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 |
|---|---|
| 1948 | Tom Wilkinson, English actor |
| 1947 | Gerd Binnig, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1947 | Richard Cork, English historian and critic |
| 1947 | France A. Córdova, American astrophysicist and academic |
| 1947 | Mary L. Cleave, American engineer and astronaut |
| 1947 | Franciscus Henri, Dutch-Australian singer-songwriter |
| 1947 | Sergio Della Pergola, Israeli demographer and statistician |
| 1947 | Sam Neill, Northern Irish-New Zealand actor and director |
| 1947 | Linda B. Buck, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1947 | Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton, English politician, Minister for International Security Strategy |
| 1948 | Alice Cooper, American singer-songwriter |
| 1947 | Toy Caldwell, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 1993) |
| 1948 | Ilkka Kanerva, Finnish politician (d. 2022) |
| 1947 | Ken Singleton, American baseball player and sportscaster |
| 1947 | Laura Tyson, American economist and academic |
| 1947 | Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (d. 2016) |
| 1947 | Bunny Wailer, Jamaican singer-songwriter and drummer (d. 2021) |
| 1947 | Roy Hodgson, English footballer and manager |
| 1947 | Gigliola Cinquetti, Italian singer-songwriter |
| 1947 | Jonathan Mann, American physician and author (d. 1998) |
| 1947 | Alan Guth, American physicist and cosmologist |
| 1947 | Nurlan Balgimbayev, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (d. 2015) |
| 1947 | Kevin Sheedy, Australian footballer and coach |
| 1947 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Japanese race car driver |
| 1947 | Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian footballer (d. 2012) |
| 1947 | Glen Buxton, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 1997) |
| 1947 | Salman Rushdie, Indian-English novelist and essayist |
| 1947 | Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (d. 2006) |
| 1947 | Michael Perham, English bishop (d. 2017) |
| 1947 | Mike Reid, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and American football player |