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 | Paweł Kotla, Polish conductor and academic |
| 1972 | Vanessa Paradis, French singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1972 | Frode Estil, Norwegian skier |
| 1972 | Jason London, American actor and producer |
| 1972 | Conchita Martínez, Spanish-American tennis player |
| 1972 | Corin Tucker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1972 | Turner Stevenson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1972 | Adrianne Frost, American comedian, actress, and author |
| 1972 | Okkert Brits, South African pole vaulter |
| 1972 | Angie Harmon, American model and actress |
| 1973 | Rob Hayles, English cyclist |
| 1972 | Terran Sandwith, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1972 | Tatiana Turanskaya, Transnistrian politician |
| 1972 | Cory Lidle, American baseball player (d. 2006) |
| 1972 | Iain Stewart, Scottish accountant and politician |
| 1972 | Joely Collins, Canadian actress and producer |
| 1972 | Ben Cahoon, American-Canadian football player and coach |
| 1972 | Alexei Zhitnik, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player |
| 1972 | Marlon Wayans, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1972 | Dita Indah Sari, Indonesian trade union leader and activist |
| 1972 | Darren Anderton, English international footballer and sportscaster |
| 1972 | Robert Chapman, English cricketer |
| 1972 | Stefan Brogren, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1972 | Darren Ferguson, Scottish footballer and manager |
| 1972 | Ismaïl Sghyr, French-Moroccan long-distance runner |
| 1972 | Gyanendra Pandey, Indian cricketer |
| 1972 | Calvin Davis, American sprinter and hurdler |
| 1972 | N. K. Jemisin, American writer |
| 1972 | Wikus du Toit, South African actor, director, and composer |
| 1972 | Takanohana Kōji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 65th Yokozuna |