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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Pig?
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 |
|---|---|
| 1959 | Kirsty MacColl, English singer-songwriter (d. 2000) |
| 1959 | Mary Roach, American author |
| 1959 | Aryeh Deri, Moroccan-Israeli rabbi and politician, Israeli Minister of Internal Affairs |
| 1959 | Jim McMahon, American football player and coach |
| 1959 | Ruth Ann Swenson, American soprano and actress |
| 1959 | Tommy Armour III, American golfer |
| 1959 | Sandip Verma, Baroness Verma, Indian-English businesswoman and politician |
| 1959 | Andre Tippett, American football player and coach |
| 1959 | Tim Jacobus, American illustrator and painter |
| 1959 | Jimmy Quinn, Northern Irish footballer and manager |
| 1959 | David Brown, Australian meteorologist |
| 1959 | Brian P. Cleary, American author and poet |
| 1959 | Greg Dyer, Australian cricketer |
| 1959 | Markus Hediger, Swiss poet and translator |
| 1959 | Mark Peel, Australian historian and academic |
| 1959 | Ronnie Lott, American football player and sportscaster |
| 1959 | Catherine Keener, American actress |
| 1959 | Diane James, British politician |
| 1959 | Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Polish physicist and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Poland |
| 1960 | Lisa Walters, Canadian golfer |
| 1960 | Chili Davis, Jamaican-American baseball player and coach |
| 1959 | Ali Campbell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1959 | Glenda Bailey, English journalist |
| 1959 | Tony Sealy, English footballer and manager |
| 1959 | Rupert Everett, English actor and novelist |
| 1959 | Philip Maini, Northern Irish mathematician at the University of Oxford |
| 1959 | Eddi Reader, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1959 | Brian Thompson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Greg Proops, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Pat Smear, American guitarist and songwriter |