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 | Tom Prichard, American wrestler and trainer |
| 1960 | Brian Cowen, Irish lawyer and politician, 12th Taoiseach of Ireland |
| 1959 | Marcelo Loffreda, Argentine rugby player and coach |
| 1959 | Arif Peçenek, Turkish football player and manager (d. 2013) |
| 1959 | Perry Farrell, American singer-songwriter and musician |
| 1959 | Kevin Sheedy, Welsh-Irish footballer and manager |
| 1959 | Richard Borcherds, South African-English mathematician and academic |
| 1959 | Bill Gullickson, American baseball player |
| 1959 | Charlie Burchill, Scottish guitarist and songwriter |
| 1959 | Alan Best, Canadian animator, director, and producer |
| 1959 | András Petőcz, Hungarian author and poet |
| 1959 | Hugh Green, American football player |
| 1959 | Lawrence Haddad, South African-English economist and academic |
| 1959 | David Frost, South African golfer |
| 1959 | Johnny Kemp, Bahamian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2015) |
| 1960 | Sidney Lowe, American basketball player |
| 1959 | Ben Elton, English actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Nancy Savoca, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1959 | John Magufuli, Tanzanian politician, 5th President of Tanzania (d. 2021) |
| 1959 | Mike Pence, 48th Vice President of the United States, 50th Governor of Indiana |
| 1959 | Brian Setzer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1959 | Trent Tucker, American basketball player and sportscaster |
| 1959 | Ken Kirzinger, Canadian actor and stuntman |
| 1959 | Fabio Parra, Colombian cyclist |
| 1959 | Bill Rammell, English academic and politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces |
| 1959 | Barry Blanchard, Canadian mountaineer |
| 1959 | Fruit Chan, Chinese director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1959 | David Hyde Pierce, American actor and activist |
| 1959 | Bill Root, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1959 | Duško Vujošević, Montenegrin basketball player and coach |