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 | Christian Wörns, German footballer |
| 1972 | Jean-Luc Brassard, Canadian skier and radio host |
| 1972 | Andriy Husin, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2014) |
| 1972 | Amira Medunjanin, Bosnian singer |
| 1972 | Christophe Beck, Canadian television and film score composer and conductor |
| 1972 | Janae Marie Kroczaleski, American powerlifter |
| 1972 | François Drolet, Canadian speed skater |
| 1972 | Jenny Berggren, Swedish singer-songwriter |
| 1972 | Miriam Oremans, Dutch tennis player |
| 1972 | Abel Xavier, Portuguese footballer and manager |
| 1972 | Frank Trigg, American mixed martial artist and wrestler |
| 1972 | Sandis Ozoliņš, Latvian ice hockey player and politician |
| 1972 | Tim Peake, British astronaut |
| 1972 | Komla Dumor, Ghanaian-English journalist (d. 2014) |
| 1972 | Angie Harmon, American model and actress |
| 1972 | Luís Figo, Portuguese footballer and sportscaster |
| 1973 | Geoff Johns, American author, screenwriter, and producer |
| 1972 | Natasha Kaplinsky, English journalist |
| 1972 | Pie Geelen, Dutch swimmer |
| 1972 | Holger Stromberg, German chef |
| 1973 | Mayu Shinjo, Japanese author and illustrator |
| 1972 | Martin Grainger, English footballer and manager |
| 1972 | Kurt Thomas, American basketball player |
| 1973 | Hande Yener, Turkish singer-songwriter, producer, and actress |
| 1972 | Manny Ramirez, Dominican-American baseball player and coach |
| 1972 | Leonard Roberts, American actor |
| 1972 | Pierre Labrie, Canadian poet and playwright |
| 1972 | Jodey Arrington, United States politician |
| 1973 | Liz Ellis, Australian netball player and sportscaster |
| 1972 | Christophe Dominici, French rugby player (d. 2020) |