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 | Nat Young, Australian surfer and author |
| 1947 | Johan Cruyff, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2016) |
| 1947 | Gigliola Cinquetti, Italian singer-songwriter |
| 1947 | Darrell Sweet, Scottish drummer (d. 1999) |
| 1947 | Alain Bashung, French singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2009) |
| 1947 | Eliseo Soriano, Filipino minister and television host (d. 2021) |
| 1947 | Louis Michel, Belgian educator and politician, Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 1947 | Timothy Wright, American gospel singer, pastor (d. 2009) |
| 1947 | Major Harris, American R&B singer (d. 2012) |
| 1947 | Dolores "LaLa" Brooks, American pop singer |
| 1947 | Albert Bouchard, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer |
| 1947 | David Byron, English singer-songwriter (d. 1985) |
| 1947 | David Zucker, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1947 | Klaus Dibiasi, Italian diver |
| 1947 | Gerard Schwarz, American conductor and director |
| 1947 | Rhonda Hughes, American mathematician and academic |
| 1947 | Norman Harris, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 1987) |
| 1947 | Ron Dennis, English businessman, founded the McLaren Group |
| 1947 | Job Cohen, Dutch scholar and politician, Mayor of Amsterdam |
| 1947 | Dave Loggins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1948 | Rick James, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2004) |
| 1947 | Temple Grandin, American ethologist, academic, and author |
| 1947 | Stephen Mueller, American painter (d. 2011) |
| 1947 | Anthony Geary, American actor |
| 1947 | James T. Conway, American general |
| 1947 | Jane Lubchenco, American ecologist, academic, and diplomat |
| 1947 | Eric F. Wieschaus, American biologist, geneticist, and academic Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1947 | Lee Evans, American sprinter and athletics coach; two gold medals and world 400m record at 1968 Olympics (d. 2021) |
| 1947 | Allan Rock, Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations |
| 1947 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American basketball player and coach |