Born in 1947, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1947 is the Year of the Pig and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1947 are Pigs. The Chinese Pig year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 22 January 1947 and 9 February 1948 are considered born in the Chinese year 1947 and are a Pig sign. In addition, each Pig 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. 1947 is also known as the Year of the Fire Pig. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1947 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Pig and 1947
Famous People Born in the Year of the Pig and Chinese Year 1947. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Pig 1947. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1947 | Peter Cosgrove, Australian general and politician, 26th Governor General of Australia |
| 1947 | James Patterson, American author and producer |
| 1948 | Ilkka Kanerva, Finnish politician (d. 2022) |
| 1948 | Guy Standing, English economist and academic |
| 1948 | Bill Cowsill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006) |
| 1948 | Jean-Philippe Collard, French pianist |
| 1947 | Bob Weir, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1947 | Ojārs Arvīds Feldbergs, Latvian sculptor |
| 1947 | Leonid Yuzefovich, Russian author and screenwriter |
| 1947 | Wade Phillips, American football coach |
| 1947 | Theodore Long, American wrestling referee and manager |
| 1947 | Gregg Allman, American musician (d. 2017) |
| 1947 | Alexis Herman, American businesswoman and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of Labor |
| 1947 | Carlton Fisk, American baseball player |
| 1947 | S. H. Kapadia, Indian lawyer, judge, and politician, 38th Chief Justice of India (d. 2016) |
| 1948 | Joe Harper, Scottish footballer and manager |
| 1947 | Kim Campbell, Canadian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Canada |
| 1947 | Sergio Della Pergola, Israeli demographer and statistician |
| 1947 | Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, American screenwriter and producer |
| 1947 | Paul Sait, Australian rugby league player |
| 1947 | Ron Leavitt, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2008) |
| 1947 | Lawrence Cannon, Canadian businessman and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 1947 | Chris Mullin, English journalist and politician |
| 1947 | Dennis Bond, English footballer, midfielder |
| 1947 | Steve Howe, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer |
| 1947 | Tom Evans, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1983) |
| 1947 | Michael T. Wright, English engineer and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1947 | Alexis Smirnoff, Canadian-American wrestler and actor (d. 2019) |
| 1947 | Paco de Lucía, Spanish guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2014) |
| 1947 | George Johnston, Scottish footballer |