More about O Positive

  • 84% of the population can receive your red blood cells.
  • 100% of the population can receive your platelets.
  • 45% of the population can receive your plasma.

You share your blood type with 38% of the population.

Your parents have one of the following blood type combinations:
  • O, O
  • O, A
  • O, B
  • A, A
  • A, B
  • B, B

The Japanese believe that your blood type is an indicator of your personality*, similar to the belief in the Signs of the Zodiac here in America. According to the superstition, people with type O blood are loyal, passionate, self-confident, independent, ambitious and jealous. Your Rh factor does not play a role in determining your personality.

Some famous people with type O blood are John Lennon, Elvis Presley, Paul Newman and Queen Elizabeth II.

*There is no scientific basis for this theory. Such claims should be considered a form of entertainment, much like reading one’s horoscope.