tommy in the app's Peaky Blinders world.
- Other Cancers here: Polly Gray.
NEBO's take
No birthday in canon. His personality says Cancer.
We ran Tommy through the same model that matches people to characters in the app, and looked at which chart gets him most often. It reads him as water first, with a Libra Moon and rising that keep the poker face on.
Canon
No canon birthdayNever given in Peaky BlindersNEBO's take
Cancer SunRead from his personality- Sun
CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeCancer
Cancer holds the family close. Tommy turns a gang of brothers with razor blades in their caps into Shelby Company Limited, with books and respectable fronts.
- Moon
CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeLibra
Libra weighs, flatters and bargains. Tommy walks into Alfie Solomons' bakery in Camden Town and comes out with an uneasy deal instead of a fight.
- Rising
CanonNo birth timeNEBO's takeLibra
No birth time in canon. First impression, Libra style: a flat cap, a cigarette and a calm stare that makes the Garrison go quiet before he says a word.
- Mercury
CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeCancer
Cancer Mercury plans around home. Every deal, from the racecourses to the bookmakers, is built to keep the family safe and rich, not just feared.
- Venus
CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeCancer
Cancer Venus softens around what it looks after. Horses are the one soft spot Tommy lets people see: he buys them, runs them and watches their form like a general.
- Mars
CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeCancer
Cancer Mars protects the shell. When someone threatens the family, Tommy stops bargaining and starts working out how to end the threat.
What canon does give: a man back from the tunnels who treats the family business like a war plan. A Cancer answer is that every plan is about the family. The Libra Moon makes sure it looks like a fair deal.
How he shows up
Why he's like this
Cancer is the sign of family, protection and holding on to what's yours. Tommy hits it in scenes fans know.
CoreCancer Sun
Thinks like a family
He turns a gang of brothers with razor blades in their caps into Shelby Company Limited, with books, racecourses and respectable fronts. The aim is to keep the family safe.
Series 1 to 3
First impressionLibra rising
The room goes quiet
Tommy and his brothers walk into the Birmingham racecourse with flat caps pulled low, and the bookmakers who used to look through the Shelbys start asking what he wants.
Series 1
FeelingsLibra Moon
Deals with the enemy
In Camden Town Tommy goes to see Alfie Solomons, a man who could have him killed, and talks him into a shaky partnership against the Italian gang.
Series 2
LoveVenus in Cancer
Horses first
Tommy is happiest around horses. He buys racehorses and tracks their form like a general, one of the few places where the cold face softens.
Peaky Blinders
In a fightMars in Cancer
Goes after what is his
Series one opens on Tommy riding through the smoke of Small Heath. Back from the war, he doesn't wait to be handed anything: he goes after the family business and the racecourses.
Series 1, episode 1
Your turn
Which Peaky Blinders character are you?
Pick your birthday. Your Sun sign gives a first answer right here, then the app reads your whole chart.
Aries girls get Polly Gray most often. Aries guys get Thomas Shelby.
You and Tommy: Signs at a right angle. Friction, the useful kind.
Taurus girls get Lizzie Stark most often. Taurus guys get Luca Changretta.
You and Tommy: Signs that cheer each other on. Good team.
Gemini girls get May Carleton most often. Gemini guys get Finn Shelby.
You and Tommy: Next-door signs. Different instincts, lots to learn.
Cancer girls get Polly Gray most often. Cancer guys get Alfie Solomons.
You and Tommy: Same sign. You'd get each other without trying.
Leo girls get Ada Shelby most often. Leo guys get Oswald Mosley.
You and Tommy: Next-door signs. Different instincts, lots to learn.
Virgo girls get Lizzie Stark most often. Virgo guys get Inspector Campbell.
You and Tommy: Signs that cheer each other on. Good team.
Libra girls get Jessie Eden most often. Libra guys get John Shelby.
You and Tommy: Signs at a right angle. Friction, the useful kind.
Scorpio girls get Esme Shelby most often. Scorpio guys get Arthur Shelby.
You and Tommy: Same element, water. Easy chemistry, same pace.
Sagittarius girls get Ada Shelby most often. Sagittarius guys get Finn Shelby.
You and Tommy: Signs that speak different languages. Curious mix.
Capricorn girls get Polly Gray most often. Capricorn guys get Michael Gray.
You and Tommy: Opposite signs. You see each other's blind spot.
Aquarius girls get Ada Shelby most often. Aquarius guys get Inspector Campbell.
You and Tommy: Signs that speak different languages. Curious mix.
Pisces girls get Esme Shelby most often. Pisces guys get Alfie Solomons.
You and Tommy: Same element, water. Easy chemistry, same pace.
That's your Sun sign talking. The app reads your Moon, Venus, Mars and the rest, and the answer can change.
Get my real Peaky Blinders character→Chemistry
Who Tommy clicks with, and who he clashes with
Read from the charts on their pages. The plot may disagree.
Clicks with
- Alfie SolomonsCancer Sun+Pisces SunSuns in the same element: they want the same things and go after them the same way.
- Johnny DogsMars in Cancer+Venus in ScorpioVenus and Mars in step: the spark is real, friends or more.
- Arthur ShelbyLibra Moon+Leo MoonMoons in friendly signs: they know how to settle each other down.
Clashes with
Pick a side
Are you more Tommy or John?
Your birthday settles it. The app reads your whole chart and tells you who you really get.
Similar charts
Who else has Tommy's chart
Famous Cancers with his placements
Their charts line up with NEBO's take on Tommy. A chart match only: none of them is connected to this page.
Erling HaalandCancer Sun · Mercury in Cancer, Mars in Cancer
Lionel MessiCancer Sun · Mercury in Cancer, Mars in Cancer
Alan TuringCancer Sun · Libra Moon, Mercury in Cancer
Ariana GrandeCancer Sun · Libra Moon, Mercury in Cancer
Lana Del ReyCancer Sun · Mercury in Cancer, Mars in Cancer.png)
Jacob ElordiCancer Sun · Mercury in Cancer, Venus in Cancer
Tommy in real life
The app casts Leo Suns for Tommy, Gazo and Taco Hemingway among them, plus Auguste Comte as a Capricorn, the sign opposite Cancer. Plus the one who played him.
Characters like him in other worlds
Same chart pattern in our model, different universe.
Peaky Blinders
Characters like Tommy
Closest charts first: shared signs, same elements.
- Polly GrayCancer Sun · Cancer Moon
- Johnny DogsScorpio Sun · Virgo Moon
- Alfie SolomonsPisces Sun · Pisces Moon
- Arthur ShelbyScorpio Sun · Leo Moon
- Inspector CampbellAquarius Sun · Aquarius Moon
- Finn ShelbySagittarius Sun · Gemini Moon
- Esme ShelbyPisces Sun · Pisces Moon
- John ShelbyAquarius Sun · Sagittarius Moon
Which Peaky Blinders character are you?
Add your birthday and the app finds your Peaky Blinders character and how close you are to Tommy.
Are you Tommy? Find your character→Questions
Tommy's zodiac sign: what people ask
What zodiac sign is Thomas Shelby?
Canon never says. Peaky Blinders gives him no birthday. By personality, NEBO's take is Cancer.
When is Thomas Shelby's birthday?
It isn't given anywhere in canon. Peaky Blinders gives ages as the story moves on, never a date.
Is Thomas Shelby a Cancer?
By personality, yes: family first, guarded and always three steps ahead. It's NEBO's take, not canon, because no birthday exists.
What is Thomas Shelby's birth chart?
NEBO's take: Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars in Cancer, Moon and rising in Libra. Read from his personality, not from a canon date.
What element is Tommy?
Water. Cancer is a water sign, and 4 of his 6 placements are water too.
Who is Tommy most compatible with?
By chart, Alfie Solomons, Johnny Dogs and Arthur Shelby. Cancer Sun and Pisces Sun: they want the same things and go after them the same way.
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