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 | Bobby Morgan, American professional baseball player |
| 1926 | Duke Snider, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Peter Shaffer, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Geoffrey Howe, Welsh lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Gyula Hernádi, Hungarian author and screenwriter (d. 2005) |
| 1927 | Doak Walker, American football player and businessman (d. 1998) |
| 1926 | Jan Křesadlo, Czech-English psychologist and author (d. 1995) |
| 1926 | Dorothy E. Smith, Canadian sociologist |
| 1927 | Barbara Rush, American actress |
| 1926 | Frederick Buechner, American minister, theologian, and author (d. 2022) |
| 1927 | Liz Anderson, American singer-songwriter (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Helen Gallagher, American actress, singer, and dancer |
| 1927 | Norm Prescott, American animator, producer, and composer, co-founded Filmation Studios (d. 2005) |
| 1926 | Jan Morris, Welsh historian and author (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Bill Blackbeard, American historian and author (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | A. N. R. Robinson, Tobagonian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | James E. Akins, American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (d. 2010) |
| 1927 | Phyllis Coates, American actress |
| 1926 | Eddie Little Sky, American actor (d. 1997) |
| 1926 | Louise Abeita, Isleta Pueblo (Native American) writer, poet, and educator (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Siegfried Lenz, Polish-German author and playwright (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Clermont Pépin, Canadian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Fernando Mönckeberg Barros, Chilean surgeon |
| 1926 | Billy Snedden, Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Attorney-General for Australia (d. 1987) |
| 1926 | Richard Crenna, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2003) |
| 1927 | Sydney Brenner, South African biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Jack English Hightower, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Beverly Garland, American actress (d. 2008) |
| 1926 | Stan Freberg, American puppeteer, voice actor, and singer (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Alison Lurie, American author and academic (d. 2020) |