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 |
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| 1959 | Mike Pence, 48th Vice President of the United States, 50th Governor of Indiana |
| 1959 | Alan Wilder, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer |
| 1959 | Perry Farrell, American singer-songwriter and musician |
| 1959 | Nina Hartley, American pornographic actress/director, sex educator, sex-positive feminist, and author |
| 1959 | Chi Chi LaRue, American drag queen performer and director |
| 1959 | Peter Mullan, Scottish actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Robbin Crosby, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2002) |
| 1959 | Tom Niedenfuer, American baseball player |
| 1959 | Terry Fenwick, English footballer and manager |
| 1959 | Tony Phillips, American baseball player (d. 2016) |
| 1959 | Kevin Ash, English journalist and author (d. 2013) |
| 1959 | Trevor Dodds, Namibian golfer |
| 1959 | Nick Cassavetes, American actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Hans Nijman, Dutch mixed martial artist and wrestler (d. 2014) |
| 1959 | Marc Cohn, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player |
| 1959 | Gary Anderson, South African-American football player |
| 1960 | Matthew Bourne, English choreographer and director |
| 1959 | Dominique Baert, French lawyer and politician |
| 1959 | Georgios Voulgarakis, Greek politician, 21st Greek Minister for Culture |
| 1959 | Marissa Moss, American author |
| 1959 | Kyle MacLachlan, American actor |
| 1959 | Plamen Getov, Bulgarian footballer |
| 1959 | Ryne Sandberg, American baseball player, coach, and manager |
| 1959 | Brad McCrimmon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2011) |
| 1959 | Tessa Munt, English lawyer and politician |
| 1959 | Rineke Dijkstra, Dutch photographer |
| 1959 | Scott Altman, American captain, pilot, and astronaut |
| 1959 | Mike Whitney, Australian cricketer and television host |
| 1959 | Lane Smith, American author and illustrator |
| 1959 | Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Indian cricketer |