Born in 1926, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?

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?

Famous people from the Year of the Tiger and 1926

Famous People Born in the Year of the Tiger and Chinese Year 1926. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Tiger 1926. Some of them are the following;
Date Name
1926 Angus Scrimm, American actor and author (d. 2016)
1926 Steve Stavro, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2006)
1926 Mathilde Krim, Italian-American medical researcher and health educator (d. 2018)
1926 Jean-Noël Tremblay, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2020)
1926 William Bowyer, English painter and academic (d. 2015)
1926 Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (d. 2013)
1926 John Silber, American philosopher and academic (d. 2012)
1926 Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese monk, author, and poet (d. 2022)
1926 Rae Allen, American actress, singer, and director (d. 2022)
1926 Clifford Geertz, American anthropologist and academic (d. 2006)
1926 Bo Carpelan, Finnish poet and author (d. 2011)
1926 Rafael Azcona, Spanish author and screenwriter (d. 2008)
1926 John Coltrane, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1967)
1926 Jiang Zemin, Chinese engineer and politician, former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (paramount leader) and 5th President of China (d. 2022)
1926 Abdoulaye Wade, Senegalese academic and politician, 3rd President of Senegal
1926 John Clellon Holmes, American author and professor (d. 1988)
1926 Harry Hughes, American lawyer and politician, 57th Governor of Maryland (d. 2019)
1926 Judith Malina, German-American actress and director, co-founded The Living Theatre (d. 2015)
1926 Arthur Rowley, English footballer, manager and cricketer (d. 2002)
1926 Allan Stanley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2013)
1926 Tsung-Dao Lee, Chinese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1926 Joel Feinberg, American philosopher and academic (d. 2004)
1926 Bobby Morgan, American professional baseball player
1926 Cesare Danova, Italian-American actor (d. 1992)
1926 Raaj Kumar, Indian police officer and actor (d. 1996)
1926 Elisabeth Beresford, English journalist and author (d. 2010)
1926 Marilyn Erskine, American actress
1926 Robert Creeley, American novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2005)
1927 Charles Tomlinson, English poet and academic (d. 2015)
1926 Hannah Hauxwell, English TV personality (d. 2018)