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 | Bill Black, American bass player and bandleader (d. 1965) |
| 1926 | Bob Richards, American Olympic track and field athlete |
| 1926 | Karl Richter, German organist and conductor (d. 1981) |
| 1927 | Per Oscarsson, Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Matthew Bucksbaum, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded General Growth Properties (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Klaus Kinski, German-American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1991) |
| 1926 | François Morel, Canadian pianist, composer, conductor, and educator (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Alison Lurie, American author and academic (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Beni Montresor, Italian director, set designer, author, and illustrator (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Driss Chraïbi, Moroccan-French journalist and author (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Anthony Shaffer, English author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Panos Gavalas, Greek singer (d. 1988) |
| 1926 | Frank Carson, Northern Irish comedian and actor (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Carlos Roberto Reina, Honduran lawyer and politician, President of Honduras (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | William Porter, American hurdler (d. 2000) |
| 1926 | Bruno Bartoletti, Italian conductor (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Alfred Duraiappah, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (d. 1975) |
| 1927 | Ronnie Scott, English saxophonist (d. 1996) |
| 1927 | Lars-Eric Lindblad, Swedish-American businessman and explorer (d. 1994) |
| 1926 | Bud Greenspan, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Jürgen Moltmann, German theologian and academic |
| 1926 | Fred Cone, American football player (d. 2021) |
| 1926 | Wallace Berman, American painter and illustrator (d. 1976) |
| 1926 | Shirley Jean Rickert, American actress (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Duke Snider, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Paulette Poujol-Oriol, Haitian educator and writer (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Ludvík Vaculík, Czech journalist and author (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Henri Fertet, French Resistance fighter (d. 1943) |
| 1926 | Robert H. Justman, American director, producer, and production manager (d. 2008) |
| 1926 | Helene Ahrweiler, Greek historian and academic |