Born in 1948, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1948 is the Year of the Rat and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1948 are Rats. The Chinese Rat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 10 February 1948 and 28 January 1949 are considered born in the Chinese year 1948 and are a Rat sign. In addition, each Rat 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. 1948 is also known as the Year of the Earth Rat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1948 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Rat and 1948
Famous People Born in the Year of the Rat and Chinese Year 1948. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Rat 1948. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1948 | Raffi, Egyptian-Canadian singer-songwriter |
| 1948 | Michel Parizeau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1948 | Dennis Prager, American radio host and author |
| 1948 | Shin Takamatsu, Japanese architect and academic |
| 1948 | Russell Morris, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1948 | Joe Dallesandro, American actor |
| 1949 | Kemal Derviş, Turkish economist and politician, Turkish Minister of Economy |
| 1948 | Arlette Cousture, Canadian author and screenwriter |
| 1949 | Clifford Ray, American basketball coach and player |
| 1948 | David Gemmell, English journalist and author (d. 2006) |
| 1948 | Dean Meminger, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1948 | Mel Blount, American football player |
| 1948 | Patrick Moraz, Swiss keyboard player and songwriter |
| 1948 | Jayalalithaa, Indian actress and politician, 16th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (d. 2016) |
| 1948 | Candy Crowley, American journalist |
| 1948 | Clarence Thomas, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States |
| 1948 | Jaya Bachchan, Indian actress and politician |
| 1948 | Herbert Wiesinger, German figure skater |
| 1948 | Brian Donohoe, Scottish politician |
| 1948 | Kenjiro Shinozuka, Japanese race car driver |
| 1948 | Camile Baudoin, American guitarist |
| 1949 | John Cooper Clarke, English poet and critic |
| 1948 | Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam), English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1948 | Jack Ham, American football player and sportscaster |
| 1948 | Bill Campbell, American baseball player and coach |
| 1948 | Leo Mazzone, American baseball player and coach |
| 1948 | Tomáš Halík, Czech Roman Catholic priest, philosopher, theologian and scholar |
| 1948 | Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone, Scottish academic and politician |
| 1948 | Lars Lagerbäck, Swedish footballer and manager |
| 1948 | Tõnis Mägi, Estonian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor |