Born in 1944, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1944 is the Year of the Monkey and it is the Wood element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1944 are Monkeys. The Chinese Monkey year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 25 January 1944 and 12 February 1945 are considered born in the Chinese year 1944 and are a Monkey sign. In addition, each Monkey 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. 1944 is also known as the Year of the Wood Monkey. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1944 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Monkey?
Famous people from the Year of the Monkey and 1944
Famous People Born in the Year of the Monkey and Chinese Year 1944. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Monkey 1944. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1944 | Mark Burgess, New Zealand cricketer and footballer |
| 1944 | Vojislav Koštunica, Serbian academic and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Serbia |
| 1944 | Mike Jackson, English general |
| 1944 | Rick Barry, American basketball player |
| 1944 | Townes Van Zandt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1997) |
| 1944 | Armistead Maupin, American author, screenwriter, and actor |
| 1944 | Ibrahim Rugova, Kosovan journalist and politician, 1st President of Kosovo (d. 2006) |
| 1944 | Edith McGuire, American sprinter and educator |
| 1944 | Dan Glickman, American businessman and politician, 26th United States Secretary of Agriculture |
| 1945 | Raila Odinga, Kenyan engineer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Kenya |
| 1944 | Bernard Hill, English actor |
| 1944 | Glyn Davies, Welsh farmer and politician |
| 1944 | Angharad Rees, English-Welsh actress and jewellery designer (d. 2012) |
| 1944 | Petru Popescu, Romanian-American director, producer, and author |
| 1944 | Masanori Murakami, Japanese baseball player and coach |
| 1944 | Jeffrey Tambor, American actor and singer |
| 1944 | Steve Beshear, American lawyer and politician, 61st Governor of Kentucky |
| 1945 | David D. Friedman, American economist, physicist, and scholar |
| 1944 | Michael Tugendhat, English lawyer and judge |
| 1944 | Ron Swoboda, American baseball player and sportscaster |
| 1944 | Swoosie Kurtz, American actress |
| 1944 | Judith Rees, English geographer and academic |
| 1944 | Michael Franks, American singer-songwriter |
| 1944 | Frank Keating, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Oklahoma |
| 1944 | Jerry Springer, English-American television host, actor, and politician, 56th Mayor of Cincinnati |
| 1944 | Gordon Taylor, English footballer |
| 1944 | Richard Belzer, American actor |
| 1944 | Barry Jenkins, English drummer |
| 1945 | Vince Foster, American lawyer and political figure (d. 1993) |
| 1944 | Oliver Braddick, English psychologist and academic (d. 2022) |