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 | Pierre Lartigue, French rally driver |
| 1948 | Mike Holmgren, American football player and coach |
| 1948 | Bob Barr, American lawyer and politician |
| 1948 | Pim Fortuyn, Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician (d. 2002) |
| 1949 | Lawrence Kasdan, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1949 | Lamar Williams, American bass player (d. 1983) |
| 1948 | Jack Ham, American football player and sportscaster |
| 1948 | Jeffrey Osborne, American singer and drummer |
| 1948 | Chris Squire, English singer-songwriter and bass guitarist (d. 2015) |
| 1948 | Christopher Brown, English historian, curator, and academic |
| 1949 | Ottmar Hitzfeld, German footballer and manager |
| 1949 | Mary Robison, American short story writer and novelist |
| 1948 | Brad Park, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach |
| 1948 | Kenjiro Shinozuka, Japanese race car driver |
| 1948 | Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Zambia (d. 2008) |
| 1948 | Eric Fischl, American painter and sculptor |
| 1948 | Lee Oskar, Jewish-Danish musician |
| 1948 | Joe Bonsall, American country/gospel singer |
| 1948 | Svetlana Savitskaya, Russian engineer and astronaut |
| 1948 | Judy Finnigan, English talk show host and author |
| 1948 | Debbie Macomber, American author |
| 1948 | Tito Gómez, Puerto Rican salsa singer (d. 2007) |
| 1948 | Toninho Horta, Brazilian guitarist and composer |
| 1948 | Radomir Antić, Serbian footballer and manager (d. 2020) |
| 1948 | Richard Desjardins, Canadian singer-songwriter and director |
| 1948 | Philippe Sarde, French composer and conductor |
| 1948 | Siim Kallas, Estonian politician, Prime Minister of Estonia |
| 1949 | Alasdair Liddell, English businessman (d. 2012) |
| 1948 | Joel Santana, Brazilian footballer and manager |
| 1948 | Cassandra Harris, Australian actress (d. 1991) |