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 | Bob Lewis, American guitarist |
| 1947 | Nelson Ned, Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 2014) |
| 1947 | Robert Post, American educator and academic |
| 1948 | Ronnie Van Zant, American singer-songwriter (d. 1977) |
| 1947 | Rob Reiner, American actor, director, producer, and activist |
| 1947 | Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (d. 2016) |
| 1947 | Jane Kenyon, American poet and translator (d. 1995) |
| 1947 | Ed Nimmervoll, Austrian-Australian journalist, historian, and author (d. 2014) |
| 1947 | Dominique Baudis, French journalist and politician (d. 2014) |
| 1947 | Don Touhig, Welsh journalist and politician |
| 1947 | Roy Budd, English pianist and composer (d. 1993) |
| 1947 | Freddie Stone, American singer, guitarist, and pastor |
| 1947 | Gareth Edwards, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster |
| 1948 | Devlet Bahçeli, Turkish economist, academic, and politician, 57th Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey |
| 1947 | Osman Pamukoğlu, Turkish general and politician |
| 1947 | John Doubleday, English sculptor and painter |
| 1947 | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of California |
| 1947 | Peter Cosgrove, Australian general and politician, 26th Governor General of Australia |
| 1947 | Kristian Blak, Danish-Faroese pianist, composer, and producer |
| 1947 | Dick Fosbury, American high jumper |
| 1947 | Ann Beattie, American novelist and short story writer |
| 1947 | Kim Simmonds, Welsh blues-rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1947 | Haley Barbour, American lawyer and politician, 62nd Governor of Mississippi |
| 1948 | Jean-Philippe Collard, French pianist |
| 1947 | Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norwegian minister and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Norway |
| 1947 | Alain Bashung, French singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2009) |
| 1947 | Al Bumbry, American baseball player |
| 1948 | Bill Cowsill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006) |
| 1947 | David Helfgott, Australian pianist |
| 1947 | Alain Connes, French mathematician and academic |