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 | John Clarke, New Zealand-Australian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2017) |
| 1948 | Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Turkish economist and politician |
| 1948 | Rick Parfitt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016) |
| 1948 | James Jones, English bishop |
| 1948 | Emma Georgina Rothschild, English historian and academic |
| 1948 | John Ritter, American actor and producer (d. 2003) |
| 1948 | Telma Hopkins, American singer and actress |
| 1948 | Duke Robillard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1948 | Eddie Jordan, Irish racing driver and team owner, founded Jordan Grand Prix |
| 1948 | Wubbo de Boer, Dutch civil servant (d. 2017) |
| 1948 | Eiichi Ohtaki, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013) |
| 1948 | Victor Skumin, Russian psychiatrist, psychologist, and academic |
| 1948 | Park Chul-soo, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013) |
| 1948 | Hermann Hauser, Austrian-English businessman, co-founded Acorn Computers and Olivetti Research Laboratory |
| 1948 | Arlene Harris, American entrepreneur, inventor, investor and policy advocate |
| 1948 | Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian diplomat (d. 2003) |
| 1948 | Amani Abeid Karume, Zanzibar accountant and politician, 6th President of Zanzibar |
| 1948 | Bob Lanier, American basketball player and coach (d. 2022) |
| 1948 | Joan D. Vinge, American author |
| 1948 | Tito Gómez, Puerto Rican salsa singer (d. 2007) |
| 1948 | Steve Garvey, American baseball player and sportscaster |
| 1948 | Ruby Sales, American civil-rights activist |
| 1948 | Julia Donaldson, English author and playwright |
| 1948 | Ben Burtt, American director, screenwriter, and sound designer |
| 1948 | Richard Simmons, American fitness trainer and actor |
| 1948 | Buck Martinez, American baseball player and manager |
| 1948 | Jean-Pierre Raffarin, French lawyer and politician, 166th Prime Minister of France |
| 1948 | Camile Baudoin, American guitarist |
| 1948 | Susan Ruttan, American actress |
| 1948 | Margot Kidder, Canadian-American actress (d. 2018) |