Born in 1972, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1972 is the Year of the Rat and it is the Water element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1972 are Rats. The Chinese Rat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 16 January 1972 and 2 February 1973 are considered born in the Chinese year 1972 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. 1972 is also known as the Year of the Water Rat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1972 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?
Famous people from the Year of the Rat and 1972
Famous People Born in the Year of the Rat and Chinese Year 1972. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Rat 1972. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1972 | Amy Coney Barrett, American jurist, academic, attorney, and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States |
| 1972 | Robert Coles, English golfer |
| 1972 | Colin Ferguson, Canadian actor, director, and producer |
| 1972 | Matt Slocum, American guitarist and songwriter |
| 1972 | Manny Aybar, Dominican baseball player |
| 1972 | Damien Oliver, Australian jockey |
| 1972 | Geeta Tripathee, Nepali poet, lyricist and literary critic |
| 1972 | Mark Kinsella, Irish footballer and manager |
| 1972 | Tom Van Mol, Belgian footballer |
| 1972 | Mikael Renberg, Swedish ice hockey player |
| 1972 | Paul Adcock, English footballer |
| 1972 | Michael Chang, American tennis player and coach |
| 1972 | Johan Åkerman, Swedish ice hockey player |
| 1972 | Amanda Marshall, Canadian singer-songwriter |
| 1972 | Stanislav Kitto, Estonian footballer |
| 1972 | Christian Wörns, German footballer |
| 1972 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Surinamese-Dutch footballer, coach, and manager |
| 1972 | Anja Rücker, German sprinter |
| 1972 | Sergejs Žoltoks, Latvian ice hockey player (d. 2004) |
| 1972 | Paul Green, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 2022) |
| 1972 | Jamal Anderson, American football player and sportscaster |
| 1972 | Adam Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1972 | Kordell Stewart, American football player and radio host |
| 1972 | Édson Ribeiro, Brazilian sprinter |
| 1972 | Hristos Polihroniou, Greek hammer thrower |
| 1972 | Martin Grainger, English footballer and manager |
| 1972 | Thomas Roberts, American journalist and actor |
| 1972 | Komla Dumor, Ghanaian-English journalist (d. 2014) |
| 1972 | Jill Scott, American singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1972 | Os du Randt, South African rugby player and coach |