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 | Sitiveni Rabuka, Fijian general and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Fiji |
| 1948 | Jack Cantoni, French rugby player (d. 2013) |
| 1948 | Russell Morris, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1948 | Brian Lloyd, Welsh footballer |
| 1948 | Chris Mulkey, American actor |
| 1948 | Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Dutch academic, politician, and diplomat, 11th Secretary General of NATO |
| 1948 | Jane Humphries, English economist, historian, and academic |
| 1948 | Dave Concepción, Venezuelan baseball player and manager |
| 1948 | Kathleen Sebelius, American politician, 44th Governor of Kansas |
| 1948 | Gregory Itzin, American actor (d. 2022) |
| 1948 | Chi Coltrane, American singer-songwriter and pianist |
| 1948 | Stanisław Targosz, Polish general (d. 2013) |
| 1948 | Peter Robinson, Northern Irish politician, 3rd First Minister of Northern Ireland |
| 1948 | Jerzy Kukuczka, Polish mountaineer (d. 1989) |
| 1948 | Lalu Prasad Yadav, Indian politician, 20th Chief Minister of Bihar |
| 1948 | Trevor Cherry, English footballer (d. 2020) |
| 1948 | Steve Winwood, English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist |
| 1948 | Jesper Christensen, Danish actor, director, and producer |
| 1948 | Otis Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1948 | Stan Bowles, English footballer and sportscaster |
| 1948 | Jerry Mathers, American actor |
| 1949 | Mary Robison, American short story writer and novelist |
| 1948 | Ron Blair, American bass player |
| 1948 | Barry Gordon, American actor and voice artist; longest-serving president of the Screen Actors Guild (1988–95) |
| 1948 | Hermann Hauser, Austrian-English businessman, co-founded Acorn Computers and Olivetti Research Laboratory |
| 1948 | Marty Appel, American businessman and author |
| 1948 | Bella van der Spiegel-Hage, Dutch cyclist |
| 1948 | Julia Tsenova, Bulgarian pianist and composer (d. 2010) |
| 1948 | Tapan Kumar Sarkar, Indian-American electrical engineer and academic (d. 2021)[16] |
| 1948 | Teller, American magician and actor |