Born in 1962, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1962 is the Year of the Tiger and it is the Water element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1962 are Tigers. The Chinese Tiger year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 5 February 1962 and 24 January 1963 are considered born in the Chinese year 1962 and are a Tiger sign. In addition, each Tiger 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. 1962 is also known as the Year of the Water Tiger. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1962 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Tiger?
Famous people from the Year of the Tiger and 1962
Famous People Born in the Year of the Tiger and Chinese Year 1962. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Tiger 1962. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1962 | David Baker, American biologist and academic |
| 1962 | Garth Brooks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1962 | Steve Redgrave, English rower |
| 1962 | Micky Flanagan, English comedian |
| 1962 | Jacky Wu, Taiwanese singer, actor, and television host |
| 1962 | John Hannah, Scottish actor and producer |
| 1962 | Doug Flutie, American football player, sportscaster, and drummer |
| 1962 | Gary Fleder, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1962 | Neil Williams, English cricketer (d. 2006) |
| 1962 | Pablo Morales, American swimmer and coach |
| 1962 | Jacob Matlala, South African boxer (d. 2013) |
| 1962 | Otis Thorpe, American basketball player |
| 1962 | Bart Bryant, American golfer |
| 1963 | Alex Wheatle, English author and playwright |
| 1962 | Kool Moe Dee, American musician, singer and actor |
| 1962 | Sumi Jo, South Korean soprano |
| 1962 | Michael Andrews, Australian rugby league player |
| 1962 | Ioannis Topalidis, Greek footballer and manager |
| 1962 | Dwayne McDuffie, American author, screenwriter, and producer, co-founded Milestone Media (d. 2011) |
| 1962 | Tom Kane, American voice actor |
| 1962 | Sara Danius, Swedish scholar of literature and aesthetics (d. 2019) |
| 1962 | Theresa Andrews, American competition swimmer and Olympic champion |
| 1962 | Wong Ka Kui, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993) |
| 1962 | Gary Freeman, New Zealand rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster |
| 1962 | Carlos Sainz, Spanish racing driver |
| 1962 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee, American heptathlete and long jumper |
| 1963 | Mark Ryden, American painter and illustrator |
| 1962 | Paul Dobson, English footballer |
| 1962 | Michelle Ford, Australian swimmer |
| 1962 | Dustin Nguyen, Vietnamese-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |