According to Chinese Astrology, 1950 is the Year of the Tiger and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1950 are Tigers. The Chinese Tiger year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 17 February 1950 and 5 February 1951 are considered born in the Chinese year 1950 and are a Tiger sign. In addition, each Tiger 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. 1950 is also known as the Year of the Metal Tiger. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1950 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Tiger?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1950 | Dana Gioia, American poet and critic |
| 1950 | Uğur Erdener, Turkish ophthalmologist and professor |
| 1950 | Maria Ewing, African-American soprano (d. 2022) |
| 1950 | Michael Proctor, English physicist, mathematician, and academic |
| 1950 | Max Maven, American magician and mentalist (d. 2022) |
| 1950 | Sônia Braga, Brazilian actress and producer |
| 1950 | Phil Lanzon, English keyboard player and songwriter |
| 1950 | Graham Russell, English-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1950 | Masami Kuwashima, Japanese race car driver |
| 1950 | Mark Udall, American educator and politician |
| 1950 | Livingston Taylor, American singer-songwriter and musician |
| 1950 | Janez Drnovšek, Slovenian economist and politician, 2nd President of Slovenia (d. 2008) |
| 1950 | Bobby London, American illustrator |
| 1950 | Brian Downing, American baseball player |
| 1950 | Jay Leno, American comedian, talk show host, and producer |
| 1950 | Jim Bacon, Australian politician, 41st Premier of Tasmania (d. 2004) |
| 1950 | Tadeusz Ślusarski, Polish pole vaulter (d. 1998) |
| 1950 | Jadranka Stojaković, Yugoslav singer-songwriter (d. 2016) |
| 1950 | Dave Freudenthal, American economist and politician, 31st Governor of Wyoming |
| 1950 | Charles Clarke, English economist and politician, Secretary of State for Education |
| 1950 | Charlene, American singer-songwriter |
| 1950 | Mitch Kapor, American computer programmer and businessman, founded Lotus Software and Electronic Frontier Foundation |
| 1950 | Nick Sackman, English composer and educator |
| 1950 | Lou Gramm, American singer-songwriter |
| 1950 | Billy Joe DuPree, American football player |
| 1950 | Vishnuvardhan, Indian actor (d. 2009) |
| 1950 | Michael Fabricant, English politician |
| 1950 | James Rizzi, American painter and illustrator (d. 2011) |
| 1950 | Pierre Paradis, Canadian lawyer and politician |
| 1950 | Mike Johanns, American lawyer and politician, 28th United States Secretary of Agriculture |