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 |
|---|---|
| 1939 | Sushil Koirala, Nepalese politician, 37th Prime Minister of Nepal (d. 2016) |
| 1939 | David Simon, Baron Simon of Highbury, English businessman and politician |
| 1939 | Edward Patten, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2005) |
| 1940 | Gao Xingjian, Chinese novelist, playwright, and critic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1939 | Fred Schepisi, Australian director and screenwriter |
| 1939 | Judy Collins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1939 | Frankie Ford, American R&B/rock and roll singer (d. 2015) |
| 1939 | Jason Miller, American actor and playwright (d. 2001) |
| 1939 | Michael Learned, American actress |
| 1939 | Brigitte Fontaine, French singer |
| 1939 | Maeve Binchy, Irish novelist (d. 2012) |
| 1939 | Ron Lynch, Australian rugby league player and coach |
| 1939 | Ernesto Castano, Italian football player |
| 1939 | Peter Bergman, American comedian, actor and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1939 | JoAnne Carner, American golfer |
| 1939 | Jim Baxter, Scottish footballer (d. 2001) |
| 1939 | Idris Muhammad, American drummer and composer (d. 2014) |
| 1939 | Rocky Thompson, American golfer and politician |
| 1939 | Richard Delgado, American lawyer and academic |
| 1939 | George Cohen, English footballer (d. 2022) |
| 1939 | Michael Moorcock, English author and songwriter |
| 1939 | Melinda Dillon, American actress |
| 1939 | Miltiadis Evert, Greek minister and politician, 69th Mayor of Athens (d. 2011) |
| 1939 | Alan Connolly, Australian cricketer |
| 1939 | Trevor McDonald, Trinidadian-English journalist and academic |
| 1940 | Trevor Nunn, English director and composer |
| 1940 | Séamus Hegarty, Irish bishop (d. 2019) |
| 1939 | Mario Segni, Italian professor and politician |
| 1939 | Robert James Waller, American author and photographer (d. 2017) |
| 1939 | Tarcisio Burgnich, Italian footballer and manager (d. 2021) |