Born in 1955, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1955 is the Year of the Goat and it is the Wood element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1955 are Goats. The Chinese Goat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 24 January 1955 and 11 February 1956 are considered born in the Chinese year 1955 and are a Goat sign. In addition, each Goat 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. 1955 is also known as the Year of the Wood Goat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1955 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Goat and 1955
Famous People Born in the Year of the Goat and Chinese Year 1955. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Goat 1955. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1955 | John Tate, American boxer, WBA heavyweight champion (d. 1998) |
| 1955 | Dan Gutman, American author |
| 1955 | E. Lynn Harris, American author (d. 2009) |
| 1955 | Cat Bauer, American journalist, author, and playwright |
| 1955 | Ian Tracey, English organist and conductor |
| 1955 | Bärbel Wöckel, East German sprinter |
| 1956 | Enele Sopoaga, Tuvaluan politician, 12th Prime Minister of Tuvalu |
| 1955 | Dennis Maruk, Ukrainian-Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1955 | Jonathan Kaufer, American director and screenwriter (d. 2013) |
| 1955 | Abdul Qadir, Pakistani cricketer (d. 2019) |
| 1955 | Ray Ozzie, American software industry entrepreneur |
| 1955 | Leena Lander, Finnish author |
| 1955 | Karan Thapar, Indian journalist and author |
| 1955 | Chet Lemon, American baseball player and coach |
| 1955 | Clarence Gilyard, American actor and educator (d. 2022) |
| 1955 | Mika Kaurismäki, Finnish director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1955 | Joe Leeway, English pop singer-songwriter and percussionist |
| 1955 | David Breashears, American mountaineer, director, and producer |
| 1955 | Philip Egan, English bishop |
| 1955 | Kevin Nichols, Australian cyclist |
| 1955 | Reba McEntire, American singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1955 | Andreas Maislinger, Austrian historian and academic, founded the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service |
| 1955 | Jane Kaczmarek, American actress |
| 1955 | Paul Butler, English bishop |
| 1955 | Jack Sikma, American basketball player and coach |
| 1955 | Norm Nixon, American basketball player and sportscaster |
| 1955 | Takayoshi Yamano, Japanese footballer |
| 1955 | Jeffrey Leonard, American baseball player and coach |
| 1956 | Mark St. John, American guitarist (d. 2007) |
| 1956 | Paul Young, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |