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 Robert Creeley, American novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2005)
1927 Sydney Brenner, South African biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2019)
1926 Wallace Berman, American painter and illustrator (d. 1976)
1926 Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Egyptian theologian and author
1926 James McCracken, American tenor and actor (d. 1988)
1926 Thomas Williams, American author and academic (d. 1990)
1926 Tim LaHaye, American minister, activist, and author (d. 2016)
1926 Ian Paisley, Northern Irish evangelical minister and politician, 2nd First Minister of Northern Ireland (d. 2014)
1926 Uttam Kumar, Indian Bengali actor, director, producer, singer, composer and playback singer (d. 1980)
1926 Donald A. Glaser, American physicist and neurobiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
1926 Bobby Layne, American football player and coach (d. 1986)
1926 Alcides Ghiggia, Italian-Uruguayan footballer and manager (d. 2015)
1926 Johnny Gimble, American country/western swing musician (d. 2015)
1926 Rachid Solh, Lebanese politician, 48th Prime Minister of Lebanon (d. 2014)
1926 Peter Lax, Hungarian-American mathematician and academic
1926 Hannah Hauxwell, English TV personality (d. 2018)
1926 Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (d. 2013)
1926 Jacques Swaters, Belgian race car driver and manager (d. 2010)
1926 György Kurtág, Hungarian composer and academic
1926 George William Gray, British chemist who developed liquid crystals that made displays possible (d. 2013)
1926 Robin Roberts, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2010)
1926 Alison Lurie, American author and academic (d. 2020)
1926 Willy Alberti, Dutch singer and actor (d. 1985)
1926 Stig Sollander, Swedish Alpine skier (d. 2019)
1926 Fidel Castro, Cuban lawyer and politician, 15th President of Cuba (d. 2016)
1926 Gérard D. Levesque, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Deputy Premier of Quebec (d. 1993)
1926 Anahit Tsitsikian, Armenian violinist and educator (d. 1999)
1927 Harlan Mathews, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
1926 Frederick Buechner, American minister, theologian, and author (d. 2022)
1926 George Englund, American film editor, director, producer and actor (d. 2017)