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 |
|---|---|
| 1940 | Donna McKechnie, American actress, singer, and dancer |
| 1940 | Pauline Collins, English actress |
| 1940 | Mark Spoelstra, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007) |
| 1940 | Gloria Hunniford, British radio and television host |
| 1940 | Ron Santo, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2010) |
| 1940 | Stephen Kovacevich, American pianist and conductor |
| 1940 | Anatoliy Bondarchuk, Ukrainian hammer thrower and coach |
| 1940 | Gilles Villemure, Canadian-American ice hockey player |
| 1940 | Larry Brown, American basketball player and coach |
| 1940 | Frank Duffy, English architect |
| 1940 | Bruce Grocott, Baron Grocott, English academic and politician |
| 1940 | Shyamal Kumar Sen, Indian jurist and politician, 21st Governor of West Bengal |
| 1940 | Pete Duel, American actor (d. 1971) |
| 1940 | Billy Cobb, English footballer |
| 1940 | Jean-Pierre Dikongué Pipa, Cameroonian filmmaker |
| 1940 | Jan Keizer, Dutch footballer and referee |
| 1940 | Óscar Arias, Costa Rican politician, President of Costa Rica, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1940 | Angel Lagdameo, Filipino archbishop (d. 2022) |
| 1940 | Levon Helm, American singer-songwriter, drummer, producer, and actor (d. 2012) |
| 1940 | Gilbert Shelton, American illustrator |
| 1940 | Shlomo Riskin, American rabbi and academic, founded the Lincoln Square Synagogue |
| 1940 | Sharon Sheeley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2002) |
| 1940 | Geoffrey Boycott, English cricketer and sportscaster |
| 1940 | Daniel J. Travanti, American actor |
| 1940 | Joe Pepitone, American baseball player and coach |
| 1940 | Willie Davis, American baseball player and actor (d. 2010) |
| 1940 | Derry Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain |
| 1940 | Robin Gray, Australian politician, 37th Premier of Tasmania |
| 1941 | David Ruffin, American singer (d. 1991) |
| 1940 | Tony Crafter, Australian cricket umpire |