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 |
|---|---|
| 1941 | Long John Baldry, English-Canadian singer-songwriter and voice actor (d. 2005) |
| 1940 | James Brolin, American actor |
| 1940 | Jeannie Seely, Grammy Award-winning country music singer-songwriter and Grand Ole Opry member |
| 1940 | David Hope, Baron Hope of Thornes, English archbishop and academic |
| 1940 | Merlin Olsen, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (d. 2010) |
| 1940 | David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville, English businessman and academic |
| 1940 | Bobby Hatfield, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003) |
| 1940 | Oscar Espinosa Chepe, Cuban-Spanish economist and journalist (d. 2013) |
| 1940 | Coriún Aharonián, Uruguayan composer and musicologist (d. 2017) |
| 1940 | Pete Duel, American actor (d. 1971) |
| 1940 | Bruce Channel, American singer-songwriter |
| 1940 | Astrud Gilberto, Brazilian singer-songwriter |
| 1940 | Agostino Vallini, Italian cardinal and vicar general of Rome |
| 1940 | Eugene Victor Wolfenstein, American psychoanalyst and theorist (d. 2010) |
| 1940 | Derry Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain |
| 1940 | Ricky Nelson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1985) |
| 1940 | Peter Pohl, Swedish author, director, and screenwriter |
| 1940 | Hans-Joachim Reske, German sprinter |
| 1941 | Buddy Baker, American race car driver and sportscaster (d. 2015) |
| 1940 | Graham McRae, New Zealand race car driver (d. 2021) |
| 1940 | Dave DeBusschere, American basketball player and coach (d. 2003) |
| 1941 | Milan Kučan, Slovenian politician, 1st President of Slovenia |
| 1940 | Judith Walzer Leavitt, American historian and academic |
| 1940 | Craig Rodwell, American businessman and activist, founded the Oscar Wilde Bookshop (d. 1993) |
| 1940 | Maxine Hong Kingston, American author and academic |
| 1940 | Mike Gibson, Australian journalist and sportscaster (d. 2015) |
| 1940 | Lamar Alexander, American lawyer and politician, 5th United States Secretary of Education |
| 1940 | Dave Keon, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1940 | Phil Minton, English singer and trumpet player |
| 1940 | Jagmohan Dalmiya, Indian cricket administrator (d. 2015) |