Born in 1947, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1947 is the Year of the Pig and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1947 are Pigs. The Chinese Pig year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 22 January 1947 and 9 February 1948 are considered born in the Chinese year 1947 and are a Pig sign. In addition, each Pig 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. 1947 is also known as the Year of the Fire Pig. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1947 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Pig and 1947
Famous People Born in the Year of the Pig and Chinese Year 1947. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Pig 1947. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Richard Field, English lawyer and judge |
| 1947 | Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Italian businessman |
| 1947 | John Boswell, American historian, philologist, and academic (d. 1994) |
| 1947 | John Bosley, Canadian businessman and politician, 31st Canadian Speaker of the House of Commons (d. 2022) |
| 1948 | Dayle Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer |
| 1947 | Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, French virologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1947 | Eliseo Soriano, Filipino minister and television host (d. 2021) |
| 1947 | John Perry Barlow, American poet, songwriter, blogger, and activist (d. 2018) |
| 1947 | Jona Lewie, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player |
| 1947 | Jonathan Kaplan, French-American director and producer |
| 1947 | Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, American screenwriter and producer |
| 1947 | Jean-Jacques Laffont, French economist and academic (d. 2004) |
| 1947 | Greg Leskiw, Canadian guitarist and songwriter |
| 1947 | Maarten van Gent, Dutch basketball player and coach |
| 1947 | Michio Kaku, American physicist and academic |
| 1947 | Tom Scholz, American rock musician |
| 1947 | Jim Steinman, American songwriter and producer (d. 2021) |
| 1947 | Jaroslav Kubera, Czech politician (d. 2020) |
| 1947 | Paul Young, English singer-songwriter (d. 2000) |
| 1947 | David Essex, English singer-songwriter, and actor |
| 1947 | Tsutomu Wakamatsu, Japanese baseball player, coach, and manager |
| 1947 | Toy Caldwell, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 1993) |
| 1947 | Russ Abbot, English comedian, actor, and singer |
| 1947 | Isaac Bitton, Moroccan-French drummer and songwriter |
| 1947 | Pascal Lamy, French businessman and politician, European Commissioner for Trade |
| 1947 | David Letterman, American comedian and talk show host |
| 1947 | Mel Collins, Manx saxophonist and flute player |
| 1947 | Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian academic and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia |
| 1947 | Robert Gordon, American singer and actor (d. 2022) |
| 1947 | Masashi Ozaki, Japanese baseball player and golfer |