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 | Ron Santo, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2010) |
| 1940 | Dakin Matthews, American actor, director, and playwright |
| 1940 | Marshall Berman, American philosopher and Marxist humanist writer (d. 2013) |
| 1940 | Michael Lindsay-Hogg, American director and producer |
| 1940 | Perry Ellis, American fashion designer, founded Perry Ellis (d. 1986) |
| 1940 | David B. Frohnmayer, American lawyer and politician, 12th Oregon Attorney General (d. 2015) |
| 1940 | Paul Williams, American singer-songwriter and actor |
| 1940 | André Vallerand, Canadian businessman and politician |
| 1940 | Timi Yuro, American singer-songwriter (d. 2004) |
| 1940 | Hamzah Haz, Indonesian journalist and politician, 9th Vice President of Indonesia |
| 1940 | Ronald Pickup, English actor (d. 2021) |
| 1940 | Jacques Caron, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1940 | Ian Ross, Australian newsreader (d. 2014) |
| 1940 | Barry Sheerman, English academic and politician |
| 1941 | Gérson, Brazilian footballer |
| 1940 | Lainie Kazan, American actress and singer |
| 1940 | Kathy Kirby, English singer (d. 2011) |
| 1940 | Anthony Fauci, American physician, Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
| 1940 | Dario Argento, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1940 | Terry Gilliam, American-English actor, director, animator, and screenwriter |
| 1940 | Sally Baldwin, Scottish social sciences professor (d. 2003) |
| 1940 | Judy Cornwell, English actress |
| 1940 | Bram Peper, Dutch sociologist and politician, Mayor of Rotterdam |
| 1941 | Mike Medavoy, Chinese-born American film producer, co-founded Orion Pictures |
| 1940 | Merlin Olsen, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (d. 2010) |
| 1941 | Elaine Showalter, American author and critic |
| 1940 | Richard Attwood, English race car driver |
| 1940 | Frank Zappa, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer and producer (d. 1993) |
| 1940 | Tom Jones, Welsh singer and actor |
| 1940 | Angela Carter, English novelist and short story writer (d. 1992) |