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?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1938 | Chas Chandler, English bass player and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1938 | Sandy Nelson, American rock and roll drummer |
| 1938 | Doug Moe, American basketball player and coach |
| 1938 | Karl Schranz, Austrian skier |
| 1938 | Queen Sofía of Spain |
| 1938 | Bobby Henrich, American baseball player |
| 1938 | Jean Seberg, American-French actress and singer (d. 1979) |
| 1939 | Michael Cimino, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016) |
| 1938 | Francine Pascal, American author and playwright |
| 1938 | Lynn Carlin, American actress |
| 1938 | Pervis Jackson, American R&B bass singer (d. 2008) |
| 1938 | Alain Vivien, French politician |
| 1938 | John Davis, English anthropologist and academic |
| 1938 | Joe Dassin, American-French singer-songwriter (d. 1980) |
| 1938 | Roy Thinnes, American television and film actor |
| 1938 | Liv Ullmann, Norwegian actress, director, and screenwriter |
| 1938 | Eric Gale, American guitarist and producer (d. 1994) |
| 1938 | Abulfaz Elchibey, Azerbaijani politician, 1st democratically elected Azerbaijani president (d. 2000) |
| 1939 | Jackie Burroughs, English-born Canadian actress (d. 2010) |
| 1938 | Booker Little, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1961) |
| 1938 | Rod Laver, Australian tennis player and coach |
| 1938 | Lawrence Payton, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1997) |
| 1938 | Richard Jordan, American actor (d. 1993) |
| 1938 | Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian businessman and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Russia (d. 2010) |
| 1938 | McCoy Tyner, American jazz musician (d. 2020) |
| 1938 | Jon Finlayson, Australian actor and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1938 | Iris Johansen, American author |
| 1938 | Jean-Claude Malépart, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989) |
| 1938 | Carmen Callil, Australian publisher, founded Virago Press |
| 1938 | Klaus Voormann, German artist, bass player, and producer |