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.
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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 |
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| 1926 | J.P. Donleavy, American-Irish novelist and playwright (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Robert Earl Hughes, American who was the heaviest human being recorded in the history of the world during his lifetime (d. 1958) |
| 1926 | Danièle Delorme, French actress and producer (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Norman Jewison, Canadian actor, director, and producer |
| 1926 | Bob Richards, American Olympic track and field athlete |
| 1926 | Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Harry Lumley, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1998) |
| 1926 | Rae Allen, American actress, singer, and director (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Sir John Graham, 4th Baronet, English diplomat (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Efraín Ríos Montt, Guatemalan general and politician, 26th President of Guatemala (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Bernard Agré, Ivorian cardinal (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Lionel Jeffries, English actor, screenwriter and film director (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Philip B. Crosby, American businessman and author (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Earle Hyman, American actor (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Conrad Hall, French-American cinematographer (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Wolfgang Iser, German scholar, literary theorist (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Roger Stuart Bacon, Nova Scotia politician |
| 1926 | Robert H. Justman, American director, producer, and production manager (d. 2008) |
| 1926 | John Schlesinger, English actor and director (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Randy Weston, American jazz pianist and composer (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | François Morel, Canadian pianist, composer, conductor, and educator (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Maria Teresa de Filippis, Italian race car driver (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | David Wynne, English sculptor and painter (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Dorothy E. Smith, Canadian sociologist |
| 1926 | Neville Wran, Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of New South Wales (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Don Newcombe, American baseball player (d. 2019) |
| 1927 | Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, American guru and author, founded Iraivan Temple (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Jeri Southern, American jazz singer and pianist (d. 1991) |
| 1926 | Abdur Rahman Biswas, Bangladeshi banker and politician, 10th President of Bangladesh (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Bud Greenspan, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010) |