Born in 1950, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1950 is the Year of the Tiger and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1950 are Tigers. The Chinese Tiger year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 17 February 1950 and 5 February 1951 are considered born in the Chinese year 1950 and are a Tiger sign. In addition, each Tiger 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. 1950 is also known as the Year of the Metal Tiger. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1950 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Tiger and 1950
Famous People Born in the Year of the Tiger and Chinese Year 1950. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Tiger 1950. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1950 | Grigory Sokolov, Russian pianist and composer |
| 1950 | Mitch Kapor, American computer programmer and businessman, founded Lotus Software and Electronic Frontier Foundation |
| 1950 | Doug DeCinces, American baseball player |
| 1950 | Hisham Barakat, Egyptian lawyer and judge (d. 2015) |
| 1950 | Bruce Boxleitner, American actor and author |
| 1951 | Cees van der Knaap, Dutch soldier and politician |
| 1950 | Joshua Rozenberg, English lawyer, journalist, and author |
| 1950 | Stevie Wonder, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer |
| 1951 | Charles S. Dutton, American actor and director |
| 1950 | Anne Rafferty, English lawyer and judge |
| 1950 | Bob Burns, American drummer and songwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1950 | Michael C. Burgess, American obstetrician and politician |
| 1951 | Phil Collins, English drummer, singer-songwriter, producer, and actor |
| 1950 | Filippos Petsalnikos, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice (d. 2020) |
| 1950 | Tim Russert, American television journalist and lawyer (d. 2008) |
| 1950 | Yoshiyuki Konishi, Japanese fashion designer |
| 1950 | Viktor Yanukovych, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 4th President of Ukraine |
| 1950 | Ronnie Laws, American jazz, R&B, and funk saxophone player |
| 1950 | Darryl Sittler, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1950 | Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lankan general and politician |
| 1950 | Egon Vaupel, German lawyer and politician, 16th Mayor of Marburg |
| 1950 | Sonia Manzano, American actress |
| 1950 | Livingston Taylor, American singer-songwriter and musician |
| 1950 | Per-Kristian Foss, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Finance |
| 1950 | Pierre Paradis, Canadian lawyer and politician |
| 1950 | Joyce Banda, Malawian politician, 4th president of Malawi |
| 1950 | Annelie Ehrhardt, German hurdler |
| 1950 | Franklin Chang Díaz, Costa Rican-Chinese American astronaut and physicist |
| 1950 | Charles Schumer, American lawyer and politician |
| 1950 | Ubaldo Fillol, Argentinian footballer and coach |