Born in 1960, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1960 is the Year of the Rat and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1960 are Rats. The Chinese Rat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 28 January 1960 and 14 February 1961 are considered born in the Chinese year 1960 and are a Rat sign. In addition, each Rat 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. 1960 is also known as the Year of the Metal Rat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1960 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?
Famous people from the Year of the Rat and 1960
Famous People Born in the Year of the Rat and Chinese Year 1960. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Rat 1960. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1960 | Kurt Beyer, American wrestler |
| 1960 | Gaston Therrien, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster |
| 1960 | Marwan Farhat, Syrian actor and voice actor |
| 1960 | Nena, German singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1960 | Randy Pausch, American author and academic (d. 2008) |
| 1960 | Socrates Villegas, Filipino archbishop |
| 1960 | Bob Tewksbury, American baseball player and coach |
| 1961 | Georges Jobé, Belgian motocross racer (d. 2012) |
| 1960 | Gary Ella, Australian rugby player |
| 1961 | Daniel M. Tani, American engineer and astronaut |
| 1960 | Blanche Lincoln, American politician |
| 1960 | Dino Ciccarelli, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1960 | S. Shanmuganathan, Sri Lankan commander and politician (d. 1998) |
| 1960 | Charnele Brown, American actress and singer |
| 1960 | Norbert Pohlmann, German computer scientist and academic |
| 1960 | Lynn Jennings, American runner |
| 1960 | Jan Wouters, Dutch footballer and manager |
| 1960 | Sean Penn, American actor, director, and political activist |
| 1960 | Fat Lever, American basketball player and sportscaster |
| 1960 | Osamu Sato, Japanese graphic artist, programmer, and composer |
| 1960 | Mark Bailey, English rugby player, author, and educator |
| 1960 | Brenda Strong, American actress |
| 1960 | Tracy Grimshaw, Australian television host |
| 1960 | Michelangelo Signorile, American journalist and author |
| 1960 | Mike Krushelnyski, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1960 | Philippe Sands, American lawyer and academic |
| 1960 | Geoffrey Cox, English lawyer and politician |
| 1960 | Chuck D, American rapper and songwriter |
| 1960 | Steve Burke, English footballer |
| 1960 | Curtis Rouse, American football player (d. 2013) |