According to Chinese Astrology, 1923 is the Year of the Pig and it is the Water element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1923 are Pigs. The Chinese Pig year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 16 February 1923 and 4 February 1924 are considered born in the Chinese year 1923 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. 1923 is also known as the Year of the Water Pig. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1923 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Pig?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1923 | Marcel Marceau, French mime and actor (d. 2007) |
| 1923 | Eduardo Falú, Argentinian guitarist and composer (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | Yisrael Friedman, Romanian-born Israeli rabbi (d. 2017) |
| 1923 | Liviu Ciulei, Romanian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2011) |
| 1923 | Ram Kishore Shukla, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 2003) |
| 1923 | Francis King, English author and poet (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (d. 2002) |
| 1923 | Gloria Henry, American actress |
| 1923 | Ralph Hall, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (d. 2019) |
| 1923 | Lindsay Thompson, Australian politician, 40th Premier of Victoria (d. 2008) |
| 1923 | Richard Wollheim, English philosopher and academic (d. 2003) |
| 1923 | Ellsworth Kelly, American painter and sculptor (d. 2015) |
| 1923 | Joseph Hansen, American author and poet (d. 2004) |
| 1923 | Doc Watson, American bluegrass singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2012) |
| 1923 | Jean Nidetch, American businesswoman, co-founded Weight Watchers (d. 2015) |
| 1923 | Irving Millman, American virologist and microbiologist (d. 2012) |
| 1923 | Patrick Hillery, Irish physician and politician, 6th President of Ireland (d. 2008) |
| 1923 | Whitney North Seymour Jr., American politician (d. 2019) |
| 1923 | Ninian Stephen, English-Australian lieutenant, judge, and politician, 20th Governor-General of Australia (d. 2017) |
| 1923 | Baby Dalupan, Filipino basketball player and coach (d. 2016) |
| 1923 | Dev Anand, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2011) |
| 1923 | Barney Martin, American police officer and actor (d. 2005) |
| 1923 | Edward Mulhare, Irish-American actor (d. 1997) |
| 1923 | Floyd Simmons, American decathlete and actor (d. 2008) |
| 1923 | Rudolph A. Marcus, Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1923 | Břetislav Pojar, Czech animator and director (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | André Franquin, Belgian author and illustrator (d. 1997) |
| 1923 | V. K. Murthy, Indian cinematographer (d. 2014) |
| 1923 | Ann Miller, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2004) |
| 1923 | G. Spencer-Brown, English mathematician, psychologist, and author (d. 2016) |