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 | Apolo Nsibambi, Ugandan academic and politician, Prime Minister of Uganda (d. 2019) |
| 1938 | Bob Webster, American diver |
| 1938 | Lyudmila Petrushevskaya, Russian author and playwright |
| 1938 | Alexis Jacquemin, Belgian economist and academic (d. 2004) |
| 1938 | Sarah Bradford, English historian and author |
| 1938 | Brice Marden, American painter |
| 1938 | Gene Mingo, American football player |
| 1938 | Dimitrios Trichopoulos, Greek epidemiologist, oncologist, and academic (d. 2014) |
| 1938 | Ishmael Reed, American poet, novelist, essayist |
| 1938 | Ernie Sigley, Australian television host (d. 2021) |
| 1938 | Jim Steranko, American author and illustrator |
| 1938 | Teresa Heinz, Mozambican-American businesswoman and philanthropist |
| 1938 | Jimmy Carl Black, American drummer and singer (d. 2008) |
| 1939 | Eugene Fama, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1938 | Jan Crouch, American televangelist, co-founder of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (d. 2016) |
| 1938 | Hermann Huppen, Belgian author and illustrator |
| 1938 | Johnny Crossan, Northern Irish footballer, author and sports analyst |
| 1938 | Doug Lewis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 41st Canadian Minister of Justice |
| 1939 | Germaine Greer, Australian journalist and author |
| 1938 | Tom Raworth, English poet and academic (d. 2017) |
| 1938 | Julie Felix, American-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2020) |
| 1938 | Stix Hooper, American jazz drummer |
| 1938 | K. Indrapala, Sri Lankan historian and academic |
| 1938 | Peter Day, English chemist and academic (d. 2020) |
| 1938 | Hariprasad Chaurasia, Indian flute player and composer |
| 1938 | Torgny Lindgren, Swedish author and poet (d. 2017) |
| 1938 | Joan Kirner, Australian educator and politician, 42nd Premier of Victoria (d. 2015) |
| 1938 | Bob Kahn, American computer scientist and engineer, co-developed the Transmission Control Protocol |
| 1938 | Matty Alou, Dominican-American baseball player and scout (d. 2011) |
| 1938 | Johnny Duncan, American country singer (d. 2006) |