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.
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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 | Roy Gutman, American journalist and author |
| 1944 | Bobby Heenan, American wrestler, manager, and sportscaster (d. 2017) |
| 1944 | Christopher Gunning, English composer |
| 1944 | Patrick Sercu, Belgian cyclist (d. 2019) |
| 1944 | Robert L. Crawford Jr., American actor |
| 1944 | Donald Ford, Scottish footballer |
| 1944 | Alan Harper, English-Irish archbishop |
| 1944 | Fannie Flagg, American actress, comedian, and author |
| 1944 | Barbara Thomson, English saxophonist and composer (d. 2022) |
| 1944 | Jerry Relph, American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate (d. 2020) |
| 1944 | T. G. Sheppard, American country music singer-songwriter |
| 1944 | Colin Bundy, South African-English historian and academic |
| 1945 | Joseph Kosuth, American sculptor and theorist |
| 1944 | Nelson Prudêncio, Brazilian triple jumper and educator (d. 2012) |
| 1944 | Erhard Keller, German speed skater |
| 1944 | Frank Keating, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Oklahoma |
| 1944 | Jerry Sandusky, American football coach and criminal |
| 1944 | Joey Heatherton, American actress, singer, and dancer |
| 1944 | Eric Bogle, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1944 | Frank Oz, English-born American puppeteer, filmmaker, and actor |
| 1944 | Alan Shields, American artist and ship captain (d. 2005) |
| 1944 | Kaizer Motaung, South African footballer and manager |
| 1944 | Barry Elliott, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2018) |
| 1944 | Chris Patten, English academic and politician, 28th Governor of Hong Kong |
| 1944 | Odd Nerdrum, Swedish-Norwegian painter and illustrator |
| 1944 | James Toback, American actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 1944 | Rocky Johnson, Canadian-American wrestler and trainer (d. 2020) |
| 1944 | William Ayers, American academic and activist |
| 1944 | Anton Furst, English-American production designer and art director (d. 1991) |
| 1944 | Kiri Te Kanawa, New Zealand soprano and actress |