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
1959 Vazgen Sargsyan, Armenian colonel and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Armenia (d. 1999)
1959 Meral Okay, Turkish actress, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
1959 David Blatt, Israeli-American basketball player and coach
1959 Michael Walter, German luger (d. 2016)
1959 Eliot Teltscher, American tennis player
1959 Maya Lin, American architect and sculptor, designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Civil Rights Memorial
1959 Paul Madden, English diplomat, British High Commissioner to Australia
1959 Christian Wulff, German lawyer and politician, 10th President of Germany
1959 Ian Falconer, American author and illustrator
1959 Yuval Rotem, Israeli diplomat
1959 Mark Kirk, American commander, lawyer, and politician
1959 Val Kilmer, American actor
1959 John Nord, American wrestler
1959 Barry Blanchard, Canadian mountaineer
1959 Susan Cowsill, American singer-songwriter
1959 Deborah Estrin, American computer scientist and academic
1959 David Frankel, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1959 Phil Morris, American actor and screenwriter
1959 Klaus Iohannis, Romanian educator and politician, 5th President of Romania
1959 Lisa Wilkinson, Australian television host and journalist
1959 Rick Wamsley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1959 John Linnell, American singer-songwriter and musician
1959 John Sykes, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1959 Ken Kirzinger, Canadian actor and stuntman
1959 Nancy Charest, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
1959 Jaanus Tamkivi, Estonian politician
1959 Billy Childish, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter
1959 Edwyn Collins, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1959 Pauline Quirke, English actress
1959 Wally Lewis, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster