According to Chinese Astrology, 1926 is the Year of the Tiger and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1926 are Tigers. The Chinese Tiger year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 13 February 1926 and 1 February 1927 are considered born in the Chinese year 1926 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. 1926 is also known as the Year of the Fire Tiger. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1926 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Tiger?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1926 | Masatoshi Koshiba, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Erna Schneider Hoover, American mathematician and inventor |
| 1926 | László Papp, Hungarian boxer (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Guitar Slim, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1959) |
| 1926 | Clem Labine, American baseball player and manager (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Randy Weston, American jazz pianist and composer (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Douglas Croft, American child actor (d. 1963) |
| 1926 | Ivica Horvat, Croatian footballer and manager (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | David Stoddart, Baron Stoddart of Swindon, English politician (d. 2020) |
| 1927 | Jesse Leonard Steinfeld, American physician and academic, 11th Surgeon General of the United States (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Édouard Leclerc, French businessman and entrepreneur (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Alison Lurie, American author and academic (d. 2020) |
| 1927 | Norm Prescott, American animator, producer, and composer, co-founded Filmation Studios (d. 2005) |
| 1926 | David Wynne, English sculptor and painter (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Karel Reisz, Czech-English director and producer (d. 2002) |
| 1926 | Leonard Rossiter, English actor (d. 1984) |
| 1926 | Can Yücel, Turkish poet and translator (d. 1999) |
| 1926 | David Malet Armstrong, Australian philosopher and author (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | John Silber, American philosopher and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco, Spanish noblewoman (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Bill Sharman, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1927 | Brock Adams, American lawyer and politician, 5th United States Secretary of Transportation (d. 2004) |
| 1926 | J. Frank Raley Jr., American soldier and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Carol Ruth Vander Velde, American mathematician (d. 1972) |
| 1926 | Harold Dorman, American singer-songwriter (d. 1988) |
| 1926 | Bernard Nathanson, American physician and activist (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Stephen Lewis, English actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Killer Kowalski, American wrestler (d. 2008) |
| 1926 | Michel Butor, French author and critic (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Duke Snider, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2011) |