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 |
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| 1959 | Paul Black, American singer-songwriter and drummer |
| 1959 | Hans Nijman, Dutch mixed martial artist and wrestler (d. 2014) |
| 1959 | George Kalovelonis, Greek tennis player and coach |
| 1959 | Graham Dilley, English cricketer and coach (d. 2011) |
| 1959 | Gelindo Bordin, Italian runner |
| 1959 | Kirsty MacColl, English singer-songwriter (d. 2000) |
| 1959 | Yoshiaki Murakami, Japanese businessman |
| 1959 | Jimmy Quinn, Northern Irish footballer and manager |
| 1959 | Sarah Jane Morris, English singer-songwriter |
| 1959 | Rebecca De Mornay, American actress |
| 1959 | Pierre Lacroix, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1959 | Tai Babilonia, American figure skater and talk show host |
| 1959 | Jacek Kazimierski, Polish footballer |
| 1959 | Tamara Tunie, American actress |
| 1959 | Clayton Anderson, American engineer and astronaut |
| 1959 | Linda Nolan, Irish singer and actress |
| 1959 | Richard Scudamore, English businessman |
| 1959 | Mare Winningham, American actress and singer-songwriter |
| 1959 | Dave LaPoint, American baseball player and manager |
| 1959 | Christian Wulff, German lawyer and politician, 10th President of Germany |
| 1959 | Christian Schwarzenegger, Swiss criminologist and academic |
| 1959 | Deron Cherry, American football player and sportscaster |
| 1959 | Billy Childish, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter |
| 1959 | Gaston Gingras, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1959 | Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin, Bangladeshi-English politician |
| 1959 | David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland, English politician |
| 1959 | Neal Broten, American ice hockey player |
| 1959 | Tony Meo, English snooker player |
| 1960 | Matthew Bourne, English choreographer and director |
| 1959 | Evo Morales, Bolivian soldier and politician, 80th President of Bolivia |