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 |
|---|---|
| 1941 | Fiona Caldicott, English psychiatrist and psychotherapist (d. 2021) |
| 1940 | Marshall Berman, American philosopher and Marxist humanist writer (d. 2013) |
| 1940 | Phil Minton, English singer and trumpet player |
| 1940 | Chris Farlowe, English rock, blues, and soul singer |
| 1940 | Dario Argento, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1940 | Michel Audet, Canadian economist and politician |
| 1940 | Jeffrey Archer, English author, playwright, and politician |
| 1940 | Benoît Bouchard, Canadian academic and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Transport |
| 1940 | Ulf Pilgaard, Danish actor and screenwriter |
| 1940 | Jacques Brassard, Canadian educator and politician |
| 1940 | Mike Denness, Scottish cricketer and referee (d. 2013) |
| 1940 | Mickey Newbury, American country/pop singer-songwriter (d. 2002) |
| 1940 | Sally Baldwin, Scottish social sciences professor (d. 2003) |
| 1940 | Wilma Rudolph, American runner (d. 1994) |
| 1940 | Judith Walzer Leavitt, American historian and academic |
| 1940 | Clancy Eccles, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2005) |
| 1940 | Janet Lawson, American jazz singer and educator |
| 1940 | Kip Thorne, American physicist, astronomer, and academic |
| 1940 | Amjad Khan, Indian actor & director (d. 1992) |
| 1940 | Bobby Freeman, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 2017) |
| 1940 | Stan Mikita, Slovak-Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (d. 2018) |
| 1940 | Frank Zappa, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer and producer (d. 1993) |
| 1940 | James Brolin, American actor |
| 1940 | Paul Prudhomme, American chef and author (d. 2015) |
| 1940 | Gilberto Parlotti, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 1972) |
| 1940 | Steve Swallow, American bass player and composer |
| 1941 | Jock R. Anderson, Australian economist and academic |
| 1940 | Yossi Sarid, Israeli politician (d. 2015) |
| 1940 | Keith Stackpole, Australian cricketer |
| 1940 | Winnie Monsod, Filipina economist and political commentator |