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 | Roger Ailes, American businessman (d. 2017) |
| 1940 | Luis Tiant, Cuban-American baseball player and coach |
| 1940 | Don Francisco, Chilean-American journalist and talk show host |
| 1940 | Raquel Welch, American actress and singer |
| 1940 | Tommy Cash, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1940 | Bob Knight, American basketball player and coach |
| 1940 | Joan Busfield, English sociologist, psychologist, and academic |
| 1940 | Anna Karina, Danish-French actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2019) |
| 1940 | Henry T. Yang, Taiwanese/Chinese-American engineer and academic |
| 1940 | Dilip Sardesai, Indian cricketer (d. 2007) |
| 1940 | Farooq Leghari, Pakistani politician, 8th President of Pakistan (d. 2010) |
| 1941 | John E. Walker, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1940 | Joe B. Mauldin, American bass player and songwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1940 | Joan Snyder, American painter |
| 1940 | Bruce Lee, American-Chinese actor, martial artist, and screenwriter (d. 1973) |
| 1940 | Don LaFontaine, American voice actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 1940 | Roger Pingeon, French cyclist (d. 2017) |
| 1940 | Pina Bausch, German dancer and choreographer (d. 2009) |
| 1940 | Barney Frank, American lawyer and politician |
| 1940 | Larry Hankin, American actor, director, and producer |
| 1940 | Ronald Pickup, English actor (d. 2021) |
| 1940 | Benoni Beheyt, Belgian cyclist |
| 1940 | James L. Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1940 | Lance Larson, American swimmer |
| 1940 | Jack Shepherd, English actor, director, and playwright |
| 1940 | Joseph L. Goldstein, American biochemist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1941 | Mike Medavoy, Chinese-born American film producer, co-founded Orion Pictures |
| 1940 | Jill St. John, American model and actress |
| 1940 | Jacques Brassard, Canadian educator and politician |
| 1940 | Betty Harris, American chemist |