According to Chinese Astrology, 1930 is the Year of the Horse and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1930 are Horses. The Chinese Horse year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 30 January 1930 and 16 February 1931 are considered born in the Chinese year 1930 and are a Horse sign. In addition, each Horse 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. 1930 is also known as the Year of the Metal Horse. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1930 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Horse?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1930 | Fred Saberhagen, American soldier and author (d. 2007) |
| 1930 | Barry Unsworth, English-Italian author and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1930 | Eino Tamberg, Estonian composer and educator (d. 2010) |
| 1930 | Gordon Pinsent, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 1930 | Roy De Forest, American painter and academic (d. 2007). |
| 1930 | Józef Krupiński, Polish poet and author (d. 1998) |
| 1930 | Vladimir Šenauer, Croatian footballer (d. 2013) |
| 1930 | Antony Jay, English director and screenwriter (d. 2016) |
| 1930 | Omara Portuondo, Cuban singer and dancer |
| 1930 | George Steinbrenner, American businessman (d. 2010) |
| 1930 | Red Rhodes, American pedal steel guitarist (d. 1995) |
| 1930 | Naomi Shemer, Israeli singer-songwriter (d. 2004) |
| 1930 | Bernie Ecclestone, English businessman |
| 1930 | Edward Seaga, American-Jamaican academic and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Jamaica (d. 2019) |
| 1930 | Lorin Maazel, French-American violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 2014) |
| 1930 | Keith Davis, New Zealand rugby player (d. 2019) |
| 1930 | Jackie Fargo, American wrestler and trainer (d. 2013) |
| 1930 | Wilmer Mizell, American baseball player and politician (d. 1999) |
| 1930 | John Landy, Australian runner and politician, 26th Governor of Victoria (d. 2022) |
| 1930 | Brian Statham, English cricketer (d. 2000) |
| 1930 | Vilmos Zsigmond, Hungarian-American cinematographer and producer (d. 2016) |
| 1930 | Karoly Honfi, Hungarian chess player (d. 1996) |
| 1930 | Harry Gamble, American football player, coach, and manager (d. 2014) |
| 1930 | Faith Ringgold, American painter and activist |
| 1930 | Biljana Plavšić, 2nd President of Republika Srpska |
| 1931 | Dries van Agt, Dutch politician, diplomat and jurist, Prime Minister of the Netherlands |
| 1930 | Helen Merrill, American singer |
| 1930 | Abbas Zandi, Iranian wrestler (d. 2017) |
| 1930 | Marcel Léger, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1993) |
| 1930 | Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian footballer (d. 2013) |