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 | Angel Lagdameo, Filipino archbishop (d. 2022) |
| 1941 | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Indian cricketer and coach (d. 2011) |
| 1940 | Farooq Leghari, Pakistani politician, 8th President of Pakistan (d. 2010) |
| 1940 | Bob Knight, American basketball player and coach |
| 1940 | Richard Ballantine, American-English journalist and author (d. 2013) |
| 1940 | Susan Howatch, English author and academic |
| 1940 | Fabrizio De André, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999) |
| 1940 | Galen Rowell, American mountaineer and photographer (d. 2002) |
| 1940 | Sophie Lihau-Kanza, Congolese politician (d. 1999) |
| 1940 | Emilio Delgado, Mexican-American actor (d. 2022) |
| 1940 | James Gammon, American actor (d. 2010) |
| 1940 | David Rabe, American playwright and screenwriter |
| 1940 | Shyamal Kumar Sen, Indian jurist and politician, 21st Governor of West Bengal |
| 1940 | Freddy Beras-Goico, Dominican comedian and television host (d. 2010) |
| 1940 | Larry Knechtel, American bass player and pianist (d. 2009) |
| 1940 | Jack Prelutsky, American author and poet |
| 1940 | Arieh Warshel, Israeli-American biochemist and biophysicist |
| 1940 | Mike Hailwood, English motorcycle racer (d. 1981) |
| 1940 | Tom Butler, English bishop |
| 1940 | Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, Iranian writer and actor |
| 1940 | Craig Brown, Scottish footballer and manager |
| 1940 | Tony Barber, English-Australian television host |
| 1941 | Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (d. 2013) |
| 1940 | Vladimir Cosma, French composer, conductor and violinist |
| 1940 | Joseph Brodsky, Russian-American poet and essayist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996) |
| 1940 | Valerie Howarth, Baroness Howarth of Breckland, English politician |
| 1941 | George P. Cosmatos, Italian-Canadian director and screenwriter (d. 2005) |
| 1940 | Paul Tagliabue, American lawyer and businessman, 5th Commissioner of the National Football League |
| 1940 | Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016) |
| 1940 | Buck Buchanan, American football player (d. 1992) |