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 | Christian Schwarzenegger, Swiss criminologist and academic |
| 1959 | George Faber, British television producer |
| 1959 | Bob Stinson, American songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995) |
| 1959 | Eliot Teltscher, American tennis player |
| 1959 | Aryeh Deri, Moroccan-Israeli rabbi and politician, Israeli Minister of Internal Affairs |
| 1959 | Stephen Harper, Canadian economist and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Canada |
| 1959 | Mel Gaynor, English drummer |
| 1959 | Mark McKinney, Canadian actor and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Taraki Sivaram, Sri Lankan journalist and author (d. 2005) |
| 1959 | Randy Travis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor |
| 1959 | Jorge Vaca, Mexican boxer |
| 1959 | Marcus Miller, American bass player, composer, and producer |
| 1959 | Bob Paris, American-Canadian bodybuilder and actor |
| 1959 | Ian Falconer, American author and illustrator |
| 1959 | Mary Roach, American author |
| 1959 | Michael Cobley, English-Scottish author |
| 1959 | Alan Whetton, New Zealand rugby player |
| 1960 | Kari Jalonen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach |
| 1959 | Juan Croucier, Cuban-American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer |
| 1959 | Wolf Hoffmann, German guitarist |
| 1959 | Gene Miles, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster |
| 1959 | A. J. Pero, American drummer (d. 2015) |
| 1959 | Armin Kogler, Austrian ski jumper |
| 1960 | John Crawford, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1959 | Gunnar Bakke, Norwegian banker and politician, 65th Mayor of Bergen |
| 1960 | Nigella Lawson, English chef and author |
| 1960 | Gurinder Chadha, Kenyan-English director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Nir Barkat, Israeli businessman and politician, Mayor of Jerusalem |
| 1959 | Brian P. Cleary, American author and poet |
| 1959 | Frank Schirrmacher, German journalist and publisher (d. 2014) |