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 | Gregory Itzin, American actor (d. 2022) |
| 1948 | Arlette Cousture, Canadian author and screenwriter |
| 1948 | Steven Utley, American author and poet (d. 2013) |
| 1948 | Abdullah Öcalan, Turkish activist |
| 1948 | Rory Gallagher, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1995) |
| 1948 | Peggy Fleming, American figure skater and sportscaster |
| 1948 | Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Dutch academic, politician, and diplomat, 11th Secretary General of NATO |
| 1948 | Judy Geeson, English actress |
| 1948 | Robert Ginty, American actor and producer (d. 2009) |
| 1948 | Ian McEwan, British novelist and screenwriter |
| 1948 | Mike Jorgensen, American baseball player and manager |
| 1948 | Jean Michel Jarre, French pianist, composer, and producer |
| 1948 | Eiichi Ohtaki, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013) |
| 1948 | Séverine, French singer and actress |
| 1948 | Gary Morris, American country singer-songwriter and actor |
| 1948 | Colin Todd, English football player and coach |
| 1948 | Beeb Birtles, Dutch-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1948 | Takashi Kawamura, Japanese politician |
| 1948 | Calvin Murphy, American basketball player and radio host |
| 1948 | Barbara Hendricks, American-Swedish soprano and actress |
| 1948 | Michael Kitchen, English actor and producer |
| 1948 | Herbert Wiesinger, German figure skater |
| 1948 | Raffi, Egyptian-Canadian singer-songwriter |
| 1948 | Sandra Dickinson, American-English actress and composer |
| 1948 | Jimmy Hood, Scottish engineer and politician (d. 2017) |
| 1948 | Marianne Muellerleile, American actress |
| 1949 | Mohammad Reza Rahimi, Iranian lawyer and politician, 2nd Vice President of Iran |
| 1948 | Sauli Niinistö, Finnish captain and politician, 12th President of Finland |
| 1948 | Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer (d. 2012) |
| 1948 | Vladimir Yevtushenkov, Russian businessman |