Born in 1948, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1948 is the Year of the Rat and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1948 are Rats. The Chinese Rat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 10 February 1948 and 28 January 1949 are considered born in the Chinese year 1948 and are a Rat sign. In addition, each Rat 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. 1948 is also known as the Year of the Earth Rat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1948 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Rat and 1948
Famous People Born in the Year of the Rat and Chinese Year 1948. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Rat 1948. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1948 | John Roskelley, American mountaineer and author |
| 1948 | Klaus Meine, German rock singer-songwriter |
| 1948 | Alex MacDonald, Scottish footballer and manager |
| 1948 | Dimosthenis Kourtovik, Greek anthropologist and critic |
| 1948 | Brad Park, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach |
| 1948 | Nate Archibald, American basketball player and coach |
| 1948 | Steven Tyler, American singer-songwriter and actor |
| 1948 | Juhan Viiding, Estonian poet and actor (d. 1995) |
| 1948 | Charlie Waters, American football player, coach, and radio host |
| 1948 | Horst Bertram, German footballer and manager |
| 1948 | Iain Hewitson, New Zealand-Australian chef, restaurateur, author, and television personality |
| 1948 | Judy Finnigan, English talk show host and author |
| 1948 | Frank Worthington, English footballer and manager (d. 2021) |
| 1948 | Richard Hickox, English conductor and scholar (d. 2008) |
| 1948 | Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Zambia (d. 2008) |
| 1948 | Victoria Mallory, American singer and actress (d. 2014) |
| 1948 | Shin Takamatsu, Japanese architect and academic |
| 1948 | James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss, Scottish businessman |
| 1948 | Donna Summer, American singer-songwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1949 | Borys Tarasyuk, Ukrainian politician and diplomat |
| 1948 | James Jones, English bishop |
| 1948 | Steven Utley, American author and poet (d. 2013) |
| 1948 | Scott Fahlman, American computer scientist and academic |
| 1948 | Jan Hrubý, Czech violinist and songwriter |
| 1948 | Don Nickles, American businessman and politician |
| 1948 | Sheila Jeffreys, English-Australian political scientist, author, and academic |
| 1948 | Larry Carlton, American guitarist and songwriter |
| 1948 | Nikos Papazoglou, Greek singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011) |
| 1948 | Andrew Lloyd Webber, English composer and director |
| 1948 | Buck Martinez, American baseball player and manager |