Born in 1939, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1939 is the Year of the Rabbit and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1939 are Rabbits. The Chinese Rabbit year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 19 February 1939 and 7 February 1940 are considered born in the Chinese year 1939 and are a Rabbit sign. In addition, each Rabbit 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. 1939 is also known as the Year of the Earth Rabbit. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1939 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Rabbit and 1939
Famous People Born in the Year of the Rabbit and Chinese Year 1939. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Rabbit 1939. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1939 | Shringar Nagaraj, Indian actor and producer (d. 2013) |
| 1939 | John Kingman, English mathematician and academic |
| 1939 | Eddie Holland, American singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1939 | Paddy Reilly, Irish folk singer and guitarist |
| 1939 | Jane Alexander, American actress and producer |
| 1939 | Lily Tomlin, American actress, comedian, screenwriter and producer |
| 1939 | Fred Schepisi, Australian director and screenwriter |
| 1940 | Tabaré Vázquez, Uruguayan physician and politician, 39th President of Uruguay (d. 2020) |
| 1939 | Tim Waterstone, Scottish businessman, founded Waterstones |
| 1940 | Jack Nicklaus, American golfer and sportscaster |
| 1939 | Sister Helen Prejean, American nun, activist, and author |
| 1939 | Reg Gasnier, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2014) |
| 1939 | Robin Spry, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2005) |
| 1939 | Harvey Goldstein, English statistician and academic (d. 2020) |
| 1939 | Bulle Ogier, French actress and screenwriter |
| 1940 | Jim Bakker, American televangelist |
| 1939 | William Eggleston, American photographer and academic |
| 1939 | Frank Blevins, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Premier of South Australia (d. 2013) |
| 1939 | Michael Meacher, English academic and politician, Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (d. 2015) |
| 1940 | Dick Motz, New Zealand cricketer (d. 2007) |
| 1939 | Yves Boisset, French director and screenwriter |
| 1939 | Suzy Covey, American scholar and academic (d. 2007) |
| 1939 | Gerry Harvey, Australian businessman, co-founded Harvey Norman |
| 1939 | Eric Fernie, Scottish historian and academic |
| 1940 | Ron Kostelnik, American football player (d. 1993) |
| 1939 | James Burton, American Hall of Fame guitarist |
| 1939 | Ruth Perry, president of Liberia (d. 2017) |
| 1939 | Marie-Claire Blais, Canadian author and playwright |
| 1939 | Deborah Lavin, South African-English historian and academic |
| 1939 | John W. Snow, American businessman and politician, 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury |