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 | Yōichi Masuzoe, Japanese politician |
| 1948 | Kyung-wha Chung, South Korean violinist and educator |
| 1948 | Hurley Haywood, American race car driver |
| 1948 | Dave Heineman, American captain and politician, 39th Governor of Nebraska |
| 1948 | Joe Camilleri, Maltese-Australian singer-songwriter and saxophonist |
| 1948 | Luboš Andršt, Czech guitarist and songwriter |
| 1948 | Rick Parfitt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016) |
| 1948 | Donna Summer, American singer-songwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1948 | Terry Pratchett, English journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1949 | Andy Kaufman, American actor and comedian (d. 1984) |
| 1948 | Fotis Kouvelis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice |
| 1948 | Patrick Moraz, Swiss keyboard player and songwriter |
| 1948 | Walter Egan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1948 | Garry Trudeau, American cartoonist |
| 1948 | Charles III, King of the United Kingdom |
| 1948 | Pascal Quignard, French author and screenwriter |
| 1948 | Patricia Hewitt, Australian-English educator and politician, English Secretary of State for Health |
| 1948 | Tony Kornheiser, American television sports talk show host and former sportswriter |
| 1948 | Steven W. Mosher, American social scientist and author |
| 1948 | John Cushnahan, Northern Irish educator and politician |
| 1948 | Glenn Frey, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2016) |
| 1948 | Alan Huckle, English politician and diplomat, Governor of Anguilla |
| 1948 | Gregory Itzin, American actor (d. 2022) |
| 1948 | Joey Spampinato, American singer-songwriter and bass player |
| 1948 | Great Kabuki, Japanese wrestler |
| 1948 | Andrzej Sapkowski, Polish author and translator |
| 1948 | Duke Robillard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1948 | Cirilo Flores, American bishop (d. 2014) |
| 1948 | Barry Hay, Indian-born Dutch rock musician |
| 1948 | Jonathan Sacks, English rabbi, philosopher, and scholar (d. 2020) |