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 |
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| 1947 | Doug Livermore, English footballer and manager |
| 1947 | Anton Mosimann, Swiss chef and author |
| 1947 | Petra Kelly, German activist and politician (d. 1992) |
| 1947 | Uli Edel, German director and screenwriter |
| 1947 | Yumiko Ōshima, Japanese author and illustrator |
| 1947 | Richard Court, Australian politician, 26th Premier of Western Australia |
| 1947 | Norman Lebrecht, English author and critic |
| 1947 | Rupert Holmes, English-American singer-songwriter and playwright |
| 1947 | David Essex, English singer-songwriter, and actor |
| 1947 | John Larroquette, American actor |
| 1947 | Stephen Hadley, American soldier and diplomat, 21st United States National Security Advisor |
| 1947 | Nolan Ryan, American baseball player |
| 1947 | Dick Diamonde, Dutch-Australian rock bass player |
| 1947 | Tom Carper, American captain and politician, 71st Governor of Delaware |
| 1948 | Kenny Allen, English footballer |
| 1947 | Buddy Roberts, American wrestler (d. 2012) |
| 1947 | John Bruton, Irish politician, 10th Taoiseach of Ireland |
| 1947 | Dalveer Bhandari, Indian lawyer and judge |
| 1948 | Raymond Keene, English chess player and author |
| 1947 | Terry Hoeppner, American football player and coach (d. 2007) |
| 1947 | Lois Chiles, American model and actress |
| 1947 | Johan Cruyff, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2016) |
| 1947 | Jaroslav Erno Šedivý, Czech drummer |
| 1947 | Virendra Sharma, Indian-English lawyer and politician |
| 1947 | Peter Osgood, English footballer (d. 2006) |
| 1947 | Sofia Rotaru, Ukrainian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress |
| 1947 | Jerry Rawlings, Ghanaian lieutenant and politician, President of Ghana (d. 2020) |
| 1947 | Martin Turner, English singer-songwriter and bass player |
| 1948 | Nancy Kress, American author and academic |
| 1947 | Maria Farantouri, Greek singer and politician |