Born in 1940, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1940 is the Year of the Dragon and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1940 are Dragons. The Chinese Dragon year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 8 February 1940 and 26 January 1941 are considered born in the Chinese year 1940 and are a Dragon sign. In addition, each Dragon 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. 1940 is also known as the Year of the Metal Dragon. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1940 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Dragon and 1940
Famous People Born in the Year of the Dragon and Chinese Year 1940. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Dragon 1940. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1940 | Hank Wangford, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and physician |
| 1940 | Paul Williams, American singer-songwriter and actor |
| 1940 | Bernard Shaw, American journalist (d. 2022) |
| 1940 | Peter Fonda, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2019) |
| 1940 | Nancy Sinatra, American singer and actress |
| 1941 | Kalpnath Rai, Indian politician (d. 1999) |
| 1941 | Fiona Caldicott, English psychiatrist and psychotherapist (d. 2021) |
| 1940 | Penelope Keith, English actress |
| 1940 | Eric Dancer, English businessman and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Devon |
| 1940 | Dominick Harrod, English journalist, historian, and author (d. 2013) |
| 1941 | Milan Kučan, Slovenian politician, 1st President of Slovenia |
| 1940 | Bob Knight, American basketball player and coach |
| 1940 | James Brady, American politician and activist, 15th White House Press Secretary (d. 2014) |
| 1940 | Keith Savage, English rugby player |
| 1940 | Fernest Arceneaux, American singer and accordion player (d. 2008) |
| 1940 | Abdurrahman Wahid, Indonesian journalist and politician, 4th President of Indonesia (d. 2009) |
| 1940 | J. M. Coetzee, South African-Australian novelist, essayist, and linguist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1940 | Kåre Valebrokk, Norwegian journalist (d. 2013) |
| 1940 | Dan Tieman, American basketball player and coach (d. 2012) |
| 1941 | Bobby Goldsboro, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1940 | Stephen Kovacevich, American pianist and conductor |
| 1940 | Zandra Rhodes, English fashion designer, founded the Fashion and Textile Museum |
| 1940 | Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai, Indian-English economist and politician |
| 1940 | Mary Rand, English sprinter and long jumper |
| 1940 | Butch Buchholz, American tennis player |
| 1940 | James Blyth, Baron Blyth of Rowington, English businessman and academic |
| 1940 | Erico Aumentado, Filipino journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1940 | Richard Cotton, Australian geneticist and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1940 | Ellie Greenwich, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2009) |
| 1940 | Jack Shepherd, English actor, director, and playwright |