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.

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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 Anton Kuerti, Austrian-Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor
1938 Nancy Holt, American sculptor and painter (d. 2014)
1938 Moisés da Costa Amaral, East Timorese politician (d. 1989)
1939 Scott McKenzie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2012)
1938 Carlos Monsiváis, Mexican journalist, author, and critic (d. 2010)
1938 Les Aspin, American captain and politician, 18th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 1995)
1938 Pat Buchanan, American journalist and politician
1938 Jon Voight, American actor and producer
1938 Norman D. Wilson, American actor (d. 2004)
1938 Tatiana Troyanos, American operatic soprano (d. 1993)
1938 Norman Blake, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1938 Jean-Marie Doré, Guinean lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Guinea (d. 2016)
1938 Alamgir Kabir, Bangladeshi director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1989)
1938 Luis Aragonés, Spanish footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
1938 Iris Johansen, American author
1938 Pierre de Bané, Israeli-Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2019)
1939 Eugene Fama, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1938 Charles Starkweather, American spree killer (d. 1959)
1938 Keith Peters, Welsh physician and academic
1938 Bill Alsup, American racing driver (d. 2016)
1938 Juan Horacio Suárez, Argentine bishop
1938 Heinz Fischer, Austrian academic and politician, 11th President of Austria
1938 David Higgins, English composer and conductor (d. 2006)
1938 Ron Lancaster, American-Canadian football player and coach (d. 2008)
1938 Barry Newman, American actor
1938 David Hamilton, English radio and television host
1938 Robert Gammage, American captain and politician (d. 2012)
1938 Elizabeth Bailey, American economist (d. 2022)
1938 Joe Dassin, American-French singer-songwriter (d. 1980)
1939 Susannah York, English actress and activist (d. 2011)