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 | William Bolcom, American pianist and composer |
| 1938 | Frank J. Dodd, American businessman and politician, president of the New Jersey Senate (d. 2010) |
| 1939 | Viacheslav Platonov, Russian volleyball player and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1938 | Keigo Abe, Japanese martial artist and coach |
| 1938 | David Freiberg, American singer and bass player |
| 1938 | John Harvard, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (d. 2016) |
| 1939 | Kurt Moylan, Guamanian businessman and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Guam |
| 1938 | Narendra Patel, Baron Patel, Tanzanian-English obstetrician, academic, and politician |
| 1938 | Madge Sinclair, Jamaican-American actress (d. 1995) |
| 1938 | Lee "Shot" Williams, American singer (d. 2011) |
| 1938 | Joan Kirner, Australian educator and politician, 42nd Premier of Victoria (d. 2015) |
| 1938 | Anton Balasingham, Sri Lankan-English negotiator (d. 2006) |
| 1939 | Leon Kass, American physician, scientist, and educator |
| 1938 | Tony Macedo, Gibraltarian born English footballer |
| 1939 | Gerry Goffin, American songwriter (d. 2014) |
| 1938 | Stella Stevens, American actress and director |
| 1939 | Ray Manzarek, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 2013) |
| 1938 | Betty Cuthbert, Australian sprinter (d. 2017) |
| 1938 | Jake Gibbs, American baseball player and coach |
| 1938 | Tom Oliver, English-Australian actor |
| 1938 | Don Perkins, American football player and sportscaster |
| 1938 | Árpád Orbán, Hungarian footballer (d. 2008)[110] |
| 1938 | Janet Fish, American painter and academic |
| 1938 | Francine Pascal, American author and playwright |
| 1939 | Dale T. Mortensen, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2014) |
| 1938 | Raymond Carver, American short story writer and poet (d. 1988) |
| 1938 | Phil Knight, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Nike, Inc. |
| 1938 | Sanjeev Kumar, Indian film actor (d. 1985) |
| 1938 | Oleg Gordievsky, Russian intelligence officer and author |
| 1938 | Millie Perkins, American actress |