Born in 1926, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1926 is the Year of the Tiger and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1926 are Tigers. The Chinese Tiger year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 13 February 1926 and 1 February 1927 are considered born in the Chinese year 1926 and are a Tiger sign. In addition, each Tiger 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. 1926 is also known as the Year of the Fire Tiger. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1926 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Tiger and 1926
Famous People Born in the Year of the Tiger and Chinese Year 1926. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Tiger 1926. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1926 | Joe Kubert, American author and illustrator, founded The Kubert School (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Vladimir Shlapentokh, Ukrainian-American sociologist, historian, political scientist, and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Gloria Jean, American actress and singer (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Perry Moss, American football player and coach (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Bob Rosburg, American golfer (d. 2009) |
| 1927 | Per Oscarsson, Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Norman Wexler, American screenwriter (d. 1999) |
| 1926 | Thomas Clark, American politician (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Arturo Luz, Filipino visual artist (d. 2021) |
| 1926 | Klaus Tennstedt, German conductor (d. 1998) |
| 1926 | Phyllis Gotlieb, Canadian author and poet (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Michel Foucault, French historian and philosopher (d. 1984) |
| 1927 | Lars-Eric Lindblad, Swedish-American businessman and explorer (d. 1994) |
| 1926 | Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe, Queen Consort of Tonga (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Agustín García Calvo, Spanish philosopher and poet (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | George Hauptfuhrer, American basketball player and lawyer (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | James Stirling, Scottish architect, designed the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart and Seeley Historical Library (d. 1992) |
| 1926 | Wallace Jones, American basketball player and coach (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Robert Kilpatrick, Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig, Scottish physician, academic, and politician (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Michel Butor, French author and critic (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Ellie Lambeti, Greek actress (d. 1983) |
| 1927 | Hiroshi Teshigahara, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Alfredo Di Stéfano, Argentinian-Spanish footballer and coach (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Fay Ajzenberg-Selove, American nuclear physicist (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Barry Reckord, Jamaican playwright and screenwriter (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | René Goscinny, French author and illustrator (d. 1977) |
| 1926 | Patrick Jenkin, Baron Jenkin of Roding, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for the Environment (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Dietmar Schönherr, Austrian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Murphy Anderson, American illustrator (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Emile Francis, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2022) |