Born in 1972, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1972 is the Year of the Rat and it is the Water element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1972 are Rats. The Chinese Rat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 16 January 1972 and 2 February 1973 are considered born in the Chinese year 1972 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. 1972 is also known as the Year of the Water Rat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1972 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Rat and 1972
Famous People Born in the Year of the Rat and Chinese Year 1972. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Rat 1972. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1972 | Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain |
| 1972 | Jamal Anderson, American football player and sportscaster |
| 1972 | Paul Keegan, Irish footballer |
| 1972 | Ko So-young, South Korean model and actress |
| 1972 | Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy, Indian Politician, 17th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh |
| 1972 | Ed Benes, Brazilian comic book artist |
| 1972 | Matt Horsley, Australian footballer and coach |
| 1972 | Max Wilson, German-Brazilian race car driver |
| 1972 | Helena Tulve, Estonian composer |
| 1972 | Paul Green, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 2022) |
| 1972 | Colin Ferguson, Canadian actor, director, and producer |
| 1972 | Georgios Theodoridis, Greek sprinter |
| 1972 | Laverne Cox, American actress and LGBT advocate |
| 1973 | Chris Bowen, Australian politician, 37th Treasurer of Australia |
| 1972 | Markus Babbel, German footballer and manager |
| 1972 | Kiko Loureiro, Brazilian guitarist |
| 1972 | Yasuhiro Takemoto, Japanese animator and director (d. 2019) |
| 1972 | Ruben Bagger, Danish footballer |
| 1973 | Yevgeny Sadovyi, Russian swimmer and coach |
| 1973 | Melvil Poupaud, French actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 1972 | Natalie MacMaster, Canadian fiddler |
| 1972 | Stefan Brogren, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1972 | Mike Mahoney, American baseball player |
| 1972 | Habibul Bashar, Bangladeshi cricketer |
| 1972 | Rivaldo Vitor Borba Ferreira, a Brazilian footballer |
| 1972 | Jérôme Alonzo, French footballer |
| 1973 | Aaron Ward, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster |
| 1972 | Wayne Brady, American actor, comedian, game show host, and singer |
| 1972 | Cameron Diaz, American model, actress, and producer |
| 1972 | Darren McCarty, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster |