Born in 1959, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1959 is the Year of the Pig and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1959 are Pigs. The Chinese Pig year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 8 February 1959 and 27 January 1960 are considered born in the Chinese year 1959 and are a Pig sign. In addition, each Pig 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. 1959 is also known as the Year of the Earth Pig. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1959 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Pig and 1959
Famous People Born in the Year of the Pig and Chinese Year 1959. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Pig 1959. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1959 | Lutz Dombrowski, German long jumper and educator |
| 1959 | Mitch Webster, American baseball player |
| 1959 | Milorad Dodik, Bosnian Serb politician and president of Republika Srpska |
| 1959 | Ramón Díaz, Argentinian footballer and manager |
| 1959 | Wally Lewis, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster |
| 1959 | Randy Wittman, American basketball player and coach |
| 1959 | Cherie Currie, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress |
| 1959 | David Frankel, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Mark Ella, Australian rugby player |
| 1960 | Michael Stipe, American singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1959 | Martin Kusch, German philosopher and academic |
| 1960 | Oliver Platt, Canadian-American actor |
| 1959 | Luc Besson, French director, producer, and screenwriter, founded EuropaCorp |
| 1959 | Ira Glass, American radio host and producer |
| 1959 | Richard Leman, English field hockey player |
| 1959 | Viktoria Mullova, Russian violinist |
| 1959 | Ahmet Davutoğlu, Turkish political scientist, academic, and politician, 37th Prime Minister of Turkey |
| 1959 | Brendan Perry, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1959 | Timothy Shriver, American businessman and activist |
| 1959 | Saul Perlmutter, American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate |
| 1959 | Eileen Davidson, American model and actress |
| 1959 | David Ball, English keyboard player and producer |
| 1959 | Gary Whetton, New Zealand rugby player |
| 1960 | Benoît Pelletier, Canadian lawyer and politician |
| 1959 | Susan Cowsill, American singer-songwriter |
| 1959 | Ettore Messina, Italian basketball player and coach |
| 1959 | Tom Prichard, American wrestler and trainer |
| 1959 | Richie Sambora, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1959 | Barry Blanchard, Canadian mountaineer |
| 1959 | Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, American author and academic |