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 | John Hughes, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2009) |
| 1950 | Rosie Flores, American singer and guitarist |
| 1950 | Edmund Weiner, English lexicographer and author |
| 1951 | O. Panneerselvam, Indian politician, 7th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu |
| 1950 | Barbara McIlvaine Smith, Sac and Fox Nation Native American politician |
| 1950 | Heiner Flassbeck, German economist and academic |
| 1950 | Richard Dannatt, Baron Dannatt, English general |
| 1950 | Laura Esquivel, Mexican author and screenwriter |
| 1950 | Massimo Mongai, Italian journalist and author (d. 2016) |
| 1950 | Antony Gormley, English sculptor and academic |
| 1950 | Jurelang Zedkaia, Marshallese politician, 5th President of the Marshall Islands (d. 2015) |
| 1950 | August "Kid Creole" Darnell, American musician, bandleader, singer-songwriter, and record producer |
| 1950 | Helen Liddell, Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke, Scottish journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland |
| 1950 | Art Sullivan, Belgian singer (d. 2019) |
| 1950 | Larry Perkins, Australian race car driver |
| 1950 | Arturo Márquez, Mexican-American composer |
| 1951 | Willie Maddren, English footballer and manager (d. 2000) |
| 1950 | Michel Clair, Canadian lawyer and politician |
| 1951 | Eric Holder, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 82nd United States Attorney General |
| 1950 | Helen Clark, New Zealand academic and politician, 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand |
| 1950 | Tim Russert, American television journalist and lawyer (d. 2008) |
| 1951 | Billy Bass Nelson, American R&B/funk bass player |
| 1950 | Péter Esterházy, Hungarian author (d. 2016) |
| 1950 | Rob Hyman, American singer-songwriter and musician |
| 1950 | Howard Rollins, American actor (d. 1996) |
| 1950 | Prokopis Pavlopoulos, President of Greece, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister for the Interior |
| 1950 | Lillebjørn Nilsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1950 | Leonard Maltin, American historian, author, and critic |
| 1950 | Dennis Priestley, English darts player |
| 1950 | Jack Dongarra, American computer scientist and academic |