Born in 1926, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1926 is the Year of the Tiger and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1926 are Tigers. The Chinese Tiger year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 13 February 1926 and 1 February 1927 are considered born in the Chinese year 1926 and are a Tiger sign. In addition, each Tiger year is also represented by 5 elements in Chinese astrology that express character and behavior. Therefore, each year it is referred to with a different zodiac animal name and a different element name, and this repeats only once in 60 years. 1926 is also known as the Year of the Fire Tiger. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1926 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Tiger and 1926
Famous People Born in the Year of the Tiger and Chinese Year 1926. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Tiger 1926. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1926 | Joe Franklin, American radio and television host (d. 2015) |
| 1927 | Vernon L. Smith, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1926 | Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Gerardo P. Cabochan, Filipino politician (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | John Knowles, American novelist (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Lawson Soulsby, Baron Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, English microbiologist and parasitologist (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | J.P. Donleavy, American-Irish novelist and playwright (d. 2017) |
| 1927 | Sydney Brenner, South African biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Tim LaHaye, American minister, activist, and author (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Vladimir Shlapentokh, Ukrainian-American sociologist, historian, political scientist, and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Hugo Banzer, Bolivian general and politician, President of Bolivia (d. 2002) |
| 1927 | Johnnie Ray, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1990) |
| 1926 | Jack McDuff, American singer and organist (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Robin Roberts, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Riz Ortolani, Italian composer and conductor (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Danièle Delorme, French actress and producer (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Frederick Buechner, American minister, theologian, and author (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Jurriaan Schrofer, Dutch sculptor, designer, and educator (d. 1990) |
| 1926 | Robert Vickrey, American painter and author (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Richard Matheson, American author and screenwriter (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Fred Cone, American football player (d. 2021) |
| 1926 | Richard Jaeckel, American actor (d. 1997) |
| 1926 | Takumi Shibano, Japanese author and translator (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Carlos "Patato" Valdes, Cuban-American conga player and composer (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Stan Freberg, American puppeteer, voice actor, and singer (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Dinu Zamfirescu, Romanian politician |
| 1926 | Irene Papas, Greek actress (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Big Mama Thornton, American singer-songwriter (d. 1984) |
| 1926 | Elisabeth Beresford, English journalist and author (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Richard Schweiker, American soldier and politician, 14th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (d. 2015) |