According to Chinese Astrology, 1939 is the Year of the Rabbit and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1939 are Rabbits. The Chinese Rabbit year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 19 February 1939 and 7 February 1940 are considered born in the Chinese year 1939 and are a Rabbit sign. In addition, each Rabbit 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. 1939 is also known as the Year of the Earth Rabbit. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1939 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rabbit?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1939 | Leonardo Quisumbing, Filipino lawyer and jurist (d. 2019) |
| 1939 | Tony Hatch, English pianist, composer, and producer |
| 1939 | Ricky Tomlinson, English actor and screenwriter |
| 1939 | Jerry Butler, American singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1940 | Fran Tarkenton, American football player and sportscaster |
| 1939 | George Cohen, English footballer (d. 2022) |
| 1939 | Harvey Pekar, American author and critic (d. 2010) |
| 1940 | George Seifert, American football player and coach |
| 1939 | Elvīra Ozoliņa, Latvian javelin thrower |
| 1939 | John H. Sununu, American engineer and politician, 14th White House Chief of Staff |
| 1939 | Tommy Facenda, American rock & roll singer and guitarist |
| 1939 | Peter Mayle, English author and screenwriter (d. 2018) |
| 1939 | Rupert Neudeck, German journalist and humanitarian (d. 2016) |
| 1939 | Eleanor Smeal, American activist, founded the Feminist Majority Foundation |
| 1939 | Lynne Stewart, American lawyer and criminal (d. 2017) |
| 1939 | Brigitte Fontaine, French singer |
| 1939 | Gerald Ronson, English businessman and philanthropist |
| 1939 | O. V. Wright, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1980) |
| 1939 | Amos Oz, Israeli journalist and author (d. 2018) |
| 1939 | Ed Lumley, Canadian businessman and politician, 8th Canadian Minister of Communications |
| 1940 | Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, Egyptian-Armenian patriarch (d. 2015) |
| 1939 | Kit Bond, American lawyer and politician, 47th Governor of Missouri |
| 1939 | Stuart Kauffman, American biologist and academic |
| 1939 | Jim Bouton, American baseball player and journalist (d. 2019) |
| 1939 | John Sculley, American businessman, co-founded Zeta Interactive |
| 1939 | John F. MacArthur, American minister and theologian |
| 1939 | Livio Berruti, Italian sprinter |
| 1939 | Yves Duhaime, Canadian captain and politician |
| 1939 | David S. Mann, American lawyer and politician, Mayor of Cincinnati |
| 1939 | Carsten Keller, German field hockey player and coach |