Born in 1959, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1959 is the Year of the Pig and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1959 are Pigs. The Chinese Pig year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 8 February 1959 and 27 January 1960 are considered born in the Chinese year 1959 and are a Pig sign. In addition, each Pig 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. 1959 is also known as the Year of the Earth Pig. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1959 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Pig?
Famous people from the Year of the Pig and 1959
Famous People Born in the Year of the Pig and Chinese Year 1959. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Pig 1959. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1959 | Mark DeBarge, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player |
| 1959 | Kwak Jae-yong, South Korean director and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Bob Paris, American-Canadian bodybuilder and actor |
| 1959 | Ian McCulloch, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1959 | Hitonari Tsuji, Japanese author, composer, and director |
| 1959 | Ikue Sakakibara, Japanese actress and singer |
| 1959 | Meral Okay, Turkish actress, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1959 | Dirk Wellham, Australian cricketer |
| 1959 | Roberto Moreno, Brazilian race car driver |
| 1959 | Renaldo Nehemiah, American hurdler and football player |
| 1959 | John Baron, English captain and politician |
| 1959 | Wolf Hoffmann, German guitarist |
| 1959 | Brian Higgins, American politician |
| 1959 | Laila Robins, American actress |
| 1959 | David Ball, English keyboard player and producer |
| 1959 | Florent Vollant, Canadian singer-songwriter |
| 1959 | Fuziah Salleh, Malaysian politician |
| 1959 | Sarah, Duchess of York |
| 1959 | Mehbooba Mufti, Indian politician |
| 1959 | Brian Setzer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1959 | Udi Aloni, American-Israeli director and author |
| 1959 | Oil Can Boyd, American baseball player |
| 1959 | Ettore Messina, Italian basketball player and coach |
| 1959 | Mackenzie Phillips, American actress |
| 1959 | Charlie Burchill, Scottish guitarist and songwriter |
| 1959 | Daniel Léo Simpson, American composer |
| 1959 | Fruit Chan, Chinese director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Carlo Ancelotti, Italian footballer and manager |
| 1959 | Val Kilmer, American actor |
| 1959 | Johnny Kemp, Bahamian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2015) |