Born in 1948, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1948 is the Year of the Rat and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1948 are Rats. The Chinese Rat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 10 February 1948 and 28 January 1949 are considered born in the Chinese year 1948 and are a Rat sign. In addition, each Rat 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. 1948 is also known as the Year of the Earth Rat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1948 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Rat and 1948
Famous People Born in the Year of the Rat and Chinese Year 1948. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Rat 1948. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1948 | Jasuben Shilpi, Indian sculptor (d. 2013) |
| 1948 | Pascal Quignard, French author and screenwriter |
| 1948 | Jack Ham, American football player and sportscaster |
| 1948 | Frank Worthington, English footballer and manager (d. 2021) |
| 1948 | Deborah Moggach, English author and screenwriter |
| 1948 | Garnet Bailey, Canadian-American ice hockey player and scout (d. 2001) |
| 1949 | David Strathairn, American actor |
| 1948 | Piet Souer, Dutch record producer, songwriter and arranger |
| 1949 | Iris Marion Young, American political scientist and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1948 | Alan Longmuir, Scottish bass player and songwriter (d. 2018) |
| 1948 | Mykhaylo Fomenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager |
| 1948 | Hermann Hauser, Austrian-English businessman, co-founded Acorn Computers and Olivetti Research Laboratory |
| 1948 | Michael Berkeley, English composer and radio host |
| 1948 | Henry McLeish, Scottish footballer, academic, and politician, 2nd First Minister of Scotland |
| 1948 | Boudewijn Büch, Dutch author, poet, and television host (d. 2002) |
| 1948 | Bill Campbell, American baseball player and coach |
| 1948 | Art Hindle, Canadian actor and director |
| 1949 | Linda Lovelace, American porn actress and activist (d. 2002) |
| 1948 | Brian Eno, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer |
| 1948 | John Mahaffey, American golfer |
| 1948 | Claes Elfsberg, Swedish journalist |
| 1949 | Philippe Starck, French interior designer |
| 1948 | Park Chul-soo, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013) |
| 1948 | Vonda N. McIntyre, American author (d. 2019) |
| 1948 | Philip Jackson, English actor |
| 1948 | Derek Thompson, Northern Irish actor |
| 1948 | Dave Mallow, American voice actor and screenwriter |
| 1948 | Alphonse Mouzon, American jazz drummer (d. 2016) |
| 1948 | Andy Fairweather Low, Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1948 | T. Coraghessan Boyle, American novelist and short story writer |