Born in 1938, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1938 is the Year of the Tiger and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1938 are Tigers. The Chinese Tiger year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 31 January 1938 and 18 February 1939 are considered born in the Chinese year 1938 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. 1938 is also known as the Year of the Earth Tiger. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1938 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Tiger?
Famous people from the Year of the Tiger and 1938
Famous People Born in the Year of the Tiger and Chinese Year 1938. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Tiger 1938. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1938 | Billy Robinson, English-American wrestler and trainer (d. 2014) |
| 1938 | Shirley Caesar, American gospel singer-songwriter |
| 1938 | Tõnno Lepmets, Estonian basketball player (d. 2005) |
| 1938 | Ralph Bakshi, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1938 | Bob Kahn, American computer scientist and engineer, co-developed the Transmission Control Protocol |
| 1938 | Anthony James Leggett, English-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1938 | Kenichi Horie, Japanese sailor |
| 1938 | Roy Higgins, Australian jockey (d. 2014) |
| 1938 | Jacky Cupit, American golfer |
| 1938 | Brian F. G. Johnson, English chemist and academic |
| 1938 | Torgny Lindgren, Swedish author and poet (d. 2017) |
| 1939 | Sal Mineo, American actor (d. 1976) |
| 1938 | Michael Stear, English air marshal (d. 2020) |
| 1938 | Betty Cuthbert, Australian sprinter (d. 2017) |
| 1938 | Otto Rehhagel, German footballer, coach, and manager |
| 1939 | Blowfly, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2016) |
| 1938 | Dick Sudhalter, American trumpet player, scholar, and critic (d. 2008) |
| 1938 | Shashi Kapoor, Indian actor and producer (d. 2017) |
| 1938 | Ishmael Reed, American poet, novelist, essayist |
| 1938 | Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama (d. 1989) |
| 1938 | Apolo Nsibambi, Ugandan academic and politician, Prime Minister of Uganda (d. 2019) |
| 1938 | Eddie Cochran, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1960) |
| 1938 | John Byner, American actor and comedian |
| 1938 | Joan Tower, American pianist, composer, and conductor |
| 1938 | Tunç Başaran, Turkish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2019) |
| 1938 | Dee Clark, American singer-songwriter (d. 1990) |
| 1938 | Enrico Macias, Algerian-French singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1939 | Gerry Goffin, American songwriter (d. 2014) |
| 1938 | Laurent Beaudoin, Canadian businessman |
| 1938 | Sheila Dikshit, Indian politician, 22nd Governor of Kerala (d. 2019) |