Born in 1940, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1940 is the Year of the Dragon and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1940 are Dragons. The Chinese Dragon year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 8 February 1940 and 26 January 1941 are considered born in the Chinese year 1940 and are a Dragon sign. In addition, each Dragon 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. 1940 is also known as the Year of the Metal Dragon. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1940 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Dragon and 1940
Famous People Born in the Year of the Dragon and Chinese Year 1940. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Dragon 1940. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1940 | Jeff Wooller, English accountant and banker |
| 1940 | Eddie Henderson, American trumpet player and educator |
| 1940 | Egil Kapstad, Norwegian pianist and composer (d. 2017) |
| 1940 | Pelé, Brazilian footballer and actor (d. 2022) |
| 1940 | Mary Rand, English sprinter and long jumper |
| 1940 | Anthony Fauci, American physician, Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
| 1940 | María Elena Velasco, Mexican actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1940 | Herbie Hancock, American pianist, composer, and bandleader |
| 1940 | Peter C. Doherty, Australian surgeon and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1940 | Jean Ratelle, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1941 | Chuck McKinley, American tennis player (d. 1986) |
| 1940 | Brian Lochore, New Zealand rugby player and coach (d. 2019) |
| 1940 | Eric Wilson, Canadian author and educator |
| 1940 | Lance Henriksen, American actor |
| 1940 | Andrea Elle, German bicyclist |
| 1940 | Martin Campbell, New Zealand director and producer |
| 1940 | Nick Buoniconti, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2019) |
| 1940 | Marshall Berman, American philosopher and Marxist humanist writer (d. 2013) |
| 1941 | Bobby Goldsboro, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1940 | Jeanie Lambe, Scottish jazz singer (d. 2020) |
| 1941 | Hayao Miyazaki, Japanese animator, director, and screenwriter |
| 1941 | Captain Beefheart, American singer-songwriter, musician, and artist (d. 2010) |
| 1940 | Galen Weston, English-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded George Weston Limited (d. 2021) |
| 1940 | Willie John McBride, Northern Irish rugby player who toured with the British Lions five times |
| 1940 | Esther Rantzen, English journalist |
| 1940 | E. A. S. Prasanna, Indian cricketer |
| 1940 | Vic Hadfield, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1940 | Diana Trask, Australian singer-songwriter |
| 1940 | Mervyn Kitchen, English cricketer and umpire |
| 1940 | Hermann Knoflacher, Austrian engineer and academic |