According to Chinese Astrology, 1950 is the Year of the Tiger and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1950 are Tigers. The Chinese Tiger year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 17 February 1950 and 5 February 1951 are considered born in the Chinese year 1950 and are a Tiger sign. In addition, each Tiger 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. 1950 is also known as the Year of the Metal Tiger. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1950 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Tiger?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1950 | Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Indian actor (d. 2014) |
| 1950 | Ann Wilson, American singer-songwriter and musician |
| 1950 | Shivaji Satam, Indian actor |
| 1950 | Lynne Brindley, English librarian and academic |
| 1950 | Kamal Ahmed Majumder, Bangladeshi politician |
| 1950 | Jakaya Kikwete, Tanzanian colonel, economist, and politician, 4th President of Tanzania |
| 1950 | Larry Probst, American businessman |
| 1950 | Phil Lanzon, English keyboard player and songwriter |
| 1950 | Bruce Mahler, American actor and screenwriter |
| 1950 | Graham Russell, English-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1950 | Randy Castillo, American drummer and songwriter (d. 2002) |
| 1950 | Giorgos Kastrinakis, Greek-American basketball player |
| 1950 | Lillebjørn Nilsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1950 | Abraham Sarmiento, Jr., Filipino journalist and activist (d. 1977) |
| 1950 | Gary Wichard, American football player and agent (d. 2011)[204] |
| 1950 | Tommy Aldridge, American drummer |
| 1950 | Michael McDowell, American author and screenwriter (d. 1999) |
| 1950 | Gustav Brunner, Austrian engineer |
| 1950 | Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad, Pakistani politician |
| 1950 | Anna Deavere Smith, American actress and playwright |
| 1950 | Steven Van Zandt, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor |
| 1950 | Jean Chalopin, French director, producer, and screenwriter, founded DIC Entertainment |
| 1950 | Robert B. Laughlin, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1950 | Dana Gioia, American poet and critic |
| 1950 | Jim Jefferies, Scottish footballer and manager |
| 1950 | Fee Waybill, American singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1950 | Jacqueline Gourault, French politician |
| 1950 | Dave Freudenthal, American economist and politician, 31st Governor of Wyoming |
| 1950 | Merle Collins, Grenadian poet and short story writer |
| 1950 | Rowley Leigh, English chef and journalist |