Born in 1947, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1947 is the Year of the Pig and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1947 are Pigs. The Chinese Pig year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 22 January 1947 and 9 February 1948 are considered born in the Chinese year 1947 and are a Pig sign. In addition, each Pig 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. 1947 is also known as the Year of the Fire Pig. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1947 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Pig and 1947
Famous People Born in the Year of the Pig and Chinese Year 1947. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Pig 1947. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1948 | Christopher Guest, American actor and director |
| 1947 | Nolan Ryan, American baseball player |
| 1947 | Bruce Yardley, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2019) |
| 1947 | Russ Abbot, English comedian, actor, and singer |
| 1947 | Sara Paretsky, American author |
| 1947 | Radhia Cousot, French computer scientist and academic (d. 2014) |
| 1947 | Gareth Edwards, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster |
| 1947 | Dave Arneson, American game designer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons (d. 2009) |
| 1947 | Tommy Jenkins, English footballer and manager |
| 1947 | Finn Kalvik, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1947 | Roch Thériault, Canadian religious leader (d. 2011) |
| 1947 | Hümeyra, Turkish singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1947 | Valerie Wilson Wesley, American journalist and author |
| 1947 | Paquita la del Barrio, Mexican singer-songwriter |
| 1947 | Rebecca Eaton, American television producer |
| 1947 | Glenn Close, American actress, singer, and producer |
| 1947 | Bernie Carbo, American baseball player |
| 1947 | Frank Shorter, American runner and sportscaster |
| 1947 | Alan Thicke, Canadian-American actor and composer (d. 2016) |
| 1947 | Alexis Smirnoff, Canadian-American wrestler and actor (d. 2019) |
| 1947 | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of California |
| 1947 | John Hoagland, American photographer and journalist (d. 1984) |
| 1947 | Emiel Puttemans, Belgian runner |
| 1947 | Ted Hendricks, Guatemalan-American football player |
| 1947 | Nurlan Balgimbayev, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (d. 2015) |
| 1947 | Wiranto, Indonesian general and politician |
| 1947 | Kevin Bloody Wilson, Australian comedian, singer-songwriter, and guitarist |
| 1947 | Sheikh Hasina, Bangladeshi politician, 10th Prime Minister of Bangladesh |
| 1947 | Rita Lee, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress |
| 1947 | Buddy Roberts, American wrestler (d. 2012) |