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Sagittarius Man & Cancer Woman Famous Couples

We have found 10 famous Sagittarius man and Cancer woman couples. Here are their real stories: how they met, whether they married, the kids, and how it played out.

Diego Rivera
Sagittarius
Frida Kahlo
Cancer

They first met while Rivera was painting a mural at the National Preparatory School in Mexico City and Kahlo was a teenage student. They married in a civil ceremony on 21 August 1929, traveled and worked together in the early 1930s, including commissions in the United States, divorced in 1939 and remarried on December 8, 1940 in San Francisco. The couple had no children together, Kahlo suffered several miscarriages, and their relationship continued with separations and reconciliations until Kahlo's death in 1954.

How they met
They first met in Mexico City when Rivera was painting a mural at the National Preparatory School and Kahlo was a student there. They later reconnected through the Mexican Communist Party in 1927 and began a relationship.
John McVie
Sagittarius
Christine McVie
Cancer

John McVie met Christine Perfect while their bands frequently shared venues on the British blues circuit. They married in 1968, with Peter Green acting as best man, and Christine later joined Fleetwood Mac around 1970. The couple divorced in 1976 but remained friends and continued to work together professionally. There were no children from their marriage.

How they met
They met while their bands often shared venues on the British blues circuit; John McVie met Christine Perfect, the lead singer and pianist of Chicken Shack, on one such occasion.
Joel Coen
Sagittarius
Frances McDormand
Cancer

Frances McDormand has been married to filmmaker Joel Coen since 1984. McDormand made her film debut in Blood Simple (1984), the first film by the Coen brothers, and she subsequently appeared in several of their films. In 1995 they adopted a son from Paraguay, Pedro McDormand Coen, and the family has lived in Marin County, California. The marriage remains listed as ongoing in major biographical sources.

How they met
McDormand made her film debut in Blood Simple (1984), the first film by Joel and Ethan Coen, and she later married Joel Coen in 1984.
Children
They adopted a son, Pedro McDormand Coen (adopted from Paraguay in 1995).
Ashley Cole
Sagittarius
Cheryl
Cancer

Cheryl and Ashley Cole began dating in September 2004 when they were living in the same block of flats in London. Cole proposed in Dubai in June 2005 and the couple married on 15 July 2006. They announced their separation on 23 February 2010 amid allegations of adultery and Cheryl filed for divorce in May 2010. Their divorce was granted on 3 September 2010.

How they met
They began dating in September 2004 after meeting while living in the same block of flats in London.
NC
Sagittarius
CC
Cancer

Noam Chomsky and Carol Doris (née Schatz) knew one another from early childhood because her mother taught at a Hebrew school where his father was the principal. They began a romantic relationship in 1947 and married in 1949. The couple had three children together, Aviva (born 1957), Diane (born 1960), and Harry (born 1967). Carol Chomsky died of cancer on December 19, 2008, and the marriage ended with her death.

How they met
They knew each other from early childhood. Carol's mother taught at a Hebrew school where Noam Chomsky's father was the principal.
Children
Three children: Aviva Chomsky, Diane Chomsky, and Harry Chomsky.
Gregg Araki
Sagittarius
Kathleen Robertson
Cancer

They began a romantic relationship in 1997. Araki's biography notes a relationship with actress Kathleen Robertson from 1997 to 1999 while Robertson's biography states she dated Gregg Araki from 1997 to 2000. Robertson was cast by Araki in Nowhere (1997) and later appeared in his film Splendor (1999). The relationship later ended and Robertson married film producer Chris Cowles in 2004.

PH
Sagittarius
Leslie Caron
Cancer

Leslie Caron and Peter Hall were married in 1956. They had two children together, Christopher John Hall and Jennifer Caron Hall. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1965, and reports of the time record that Warren Beatty was named as a co-respondent in the divorce. Both individuals are recorded in reputable biographical sources as having been married to each other.

Children
Two children: Christopher John Hall and Jennifer Caron Hall.
Bill Gates Sr.
Sagittarius
MM
Cancer

Bill Gates Sr. and Mary Maxwell Gates met while they were students at the University of Washington. They married in 1951 and had three children, Kristianne, Bill, and Libby. They remained married until Mary died of cancer on June 10, 1994. Bill Gates Sr. later remarried in 1996.

How they met
They met while students at the University of Washington. The Seattle Times reported that Mary met Bill Gates Sr. when he was a law student there.
Children
They had three children: Kristianne Blake, William H. Gates III, known as Bill Gates, and Libby Armintrout.
Tim Reid
Sagittarius
Daphne Maxwell Reid
Cancer

Tim Reid and Daphne Maxwell Reid began dating after Tim called Daphne to have a drink. Daphne said their first date became a five-hour laugh fest and that the relationship developed from there. They married on December 4, 1982. They had no children together documented in the sources, and remained professionally connected through their ownership of New Millennium Studios.

How they met
Tim called Daphne to have a drink, which became their first date. Daphne said the five-hour drink turned into a laugh fest and that the relationship developed from there.
Children
They had no children together documented in the sources. Daphne had a son, Chris, with her first husband, and became stepmother to Tim's two children, Timothy II and Tori Reid.
Boris Becker
Sagittarius
LB
Cancer

Boris Becker married Dutch model Sharlely Lilly Kerssenberg in June 2009 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The couple had one son, Amadeus, born in London in 2010. They announced their separation in May 2018 and subsequently filed for divorce. The split was publicly reported and followed by legal proceedings related to the separation and child support.

Children
One son: Amadeus (born 2010).
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Are Sagittarius men and Cancer women compatible?

Opposites Attract

A Sagittarius man and a Cancer woman are a more challenging blend (57/100, opposites attract), but the couples below show that friction and chemistry often go together.

Sagittarius: Fire, Mutable, ruled by Jupiter. Cancer: Water, Cardinal, ruled by Moon. Compatibility here is for entertainment.