According to Chinese Astrology, 1953 is the Year of the Snake and it is the Water element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1953 are Snakes. The Chinese Snake year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 14 February 1953 and 2 February 1954 are considered born in the Chinese year 1953 and are a Snake sign. In addition, each Snake 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. 1953 is also known as the Year of the Water Snake. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1953 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Snake?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1953 | Leonel Fernández, Dominican lawyer and politician, 51st President of the Dominican Republic |
| 1953 | Malika Oufkir, Moroccan Berber writer |
| 1953 | Jim Hunter, Canadian skier |
| 1953 | Robert Bertrand, Canadian politician |
| 1953 | M. K. Stalin, Indian Tamil politician, 8th and incumbent Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu |
| 1953 | Jeff Fatt, Australian keyboard player and actor |
| 1953 | Vesna Pusić, Croatian sociologist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia |
| 1953 | Mata Amritanandamayi, Indian guru and saint |
| 1953 | Gerrit W. Gong, American religious leader and academic |
| 1953 | Richard Clayderman, French pianist |
| 1953 | Paul Martin Lester, American photographer, author, and educator |
| 1953 | Barbara Niven, American actress and writer |
| 1953 | Andy Bean, American golfer |
| 1953 | Shelley Moore Capito, American politician |
| 1953 | Van Stephenson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2001) |
| 1953 | Andres Alver, Estonian architect and academic |
| 1953 | Jake Hooker, Israeli-American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2014) |
| 1953 | Frank McGuinness, Irish poet and playwright |
| 1953 | Peter Hendy, English businessman |
| 1953 | Susumu Ojima, Japanese businessman, founded Huser |
| 1953 | Chris Bury, American journalist and academic |
| 1953 | Andreas Vollenweider, Swiss harp player |
| 1953 | Butch Patrick, American actor |
| 1953 | Olivier Ameisen, French-American cardiologist and educator (d. 2013) |
| 1953 | Gwen Lister, South African-Namibian journalist, publisher, and activist |
| 1953 | Elliot Easton, American guitarist and singer |
| 1953 | Leroy Burgess, American singer, songwriter, keyboard player, recording artist, and record producer |
| 1953 | Dolores Keane, Irish singer and actress |
| 1953 | Carlos Queiroz, Portuguese footballer and manager |
| 1953 | Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge, Scottish lawyer and judge |