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 |
|---|---|
| 1926 | Ain Kaalep, Estonian poet, playwright, and critic (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | William Wakefield Baum, American cardinal (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Richard Jaeckel, American actor (d. 1997) |
| 1926 | Alfred Duraiappah, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (d. 1975) |
| 1926 | Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe, Queen Consort of Tonga (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Don Rendell, English saxophonist and flute player (d. 2015) |
| 1927 | Lou Creekmur, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, English businessman (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Liz Renay, American actress and author (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Jack Hyles, American pastor and author (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Henry Silva, American actor (d. 2022) |
| 1927 | Paula Hawkins, American politician (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Chuck Cooper, American basketball player (d. 1984) |
| 1926 | Rocco Petrone, American colonel and engineer (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Victor Bouchard, Canadian pianist and composer (d. 2011) |
| 1927 | Sydney Brenner, South African biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2019) |
| 1927 | Doak Walker, American football player and businessman (d. 1998) |
| 1926 | James Merrill, American poet and playwright (d. 1995) |
| 1926 | Can Yücel, Turkish poet and translator (d. 1999) |
| 1926 | Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, wife of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad |
| 1926 | Gene Shalit, American journalist and critic |
| 1926 | Nancy Spero, American painter and academic (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Shohei Imamura, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006) |
| 1927 | Norm Prescott, American animator, producer, and composer, co-founded Filmation Studios (d. 2005) |
| 1926 | Marilyn Erskine, American actress |
| 1926 | Gloria Jean, American actress and singer (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler, 3rd Emir of Kuwait (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Abdoulaye Wade, Senegalese academic and politician, 3rd President of Senegal |
| 1926 | Charlie Biddle, American-Canadian bassist (d. 2003) |
| 1927 | E. W. Swackhamer, American director and producer (d. 1994) |