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