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 |
|---|---|
| 1926 | Frederick Buechner, American minister, theologian, and author (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | George Englund, American film editor, director, producer and actor (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Betye Saar, American artist |
| 1926 | Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (d. 2013) |
| 1927 | José Azcona del Hoyo, Honduran businessman and politician, President of Honduras (d. 2005) |
| 1926 | Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian computer scientist and academic (d. 2002) |
| 1926 | Marques Haynes, American basketball player (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Laurence Street, Australian jurist and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Paul Berg, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1926 | Peter Lax, Hungarian-American mathematician and academic |
| 1926 | Alan Greenspan, American economist and politician |
| 1926 | Frank Carson, Northern Irish comedian and actor (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Norman Jewison, Canadian actor, director, and producer |
| 1927 | E. W. Swackhamer, American director and producer (d. 1994) |
| 1926 | Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Pascual Pérez, Argentinian boxer (d. 1977) |
| 1926 | Eddie Little Sky, American actor (d. 1997) |
| 1926 | Jacques Castérède, French pianist and composer (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Lew Burdette, American baseball player and coach (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Mel Brooks, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1926 | George Booth, American cartoonist (d. 2022) |
| 1927 | Doak Walker, American football player and businessman (d. 1998) |
| 1926 | Verne Gagne, American football player, wrestler, and trainer (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Paul Lynde, American actor and comedian (d. 1982) |
| 1926 | Charlie Biddle, American-Canadian bassist (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Pete Rozelle, American businessman and 3rd Commissioner of the National Football League (d. 1996) |
| 1926 | Liang Yusheng, Chinese writer (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Helen Gallagher, American actress, singer, and dancer |
| 1926 | Julius Katchen, American pianist and composer (d. 1969) |
| 1926 | Abdur Rahman Biswas, Bangladeshi banker and politician, 10th President of Bangladesh (d. 2017) |