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 |
|---|---|
| 1938 | Kang Ning-hsiang, Taiwanese politician |
| 1938 | Carlos Monsiváis, Mexican journalist, author, and critic (d. 2010) |
| 1938 | Walter Learning, Canadian actor (d. 2020) |
| 1938 | Emile Griffith, American boxer and trainer (d. 2013) |
| 1938 | Jim Kaat, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster |
| 1938 | Raymond Carver, American short story writer and poet (d. 1988) |
| 1938 | Bobby Henrich, American baseball player |
| 1938 | Elliott Gould, American actor and producer |
| 1938 | Beatrix of the Netherlands |
| 1938 | Satch Sanders, American basketball player |
| 1938 | Tunç Başaran, Turkish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2019) |
| 1938 | John Sparling, New Zealand cricketer |
| 1938 | Bobby Hebb, American singer-songwriter (d. 2010) |
| 1938 | Ron Wolf, American Football Hall of Fame General Manager |
| 1939 | Leon Kass, American physician, scientist, and educator |
| 1938 | Yuri Temirkanov, Russian viola player and conductor |
| 1938 | Maxine Waters, American educator and politician |
| 1938 | Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1938 | Eugene J. Martin, American painter (d. 2005) |
| 1939 | John M. Fabian, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut |
| 1939 | Barry Mann, American pianist, songwriter, and producer |
| 1938 | Peter Bonerz, American actor and director |
| 1939 | Mike Farrell, American actor, director, producer, activist and public speaker |
| 1938 | Charles Wuorinen, American composer and educator (d. 2020) |
| 1938 | Hariprasad Chaurasia, Indian flute player and composer |
| 1938 | Connie Stevens, American actress and businesswoman |
| 1938 | Diana Rigg, English actress (d. 2020) |
| 1938 | Alexis Jacquemin, Belgian economist and academic (d. 2004) |
| 1938 | Gene Mingo, American football player |
| 1938 | Paul Bartel, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2000) |