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 |
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| 1948 | Lev Zeleny, Russian physicist and academic |
| 1948 | Tom Coburn, American physician and politician (d. 2020) |
| 1948 | Peeter Kreitzberg, Estonian lawyer and politician (d. 2011) |
| 1948 | Maxwell Hutchinson, English architect and television host |
| 1948 | Siddaramaiah, Indian lawyer and politician, 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka |
| 1948 | Todd Rundgren, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1948 | Dave Concepción, Venezuelan baseball player and manager |
| 1948 | Drago Jančar, Slovenian author and playwright |
| 1949 | Bart Gordon, American lawyer |
| 1948 | Frank Abagnale Jr., American security consultant and criminal |
| 1949 | J.P. Pennington, American country-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1948 | Bill Nelson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1948 | JoBeth Williams, American actress |
| 1948 | Rubén Blades, Panamanian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor |
| 1948 | Glenn Branca, American guitarist and composer (d. 2018) |
| 1948 | John de Lancie, American actor |
| 1948 | Tanimura Shinji, Japanese singer-songwriter |
| 1948 | Fred Hampton, American activist and revolutionary, chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party (d. 1969) |
| 1948 | John Ritter, American actor and producer (d. 2003) |
| 1948 | Southside Johnny, American singer-songwriter |
| 1948 | Serge Thériault, Canadian actor |
| 1948 | Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer (d. 2012) |
| 1948 | Joey Spampinato, American singer-songwriter and bass player |
| 1948 | Heather Reisman, Canadian publisher and businesswoman |
| 1948 | Elizabeth Berg, American nurse and author |
| 1948 | Berry Oakley, American bass player (d. 1972) |
| 1948 | Yutaka Enatsu, Japanese baseball player |
| 1948 | Richard Desjardins, Canadian singer-songwriter and director |
| 1948 | Powers Boothe, American actor (d. 2017) |
| 1948 | Les Chapman, English footballer and manager |