Born in 1960, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1960 is the Year of the Rat and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1960 are Rats. The Chinese Rat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 28 January 1960 and 14 February 1961 are considered born in the Chinese year 1960 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. 1960 is also known as the Year of the Metal Rat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1960 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Rat and 1960
Famous People Born in the Year of the Rat and Chinese Year 1960. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Rat 1960. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1960 | Kim Barnett, English cricketer and coach |
| 1960 | Branford Marsalis, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader |
| 1960 | Fred Roberts, American basketball player |
| 1961 | William Ragsdale, American actor |
| 1960 | Andrew Dilnot, English economist and academic |
| 1960 | Konstantin Aseev, Russian chess player and trainer (d. 2004) |
| 1961 | Wayne Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1960 | Pedro Delgado, Spanish cyclist and sportscaster |
| 1960 | Steve Lombardozzi, American baseball player and coach |
| 1960 | Henry Worsley, English colonel and explorer (d. 2016) |
| 1960 | Léo Jaime, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor |
| 1960 | Arye Gross, American actor |
| 1960 | Karin Pilsäter, Swedish accountant and politician |
| 1960 | Peter Sterling, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster |
| 1960 | Neil Flynn, American actor |
| 1960 | Aleksei Lotman, Estonian biologist and politician |
| 1960 | Prvoslav Vujčić, Serbian-Canadian poet and philosopher |
| 1960 | Laurent Rodriguez, French rugby player |
| 1960 | Michael Nyqvist, Swedish actor and producer (d. 2017) |
| 1960 | Mirwais Ahmadzaï, Swiss-French keyboard player, songwriter, and producer |
| 1960 | Maeve Sherlock, English politician |
| 1960 | Roland Ratzenberger, Austrian race car driver (d. 1994) |
| 1960 | Sarah Franklin, American-English anthropologist and academic |
| 1960 | Peter Winterbottom, English rugby player |
| 1960 | Lucy McBath, American politician |
| 1960 | Yōichi Takahashi, Japanese illustrator |
| 1960 | Eric Brittingham, American bass player |
| 1960 | Jane Lynch, American actress (Glee), comedian, author, and game show host |
| 1960 | Mike Mignola, American author and illustrator |
| 1960 | Rosalyn Fairbank, South African tennis player |