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 | Frederick Forsyth, English journalist and author |
| 1938 | Yvonne Brewster, Jamaican actress and theatre director |
| 1938 | Marco Aurelio Denegri, Peruvian television host and sexologist (d. 2018) |
| 1938 | Charles Harrelson, American murderer (d. 2007) |
| 1938 | Kofi Annan, Ghanaian economist and diplomat, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (d. 2018) |
| 1938 | Joan Kirner, Australian educator and politician, 42nd Premier of Victoria (d. 2015) |
| 1938 | Jay Black, American singer (d. 2021) |
| 1938 | Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian businessman and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Russia (d. 2010) |
| 1938 | Nancy Holt, American sculptor and painter (d. 2014) |
| 1938 | Colin Bland, Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (d. 2018) |
| 1938 | Michael Stear, English air marshal (d. 2020) |
| 1938 | António Calvário, Portuguese singer and artist |
| 1939 | Mahala Andrews, British vertebrae palaeontologist (d. 1997) |
| 1938 | Tony Oliva, Cuban-American baseball player and coach |
| 1938 | Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil, Iraqi-Lebanese archbishop (d. 2012) |
| 1938 | Robert Gammage, American captain and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1938 | Billy Mills, American sprinter |
| 1938 | Nicholasa Mohr, Puerto Rican American Nuyorican writer |
| 1938 | John Eleuthère du Pont, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Delaware Museum of Natural History (d. 2010) |
| 1938 | Peter Bonerz, American actor and director |
| 1938 | K. Bikram Singh, Indian director and producer (d. 2013) |
| 1939 | Jair Rodrigues, Brazilian singer (d. 2014) |
| 1938 | John Byner, American actor and comedian |
| 1938 | Ken Spears, American writer (d. 2020) |
| 1938 | Sheila Dikshit, Indian politician, 22nd Governor of Kerala (d. 2019) |
| 1939 | Jeanne Lee, American jazz singer, poet and composer (d. 2000) |
| 1938 | Franco Califano, Libya-born Italian singer-songwriter (d. 2013) |
| 1938 | Gene Mingo, American football player |
| 1938 | Eric Gale, American guitarist and producer (d. 1994) |
| 1938 | Norman Ackroyd, English painter and illustrator |