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 | Sid Waddell, English sportscaster (d. 2012) |
| 1940 | Peter Stringfellow, English businessman (d. 2018) |
| 1941 | Aaron Neville, American singer |
| 1940 | Dennis Coffey, American guitarist |
| 1940 | James Tyler, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2010) |
| 1940 | Bill Hunter, Australian actor (d. 2011) |
| 1940 | Tarō Asō, Japanese target shooter and politician, 92nd Prime Minister of Japan |
| 1940 | Donald Jackson, Canadian figure skater and coach |
| 1940 | Michel Audet, Canadian economist and politician |
| 1940 | Chuck Close, American painter and photographer (d. 2021) |
| 1940 | Chuck Rainey, American bassist |
| 1940 | Hans Ragnemalm, Swedish lawyer and judge (d. 2016) |
| 1940 | Anatoliy Bondarchuk, Ukrainian hammer thrower and coach |
| 1940 | Mary Rand, English sprinter and long jumper |
| 1940 | Benoît Bouchard, Canadian academic and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Transport |
| 1940 | Helen Donath, American soprano and actress |
| 1940 | Michel Temer, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 25th Vice President of Brazil |
| 1940 | Ian Lang, Baron Lang of Monkton, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Scotland |
| 1940 | Stephanos of Tallinn, Estonian metropolitan |
| 1940 | Jan Janssen, Dutch cyclist |
| 1940 | Phyllis Chesler, American feminist psychologist, who wrote Women and Madness (1972) |
| 1940 | Ted Kulongoski, American soldier, lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Oregon |
| 1940 | Luke Kelly, Irish singer, folk musician and actor (d. 1984) |
| 1940 | María Elena Velasco, Mexican actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1940 | Bruce Grocott, Baron Grocott, English academic and politician |
| 1940 | Lawrence Bergman, Canadian lawyer and politician |
| 1940 | Patrick Leahy, American lawyer and politician |
| 1940 | Anna Karina, Danish-French actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2019) |
| 1940 | Tommy Cash, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1940 | David Plante, American novelist |