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 | Anders Björck, Swedish politician, 25th Swedish Minister of Defence |
| 1945 | Johnny Cymbal, Scottish-American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1993) |
| 1944 | Marcia Muller, American journalist and author |
| 1945 | Leigh Taylor-Young, American actress |
| 1944 | Denis Thwaites, English professional footballer murdered in the 2015 Sousse attacks (d. 2015) |
| 1944 | Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar, Iranian-English academic and politician (d. 2022) |
| 1944 | Roger Rees, Welsh-American actor and director (d. 2015) |
| 1944 | Boris Brott, Canadian composer and conductor |
| 1944 | Faith Brown, English actress and singer |
| 1944 | Mick Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer |
| 1944 | Janric Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon, English accountant and politician |
| 1944 | David Lindley, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer |
| 1944 | Phil May, English singer-songwriter (d. 2020) |
| 1944 | Wolfgang Joop, German fashion designer, founded JOOP! |
| 1944 | Anna McGarrigle, Canadian musician and singer-songwriter |
| 1944 | Peter Larter, English rugby player |
| 1944 | Barry Elliott, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2018) |
| 1944 | Clarence White, American guitarist and singer (d. 1973) |
| 1944 | Richard Belzer, American actor |
| 1944 | Peter Wilby, English journalist |
| 1945 | Carol Wood, American mathematician and academic |
| 1944 | Robert L. Crawford Jr., American actor |
| 1944 | Haim Saban, Israeli-American businessman, co-founded Saban Entertainment |
| 1945 | Christoph Schönborn, Austrian cardinal |
| 1944 | Joy Williams, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist |
| 1944 | Edith McGuire, American sprinter and educator |
| 1944 | Steve Renko, American baseball player |
| 1944 | Pattie Boyd, English model, author, and photographer |
| 1944 | Dimitris Sioufas, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Health (d. 2019) |
| 1944 | Michael Kijana Wamalwa, Kenyan lawyer and politician, 8th Vice President of Kenya (d. 2003) |