According to Chinese Astrology, 1939 is the Year of the Rabbit and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1939 are Rabbits. The Chinese Rabbit year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 19 February 1939 and 7 February 1940 are considered born in the Chinese year 1939 and are a Rabbit sign. In addition, each Rabbit 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. 1939 is also known as the Year of the Earth Rabbit. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1939 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rabbit?
| Date | Name | 
|---|---|
| 1940 | Leo de Berardinis, Italian actor and director (d. 2008) | 
| 1939 | Latimore, American singer-songwriter and pianist | 
| 1939 | Miltiadis Evert, Greek minister and politician, 69th Mayor of Athens (d. 2011) | 
| 1939 | Colin Thubron, English journalist and author | 
| 1939 | Pauline Neville-Jones, Baroness Neville-Jones, English broadcaster and politician, Minister for Security | 
| 1939 | Brigitte Fassbaender, German soprano and director | 
| 1940 | Kipchoge Keino, Kenyan athlete | 
| 1939 | Tarcisio Burgnich, Italian footballer and manager (d. 2021) | 
| 1939 | Robert James Waller, American author and photographer (d. 2017) | 
| 1939 | Michel Colombier, French-American composer and conductor (d. 2004) | 
| 1939 | Johnny Tillotson, American singer-songwriter | 
| 1939 | Jamey Aebersold, American saxophonist and educator | 
| 1939 | Eddie Holland, American singer-songwriter and producer | 
| 1939 | Frankie Ford, American R&B/rock and roll singer (d. 2015) | 
| 1939 | Henry Blofeld, English cricketer and journalist | 
| 1939 | Lynne Stewart, American lawyer and criminal (d. 2017) | 
| 1939 | Ernesto Castano, Italian football player | 
| 1939 | Len Cariou, Canadian actor | 
| 1939 | Joel-Peter Witkin, American photographer | 
| 1939 | Melvyn Bragg, English journalist, author, and academic | 
| 1939 | Bob Armstrong, American wrestler and trainer (d. 2020) | 
| 1939 | Eddie C. Campbell, American singer and guitarist (d. 2018) | 
| 1939 | Austin Currie, Northern Irish lawyer and SDLP politician | 
| 1939 | Robin Knox-Johnston, English sailor and first person to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe | 
| 1939 | Paul Cameron, American psychologist and academic | 
| 1940 | Trevor Nunn, English director and composer | 
| 1939 | Bill Graham, Canadian academic and politician, 4th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs | 
| 1939 | Leon Rochefort, Canadian ice hockey player | 
| 1939 | George Cohen, English footballer (d. 2022) | 
| 1939 | Pedro Jirón, Nicaraguan footballer |