Born in 1938, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1938 is the Year of the Tiger and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1938 are Tigers. The Chinese Tiger year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 31 January 1938 and 18 February 1939 are considered born in the Chinese year 1938 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. 1938 is also known as the Year of the Earth Tiger. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1938 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Tiger?
Famous people from the Year of the Tiger and 1938
Famous People Born in the Year of the Tiger and Chinese Year 1938. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Tiger 1938. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1938 | Nancy Holt, American sculptor and painter (d. 2014) |
| 1938 | Lily Tuck, American novelist and short story writer |
| 1938 | Akira Kobayashi, Japanese actor |
| 1938 | Adrian Cronauer, American sergeant and radio host (d. 2018) |
| 1938 | César Luis Menotti, Argentinian footballer and manager |
| 1938 | Fred Mifflin, Canadian admiral and politician, 19th Minister of Veterans Affairs (d. 2013) |
| 1938 | Tõnno Lepmets, Estonian basketball player (d. 2005) |
| 1938 | Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (d. 1996) |
| 1938 | Don Perkins, American football player and sportscaster |
| 1939 | Chandra Wickramasinghe, Sri Lankan-English mathematician, astronomer, and biologist |
| 1938 | Steven Rose, English biologist and academic |
| 1938 | Morris Lurie, Australian novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 2014) |
| 1938 | Jayant Narlikar, Indian astrophysicist and astronomer |
| 1938 | John Connelly, English footballer (d. 2012) |
| 1938 | Cynthia Enloe, American author and academic |
| 1938 | Norbert Ratsirahonana, Malagasy politician, Prime Minister of Madagascar |
| 1938 | Craig Anderson, American baseball player and coach |
| 1938 | Charles Starkweather, American spree killer (d. 1959) |
| 1938 | Eiko Ishioka, Japanese art director and graphic designer (d. 2012) |
| 1938 | Peter Dimond, Australian rugby league player (d. 2021) |
| 1939 | Steve Paxton, American dancer and choreographer |
| 1938 | Bennie Muller, Dutch footballer |
| 1938 | Frederick Forsyth, English journalist and author |
| 1938 | Richard Stoker, English composer, author, and poet (d. 2021) |
| 1939 | Viacheslav Platonov, Russian volleyball player and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1938 | John Gleeson, Australian cricketer (d. 2016) |
| 1938 | Iain Macmillan, Scottish photographer and educator (d. 2006) |
| 1938 | Tony Ross, English author and illustrator |
| 1939 | Paul Genevay, French sprinter |
| 1938 | Jay Ward, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2012) |