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 |
|---|---|
| 1960 | Howie Long, American football player and sports commentator |
| 1959 | Óscar Aguirregaray, Uruguayan footballer |
| 1959 | Susan Bullock, English soprano |
| 1959 | Emma Thompson, English actress, comedian, author, activist and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Laila Robins, American actress |
| 1959 | Saul Perlmutter, American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate |
| 1959 | Martin Kusch, German philosopher and academic |
| 1959 | A. J. Pero, American drummer (d. 2015) |
| 1959 | Lawrence Haddad, South African-English economist and academic |
| 1959 | Sigmar Gabriel, German educator and politician, 17th Vice-Chancellor of Germany |
| 1959 | Jim McMahon, American football player and coach |
| 1959 | Tom Niedenfuer, American baseball player |
| 1959 | Meg Munn, English social worker and politician |
| 1959 | Steve Hanley, Irish-English bass player and songwriter |
| 1959 | Ben Elton, English actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Chris Hadfield, Canadian colonel, pilot, and astronaut |
| 1959 | Ray Elgaard, Canadian football player |
| 1959 | Paul Westerberg, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1959 | Emmit King, American sprinter |
| 1959 | Danny Cox, English-American baseball player and coach |
| 1959 | Ken Watanabe, Japanese actor and producer |
| 1959 | Kevin Spacey, American actor and director |
| 1959 | Kathy Mattea, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1959 | Maya Lin, American architect and sculptor, designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Civil Rights Memorial |
| 1959 | Theo Paphitis, Cypriot-English businessman |
| 1959 | Valdemaras Chomičius, Lithuanian basketball player and coach |
| 1959 | Jacek Kazimierski, Polish footballer |
| 1959 | Marissa Moss, American author |
| 1959 | Klaus Iohannis, Romanian educator and politician, 5th President of Romania |
| 1959 | Luc Besson, French director, producer, and screenwriter, founded EuropaCorp |