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 | Bob Paris, American-Canadian bodybuilder and actor |
| 1959 | Unity Dow, Botswanan judge, author, and rights activist |
| 1959 | Mark DeBarge, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player |
| 1959 | Gunnar Bakke, Norwegian banker and politician, 65th Mayor of Bergen |
| 1959 | Steve Rothery, English guitarist and songwriter |
| 1959 | Kenan İpek, Turkish lawyer and judge |
| 1959 | Saleem Yousuf, Pakistani cricketer |
| 1959 | Markus Büchel, Liechtensteiner politician, 9th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein (d. 2013) |
| 1959 | Bob Tway, American golfer |
| 1959 | Stephen Wolfram, English-American physicist and mathematician |
| 1959 | Klaus Iohannis, Romanian educator and politician, 5th President of Romania |
| 1959 | Stephen Roche, Irish cyclist and sportscaster |
| 1959 | Diane James, British politician |
| 1959 | Taraki Sivaram, Sri Lankan journalist and author (d. 2005) |
| 1959 | Kelly Joe Phelps, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2022) |
| 1959 | Kelefa Diallo, Guinean general (d. 2013) |
| 1959 | Jeanette Winterson, English journalist and novelist |
| 1959 | H. D. Kumaraswamy, Indian social worker and politician, 18th Chief Minister of Karnataka |
| 1959 | Andrew Marr, Scottish journalist and author |
| 1959 | Bryan Adams, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer and actor |
| 1959 | Allison Janney, American actress |
| 1959 | Michael Cobley, English-Scottish author |
| 1959 | Tony Phillips, American baseball player (d. 2016) |
| 1959 | Rosanna Arquette, American actress, director, and producer |
| 1959 | Rineke Dijkstra, Dutch photographer |
| 1959 | Ikue Sakakibara, Japanese actress and singer |
| 1959 | Christian Schwarzenegger, Swiss criminologist and academic |
| 1959 | Kathy Mattea, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1959 | Pia Gjellerup, Danish lawyer and politician, Danish Minister of Finance |
| 1959 | Anil Ambani, Indian businessman and Chairman of Reliance Infrastructure |