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 | Ben Okri, Nigerian poet and author |
| 1959 | Bob Stinson, American songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995) |
| 1959 | Sean Young, American actress and dancer |
| 1959 | David Hyde Pierce, American actor and activist |
| 1959 | Michael Kors, American fashion designer |
| 1959 | Jens Stoltenberg, Norwegian economist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Norway, 13th Secretary General of NATO |
| 1959 | Robert Greene, American author and translator |
| 1959 | "Weird Al" Yankovic, American singer-songwriter, comedian, and actor |
| 1959 | Mike Morgan, American baseball player and coach |
| 1959 | Wally Lewis, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster |
| 1959 | Josée Verner, Canadian politician, 8th Canadian Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs |
| 1959 | Chihiro Fujioka, Japanese director and composer |
| 1959 | Mark Aizlewood, Welsh footballer and manager |
| 1960 | Greg Ritchie, Australian cricketer |
| 1959 | Mark Peel, Australian historian and academic |
| 1959 | Harold Baines, American baseball player |
| 1960 | Matthew Bourne, English choreographer and director |
| 1959 | Erwin Olaf, Dutch photographer |
| 1959 | Maxwell Caulfield, English-American actor |
| 1959 | Rajendra Singh, Indian environmentalist |
| 1959 | Frank Cottrell-Boyce, English author and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Charlie Murphy, American actor and comedian (d. 2017) |
| 1959 | Eileen Davidson, American model and actress |
| 1959 | Alan Whetton, New Zealand rugby player |
| 1959 | Stephen Hepburn, English politician |
| 1959 | Jack Wagner, American actor and singer |
| 1959 | Paula Yates, British-Australian television host and author (d. 2000) |
| 1959 | Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, German prelate of the Catholic Church and theologian |
| 1959 | Carol Anderson, American author and historian |
| 1959 | Crin Antonescu, Romanian educator and politician, former Interim President of Romania |