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 | Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (d. 2004) |
| 1926 | Allen Ginsberg, American poet (d. 1997) |
| 1926 | Barry Reckord, Jamaican playwright and screenwriter (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Andy Griffith, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Can Yücel, Turkish poet and translator (d. 1999) |
| 1926 | George Irving Bell, American physicist, biologist, and mountaineer (d. 2000) |
| 1926 | Betye Saar, American artist |
| 1926 | Donald J. Irwin, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Mayor of Norwalk (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Bill Black, American bass player and bandleader (d. 1965) |
| 1926 | Abdur Rahman Biswas, Bangladeshi banker and politician, 10th President of Bangladesh (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Richard DeVos, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Amway (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Robin Roberts, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Jack Hyles, American pastor and author (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | James Best, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Willis Carto, American activist and theorist (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Robert Clary, French-American actor and author (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Gerardo P. Cabochan, Filipino politician (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Erich Juskowiak, German footballer (d. 1983) |
| 1927 | Doak Walker, American football player and businessman (d. 1998) |
| 1926 | Mathilde Krim, Italian-American medical researcher and health educator (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Frank Rosolino, American jazz trombonist (d. 1978) |
| 1926 | Ray Brown, American bassist and cellist (d. 2002) |
| 1926 | Harry Dean Stanton, American actor, musician, and singer (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Rona Anderson, Scottish actress (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Murray Rothbard, American economist and historian (d. 1995) |
| 1926 | John Dingell, American lieutenant and politician (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Jeane Kirkpatrick, American academic and diplomat, 16th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Don Newcombe, American baseball player (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Jérôme Lejeune, French pediatrician and geneticist (d. 1994) |
| 1926 | Ellie Lambeti, Greek actress (d. 1983) |