Born in 1938, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1938 is the Year of the Tiger and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1938 are Tigers. The Chinese Tiger year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 31 January 1938 and 18 February 1939 are considered born in the Chinese year 1938 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. 1938 is also known as the Year of the Earth Tiger. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1938 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Tiger?
Famous people from the Year of the Tiger and 1938
Famous People Born in the Year of the Tiger and Chinese Year 1938. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Tiger 1938. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1938 | Sheila Dikshit, Indian politician, 22nd Governor of Kerala (d. 2019) |
| 1938 | McCoy Tyner, American jazz musician (d. 2020) |
| 1938 | Brice Marden, American painter |
| 1938 | Jon Voight, American actor and producer |
| 1938 | James G. Watt, American lawyer and politician, 43rd United States Secretary of the Interior |
| 1938 | Gerald North, American climatologist and academic |
| 1939 | Eugene Fama, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1938 | Clark Gesner, American author and composer (d. 2002) |
| 1938 | Pierre de Bané, Israeli-Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2019) |
| 1938 | Jacky Cupit, American golfer |
| 1938 | Mason Williams, American guitarist and composer |
| 1938 | Jack Rule, Jr., American golfer |
| 1938 | Kel Tremain, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1992) |
| 1938 | Don Meredith, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2010) |
| 1938 | Giacomo Bini, Italian priest and missionary (d. 2014) |
| 1938 | Joel Hirschhorn, American songwriter and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1938 | Bert Newton, Australian actor and television host (d. 2021) |
| 1938 | Billy Williams, American baseball player and coach |
| 1938 | Dave Obey, American lawyer and politician |
| 1938 | Zola Taylor, American singer (d. 2007) |
| 1938 | Jean-Claude Malépart, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989) |
| 1938 | K. Indrapala, Sri Lankan historian and academic |
| 1938 | Leon Panetta, American lawyer and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of Defense |
| 1938 | Billy Shaw, American football player |
| 1939 | Leon Kass, American physician, scientist, and educator |
| 1938 | Robert Nozick, American philosopher, author, and academic (d. 2002) |
| 1938 | Art Mahaffey, American baseball player |
| 1938 | Emile Griffith, American boxer and trainer (d. 2013) |
| 1938 | Henry Lee, Chinese-American criminologist and academic |
| 1938 | Shirley Caesar, American gospel singer-songwriter |