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 | Jeon Soo-il, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Todd Solondz, American actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Joanna Domańska, Polish pianist and educator |
| 1959 | Charles Kennedy, Scottish journalist and politician (d. 2015) |
| 1959 | Saleem Yousuf, Pakistani cricketer |
| 1959 | Dave Coulier, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Mohsen Kadivar, Iranian philosopher |
| 1959 | Russell Gilbert, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Jerry Schemmel, American sportscaster |
| 1959 | László Szlávics, Jr., Hungarian sculptor |
| 1959 | Kirby Chambliss, American pilot |
| 1959 | Luenell, American comedian and actress |
| 1959 | Mark Williams, English actor |
| 1959 | Fruit Chan, Chinese director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Brian P. Cleary, American author and poet |
| 1959 | Paul Chung, Hong Kong actor and host (d. 1989) |
| 1959 | Sandip Verma, Baroness Verma, Indian-English businesswoman and politician |
| 1959 | Stephen Pearcy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1959 | Bill Gullickson, American baseball player |
| 1959 | Sigmar Gabriel, German educator and politician, 17th Vice-Chancellor of Germany |
| 1959 | Derek Statham, English footballer |
| 1959 | Michael Kors, American fashion designer |
| 1959 | Christian Schwarzenegger, Swiss criminologist and academic |
| 1959 | Richard Roeper, American journalist and critic |
| 1959 | Kevin Lowe, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager |
| 1959 | George Coupland, Scottish scientist |
| 1959 | Mats Näslund, Swedish ice hockey player |
| 1959 | Oleksandr Yaroslavsky, Ukrainian businessman |
| 1959 | Stephen Roche, Irish cyclist and sportscaster |
| 1959 | Udi Aloni, American-Israeli director and author |