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 | Dennis Erickson, American football player and coach |
| 1947 | Jean-Pierre Foucault, French radio and television host |
| 1947 | Tristan Murail, French composer and educator |
| 1947 | Larry Wilcox, American actor, director, and producer |
| 1947 | Herschel Weingrod, American screenwriter and producer |
| 1948 | Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, Malian civil servant and politician, Prime Minister of Mali |
| 1947 | Salih Neftçi, Turkish economist and author (d. 2009) |
| 1947 | Dave Loggins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1947 | William E. McAnulty Jr., American lawyer and judge (d. 2007) |
| 1947 | Nicola LeFanu, English composer and academic |
| 1947 | Sally Struthers, American actress |
| 1947 | Roger Wehrli, American football player |
| 1947 | Richard Levis McCormick, American historian and academic |
| 1947 | Liza Wang, Hong Kong actress and singer |
| 1948 | Alice Cooper, American singer-songwriter |
| 1947 | John Hoagland, American photographer and journalist (d. 1984) |
| 1947 | Buckwheat Zydeco, American accordion player (d. 2016) |
| 1947 | Patricia Bennett, American singer |
| 1947 | Robert Englund, American actor; best known for Nightmare on Elm Street |
| 1947 | Edgar Burcksen, Dutch-American film editor |
| 1947 | Mike Krzyzewski, American basketball player and coach |
| 1947 | Ian Ashley, German-English race car driver |
| 1947 | Ray Wise, American actor |
| 1947 | Lol Creme, English musician, songwriter, and music video director |
| 1947 | Tom Evans, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1983) |
| 1947 | Mike Burton, American swimmer |
| 1947 | Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, co-founder of the Palestinian movement Hamas (d. 2004) |
| 1947 | Fred Stanley, American baseball player and manager |
| 1947 | Jona Lewie, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player |
| 1947 | Bunny Wailer, Jamaican singer-songwriter and drummer (d. 2021) |