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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?
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 | Dave Roberts, American baseball player and coach |
| 1972 | Paul Dickov, Scottish footballer and manager |
| 1972 | Keith Foulke, American baseball player |
| 1972 | Nicky Morgan, British politician |
| 1972 | Avi Nimni, Israeli footballer and manager |
| 1972 | Virág Csurgó, Hungarian tennis player |
| 1972 | Stefano Bettarini, Italian footballer |
| 1972 | Sandis Ozoliņš, Latvian ice hockey player and politician |
| 1972 | Miranda Hart, English actress |
| 1972 | Daniel Elena, Monegasque race car driver |
| 1972 | Elvis Stojko, Canadian figure skater and sportscaster |
| 1972 | Junko Takeuchi, Japanese actress |
| 1972 | Jun Lana, Filipino director, producer, playwright, and screenwriter |
| 1972 | Dustin McDaniel, American lawyer and politician, 55th Arkansas Attorney General |
| 1973 | Chris Bowen, Australian politician, 37th Treasurer of Australia |
| 1972 | Martin Grainger, English footballer and manager |
| 1972 | Hristos Polihroniou, Greek hammer thrower |
| 1972 | Gretchen Mol, American model and actress |
| 1973 | Aleksander Tammert, Estonian discus thrower |
| 1972 | Robert Coles, English golfer |
| 1972 | Jeroen Straathof, Dutch cyclist and speed skater |
| 1972 | Catherine Ndereba, Kenyan marathon runner |
| 1972 | Shane Sewell, Canadian-American wrestler and referee |
| 1972 | Natasha Kaplinsky, English journalist |
| 1972 | Jake Wood, English actor |
| 1972 | Reiko Aylesworth, American actress |
| 1972 | Colin Charvis, Welsh rugby union player and coach |
| 1972 | Ben Younger, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1972 | Haim Revivo, Israeli footballer |
| 1972 | Rosa Clemente, American journalist and activist |