Born in 1940, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1940 is the Year of the Dragon and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1940 are Dragons. The Chinese Dragon year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 8 February 1940 and 26 January 1941 are considered born in the Chinese year 1940 and are a Dragon sign. In addition, each Dragon 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. 1940 is also known as the Year of the Metal Dragon. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1940 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Dragon and 1940
Famous People Born in the Year of the Dragon and Chinese Year 1940. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Dragon 1940. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1940 | Hans-Joachim Reske, German sprinter |
| 1940 | Boris Ignatyev, Russian footballer and manager |
| 1940 | Lance Larson, American swimmer |
| 1940 | Gilles Villemure, Canadian-American ice hockey player |
| 1940 | Pauline Collins, English actress |
| 1940 | Henry T. Yang, Taiwanese/Chinese-American engineer and academic |
| 1940 | Ellie Greenwich, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2009) |
| 1940 | Sid Waddell, English sportscaster (d. 2012) |
| 1940 | Clancy Eccles, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2005) |
| 1940 | J. M. Coetzee, South African-Australian novelist, essayist, and linguist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1940 | Ela Gandhi, South African activist and politician |
| 1940 | Jan Eliasson, Swedish politician and diplomat, 4th Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations |
| 1940 | Christopher Timothy, Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 1940 | James Burrows, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1940 | Bruce Lee, American-Chinese actor, martial artist, and screenwriter (d. 1973) |
| 1940 | Ray Sadecki, American baseball player (d. 2014) |
| 1940 | Mike Vickers, English guitarist, saxophonist, and songwriter |
| 1940 | William Finley, American actor (d. 2012) |
| 1940 | Roger Cook, English songwriter, singer, and producer |
| 1940 | Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist and author (d. 2015) |
| 1940 | Keith Stackpole, Australian cricketer |
| 1940 | Kåre Valebrokk, Norwegian journalist (d. 2013) |
| 1940 | Farooq Leghari, Pakistani politician, 8th President of Pakistan (d. 2010) |
| 1941 | Joan Baez, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and activist |
| 1940 | Peter Pohl, Swedish author, director, and screenwriter |
| 1940 | David Koch, American engineer, businessman, and philanthropist (d. 2019) |
| 1940 | Gloria Hunniford, British radio and television host |
| 1940 | Annie Ernaux, French author, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1941 | Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (d. 2013) |
| 1940 | Kieth Merrill, American filmmaker |