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 | Stanley Fish, American theorist, author, and scholar |
| 1938 | Shashi Kapoor, Indian actor and producer (d. 2017) |
| 1938 | Gani Fawehinmi, Nigerian lawyer and activist (d. 2009) |
| 1938 | Oleg Gordievsky, Russian intelligence officer and author |
| 1938 | Jake Thackray, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and journalist (d. 2002) |
| 1938 | John Barnhill, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1938 | William Corlett, English author and playwright (d. 2005) |
| 1938 | Lily Tuck, American novelist and short story writer |
| 1938 | Thomas Boyd-Carpenter, English general |
| 1938 | Judy Clay, American soul and gospel singer (d. 2001) |
| 1938 | Diane Varsi, American actress (d. 1992) |
| 1938 | Jean Rollin, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2010) |
| 1938 | Robert Rubin, American lawyer and politician, 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury |
| 1938 | Olu Falae, Nigerian politician and government official |
| 1938 | Paul Bartel, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2000) |
| 1938 | John M. Goldman, English haematologist and oncologist (d. 2013) |
| 1938 | Mirko Kovač, Yugoslav-Croatian author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2013) |
| 1938 | Pran Kumar Sharma, Indian cartoonist (d. 2014) |
| 1938 | Jim Steranko, American author and illustrator |
| 1938 | Barbara Wagner, Canadian figure skater and coach |
| 1938 | Porter Goss, American soldier and politician, 19th Director of the CIA |
| 1938 | Michael Deaver, American politician, Deputy White House Chief of Staff (d. 2007) |
| 1939 | Senfronia Thompson, American politician |
| 1938 | Rod Laver, Australian tennis player and coach |
| 1939 | Kurt Moylan, Guamanian businessman and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Guam |
| 1938 | Rafael Nieto Navia, Colombian lawyer, jurist, and diplomat |
| 1938 | Stix Hooper, American jazz drummer |
| 1938 | Anton Balasingham, Sri Lankan-English negotiator (d. 2006) |
| 1938 | George William Penrose, Lord Penrose, Scottish lawyer and judge |
| 1938 | Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil, Iraqi-Lebanese archbishop (d. 2012) |