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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| 1947 | Alan Sugar, English businessman |
| 1947 | Mike De Leon, Filipino director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer |
| 1947 | Norman Harris, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 1987) |
| 1947 | Ali Özgentürk, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1947 | Neal Smith, American drummer and songwriter |
| 1948 | Frank McKenna, Canadian politician and diplomat, 27th Premier of New Brunswick |
| 1947 | Bunny Wailer, Jamaican singer-songwriter and drummer (d. 2021) |
| 1947 | Dick Roth, American swimmer |
| 1947 | David Lloyd, English cricketer, journalist, and sportscaster |
| 1947 | Peter Riegert, American actor, screenwriter and film director |
| 1947 | George S. Clinton, American composer and songwriter |
| 1947 | Harry Redknapp, English footballer and manager |
| 1947 | Don Foster, English academic and politician |
| 1947 | Jan-Erik Enestam, Finland-Swedish politician |
| 1947 | Benjamin Orr, American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2000) |
| 1947 | John Bruton, Irish politician, 10th Taoiseach of Ireland |
| 1947 | David Franzoni, American screenwriter and film producer |
| 1947 | Rhonda Hughes, American mathematician and academic |
| 1947 | John Ralston Saul, Canadian philosopher and author |
| 1947 | David Omand, English civil servant and academic |
| 1947 | Roy M. Anderson, English epidemiologist, zoologist, and academic |
| 1947 | Jim Steinman, American songwriter and producer (d. 2021) |
| 1948 | John Carpenter, American director, producer, screenwriter, and composer |
| 1947 | Finn Kalvik, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1947 | Ben Cauley, American trumpet player and songwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1947 | Claude Dubois, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1947 | Đurđica Bjedov, Yugoslav swimmer |
| 1947 | Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (d. 2016) |
| 1947 | Liz Lochhead, Scottish poet and playwright |
| 1947 | Gail Carson Levine, American author |