Born in 1940, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1940 is the Year of the Dragon and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1940 are Dragons. The Chinese Dragon year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 8 February 1940 and 26 January 1941 are considered born in the Chinese year 1940 and are a Dragon sign. In addition, each Dragon 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. 1940 is also known as the Year of the Metal Dragon. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1940 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Dragon and 1940
Famous People Born in the Year of the Dragon and Chinese Year 1940. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Dragon 1940. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1940 | Benoît Bouchard, Canadian academic and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Transport |
| 1940 | Richard Cotton, Australian geneticist and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1940 | Sam Waterston, American actor |
| 1940 | Peter C. Doherty, Australian surgeon and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1940 | Hubert Chesshyre, English historian and author (d. 2020) |
| 1940 | Bill Medley, American singer-songwriter |
| 1940 | Arieh Warshel, Israeli-American biochemist and biophysicist |
| 1940 | Irwin Cotler, Canadian lawyer and politician, 47th Canadian Minister of Justice |
| 1940 | Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1940 | Frank Dobson, English politician, Secretary of State for Health (d. 2019) |
| 1940 | Jerzy Buzek, Polish engineer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Poland |
| 1940 | Alberto Cortez, Argentinian-Spanish singer-songwriter (d. 2019) |
| 1940 | Wolfgang Hoffmann-Riem, German scholar and judge |
| 1940 | Jan Pronk, Dutch academic and politician, Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment |
| 1940 | Michael Kadosh, Israeli footballer and manager (d. 2014) |
| 1940 | Mariette Hartley, American actress and television personality |
| 1940 | Robert Winston, English surgeon, academic, and politician |
| 1940 | Roger Pingeon, French cyclist (d. 2017) |
| 1940 | Jill St. John, American model and actress |
| 1940 | Jules Albert Wijdenbosch, Surinamese politician |
| 1940 | Ronald Gene Simmons, American sergeant and convicted murderer (d. 1990) |
| 1940 | Peter Gethin, English racing driver (d. 2011) |
| 1940 | Brian Bennett, English drummer and songwriter |
| 1940 | Johnny Nash, American singer-songwriter (d. 2020) |
| 1941 | Richie Havens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013) |
| 1940 | Gil Whitney, American journalist (d. 1982) |
| 1940 | Peter Benchley, American author and screenwriter (d. 2006) |
| 1940 | John Horgan, Irish academic and politician |
| 1940 | Jim McNab, Scottish footballer (d. 2006) |
| 1940 | Jeffrey R. Holland, American academic and religious leader |