Born in 1959, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1959 is the Year of the Pig and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1959 are Pigs. The Chinese Pig year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 8 February 1959 and 27 January 1960 are considered born in the Chinese year 1959 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. 1959 is also known as the Year of the Earth Pig. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1959 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Pig?
Famous people from the Year of the Pig and 1959
Famous People Born in the Year of the Pig and Chinese Year 1959. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Pig 1959. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1959 | Nick Cassavetes, American actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Brian Harper, American baseball player |
| 1959 | Russell Gilbert, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Martin Atkins, English drummer and producer |
| 1959 | Brian P. Cleary, American author and poet |
| 1959 | Marie-Thérèse Fortin, Canadian actress |
| 1959 | Lorraine Kelly, Scottish journalist and actress |
| 1959 | Scott Brown, American colonel and politician |
| 1959 | Mackenzie Phillips, American actress |
| 1959 | Eamonn Holmes, Irish journalist and game show host |
| 1959 | Eliot Spitzer, American lawyer and politician, 54th Governor of New York |
| 1959 | Laila Robins, American actress |
| 1959 | Boyko Borissov, Bulgarian footballer and politician, 50th Prime Minister of Bulgaria |
| 1959 | Paul Black, American singer-songwriter and drummer |
| 1959 | Heiki Valk, Estonian archeologist and academic |
| 1959 | Stephen Roche, Irish cyclist and sportscaster |
| 1959 | Mark "Jacko" Jackson, Australian footballer, actor, and singer |
| 1959 | Apollonia Kotero, American singer and actress |
| 1959 | Michelle Lujan Grisham, American lawyer and politician |
| 1959 | Heather Wheeler, English politician |
| 1959 | Mark Peel, Australian historian and academic |
| 1959 | Steve Levy, American lawyer and politician |
| 1959 | Mats Näslund, Swedish ice hockey player |
| 1959 | Charles Hudson, American baseball player |
| 1959 | Mark Steyn, Canadian-American author and critic |
| 1959 | Ken Watanabe, Japanese actor and producer |
| 1959 | Victoria Rowell, American actress |
| 1959 | Reha Muhtar, Turkish journalist |
| 1959 | Ikue Sakakibara, Japanese actress and singer |
| 1959 | Linda Nolan, Irish singer and actress |