diff --git a/moderncv.cls b/moderncv.cls
index 3511c2c..a00e765 100644
--- a/moderncv.cls
+++ b/moderncv.cls
@@ -236,6 +236,10 @@
 % where the <city> and <country> arguments can be omitted or provided empty
 \NewDocumentCommand{\address}{mG{}G{}}{\def\@addressstreet{#1}\def\@addresscity{#2}\def\@addresscountry{#3}}
 
+% defines one's birthday (optional)
+% usage: \born{date, place}
+\newcommand*{\born}[1]{\def\@born{#1}}
+
 % defines one's email (optional)
 % usage: \email{<email adress>}
 \newcommand*{\email}[1]{\def\@email{#1}}
@@ -299,6 +303,7 @@
 % other symbols
 \newcommand*{\listitemsymbol}      {\labelitemi~}
 \newcommand*{\addresssymbol}       {}
+\newcommand*{\bornsymbol}          {}
 \newcommand*{\mobilephonesymbol}   {}
 \newcommand*{\fixedphonesymbol}    {}
 \newcommand*{\faxphonesymbol}      {}
@@ -348,7 +353,7 @@
 % usage: \moderncvfoot[<optional foot option>]{<foot variant number>}
 \newcommand*{\moderncvfoot}[2][]{%
   \@loadmoderncvpackage[#1]{foot}{#2}}
-  
+
 % loads a color scheme
 % usage: \moderncvcolor{<color scheme name>}
 \newcommand*{\moderncvcolor}[1]{%
@@ -513,7 +518,7 @@
   \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{}}%
     {\href{mailto:#2}{#2}}%
     {\href{mailto:#2}{#1}}}
-    
+
 % makes a tel hyperlink
 % usage: \tellink[optional text]{link}
 \newcommand*{\tellink}[2][]{%
diff --git a/moderncvfooti.sty b/moderncvfooti.sty
index 1a66d0f..b801a68 100644
--- a/moderncvfooti.sty
+++ b/moderncvfooti.sty
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\addtofoot[~--~]{\@addresscity}}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and \addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\addtofoot[~--~]{\@addresscountry}}%
           \flushfoot\@firstfootelementtrue\\}%
+        \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\addtofoot{\bornsymbol\@born}\flushfoot\@firstfootelementtrue\\}%
         \collectionloop{phones}{% the key holds the phone type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the number
           \addtofoot{\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}}%
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\addtofoot{\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}}%
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\addtofoot[~--~]{\@addresscity}}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\addtofoot[~--~]{\@addresscountry}}%
           \flushfoot\@firstfootelementtrue\\}%
+        \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\addtofoot{\bornsymbol\@born}\flushfoot\@firstfootelementtrue\\}%
         \collectionloop{phones}{% the key holds the phone type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the number
           \addtofoot{\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}}%
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\addtofoot{\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}}%
diff --git a/moderncvheadi.sty b/moderncvheadi.sty
index 8c9ab97..f02cc6c 100644
--- a/moderncvheadi.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadi.sty
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@addressstreet}}{}{\makenewline\addresssymbol\@addressstreet%
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscity}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscountry}}%
+        \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\makenewline\bornsymbol\@born}%
         \phonesdetails% needs to be pre-rendered as loops and tabulars seem to conflict
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\makenewline\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}%
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@homepage}}{}{\makenewline\homepagesymbol\httplink{\@homepage}}%
diff --git a/moderncvheadii.sty b/moderncvheadii.sty
index 2062e98..95f12fe 100644
--- a/moderncvheadii.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadii.sty
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@
       \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails[~--~]{\@addresscity}}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and \addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
       \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails[~--~]{\@addresscountry}}%
         \flushmakeheaddetails\@firstmakeheaddetailselementtrue\\\null}%
+    \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails{\bornsymbol\@born}}%
     \collectionloop{phones}{% the key holds the phone type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the number
       \addtomakeheaddetails{\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}}%
     \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails{\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}}%
diff --git a/moderncvheadiii.sty b/moderncvheadiii.sty
index 54f86cb..36c3743 100644
--- a/moderncvheadiii.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadiii.sty
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     \centering%
     % name and title
     \namestyle{\@firstname~\@lastname}%
-    \ifthenelse{\equal{\@title}{}}{}{\titlestyle{~|~\@title}}\\% \isundefined doesn't work on \@title, as LaTeX itself defines \@title (before it possibly gets redefined by \title) 
+    \ifthenelse{\equal{\@title}{}}{}{\titlestyle{~|~\@title}}\\% \isundefined doesn't work on \@title, as LaTeX itself defines \@title (before it possibly gets redefined by \title)
     % optional detailed information
     \if@details{%
       \addressfont\color{color2}%
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
         \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails[~--~]{\@addresscity}}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and \addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
         \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails[~--~]{\@addresscountry}}%
         \flushmakeheaddetails\@firstmakeheaddetailselementtrue\\\null}%
+      \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails{\bornsymbol\@born}}%
       \collectionloop{phones}{% the key holds the phone type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the number
         \addtomakeheaddetails{\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}}%
       \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails{\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}}%
diff --git a/moderncvheadiv.sty b/moderncvheadiv.sty
index f3ceaf7..669e970 100644
--- a/moderncvheadiv.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadiv.sty
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
       \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@addressstreet}}{}{\makenewline\addresssymbol\@addressstreet%
         \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscity}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and \addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
         \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscountry}}%
+      \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\makenewline\hbox to 1.0em{\bornsymbol}~\@born}%
       \collectionloop{phones}{% the key holds the phone type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the number
         \makenewline\hbox to 1.0em{\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname}~\collectionloopitem}%
       \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\makenewline\hbox to 1.0em{\emailsymbol}~\emaillink{\@email}}%
diff --git a/moderncvheadv.sty b/moderncvheadv.sty
index 7a2c15b..a1e1b19 100644
--- a/moderncvheadv.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadv.sty
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@addressstreet}}{}{\makenewline\addresssymbol\@addressstreet%
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscity}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and \addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscountry}}%
+        \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\makenewline\bornsymbol~\@born}%
         \collectionloop{phones}{% the key holds the phone type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the number
           \makenewline\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname~\collectionloopitem}%
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\makenewline\emailsymbol~\emaillink{\@email}}%
diff --git a/moderncvheadvi.sty b/moderncvheadvi.sty
index 83c1055..a029e01 100644
--- a/moderncvheadvi.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadvi.sty
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
       \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails[~--~]{\@addresscity}}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and \addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
       \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails[~--~]{\@addresscountry}}%
         \flushmakeheaddetails\@firstmakeheaddetailselementtrue\\\null}%
+    \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails{\bornsymbol\@born}}%
     \collectionloop{phones}{% the key holds the phone type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the number
       \addtomakeheaddetails{\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}}%
     \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails{\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}}%
diff --git a/moderncviconsawesome.sty b/moderncviconsawesome.sty
index e0fd892..c8b6004 100644
--- a/moderncviconsawesome.sty
+++ b/moderncviconsawesome.sty
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 \renewcommand*{\githubsocialsymbol}  {{\small\faGithub}~}             % alternative: \faGithubSquare, \faGithubSquare
 \renewcommand*{\gitlabsocialsymbol}  {{\small\faGitlab}~}
 \renewcommand*{\skypesocialsymbol}   {{\small\faSkype}~}
+\renewcommand*{\bornsymbol}{{\small\faAsterisk}~}
 
 
 \endinput
diff --git a/moderncviconsletters.sty b/moderncviconsletters.sty
index 2ef7c59..90e7417 100644
--- a/moderncviconsletters.sty
+++ b/moderncviconsletters.sty
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 \renewcommand*{\githubsocialsymbol}  {\textbf{gh}~}
 \renewcommand*{\gitlabsocialsymbol}  {\textbf{gl}~}
 \renewcommand*{\skypesocialsymbol}   {\textbf{sk}~}
+\renewcommand*{\bornsymbol}          {\textbf{B}~}
 
 \renewcommand*{\listitemsymbol}      {\labelitemi~}
 
diff --git a/moderncviconsmarvosym.sty b/moderncviconsmarvosym.sty
index 020f4d7..90beb82 100644
--- a/moderncviconsmarvosym.sty
+++ b/moderncviconsmarvosym.sty
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
         \protect\path[fill=color2,even odd rule]
           (487.6550,288.9690) .. controls (489.0610,278.5690) and (489.8700,267.9960) ..
           (489.8700,257.2330) .. controls (489.8700,128.0770) and (384.5990,23.3610) ..
-          (254.7670,23.3610) .. controls (241.8630,23.3610) and (229.2120,24.4210) .. 
+          (254.7670,23.3610) .. controls (241.8630,23.3610) and (229.2120,24.4210) ..
           (216.9010,26.4410) .. controls (194.8280,12.0570) and (168.5590,3.6740) ..
           (140.2880,3.6740) .. controls (62.7660,3.6740) and (0.0000,66.4820) ..
           (0.0000,143.9800) .. controls (0.0000,172.1780) and (8.2990,198.3740) ..
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@
       \protect\end{scope}%
     \protect\end{tikzpicture}}%
   ~}
+  \renewcommand*{\bornsymbol}{}
 
 
 \endinput