Born in 1948, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1948 is the Year of the Rat and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1948 are Rats. The Chinese Rat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 10 February 1948 and 28 January 1949 are considered born in the Chinese year 1948 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. 1948 is also known as the Year of the Earth Rat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1948 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Rat and 1948
Famous People Born in the Year of the Rat and Chinese Year 1948. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Rat 1948. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1948 | Marcia Strassman, American actress and singer (d. 2014) |
| 1948 | Sandra Post, Canadian golfer and sportscaster |
| 1948 | David Gemmell, English journalist and author (d. 2006) |
| 1948 | William Daniel Phillips, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1948 | Pinchas Zukerman, Israeli violinist and conductor |
| 1948 | Persis Khambatta, Indian model and actress, (d. 1998) |
| 1948 | Richard Parsons, American lawyer and businessman |
| 1948 | Alexis Hunter, New Zealand-English painter and photographer (d. 2014) |
| 1948 | Sean Bergin, South African-Dutch saxophonist and flute player (d. 2012) |
| 1948 | Séverine, French singer and actress |
| 1949 | Carolyn D. Wright, American poet and academic (d. 2016) |
| 1948 | Harald Ertl, Austrian race car driver and journalist (d. 1982) |
| 1948 | Eddy Grant, Guyanese-British singer-songwriter and musician |
| 1948 | Stephen Rucker, American composer |
| 1949 | Clifford Ray, American basketball coach and player |
| 1949 | Trương Tấn Sang, Vietnamese politician and 7th President of Vietnam |
| 1949 | Göran Persson, Swedish lawyer and politician, 31st Prime Minister of Sweden |
| 1948 | Johnny Ramone, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2004) |
| 1948 | Nicholas Soames, English politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces |
| 1948 | Bryant Gumbel, American journalist and sportscaster |
| 1948 | Diane Ackerman, American poet and essayist |
| 1948 | Steve Yeager, American baseball player and coach |
| 1948 | Jacques Dupuis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 14th Deputy Premier of Quebec |
| 1948 | Jerzy Kukuczka, Polish mountaineer (d. 1989) |
| 1948 | Don Kardong, American runner, journalist, and author |
| 1948 | Max Walker, Australian footballer, cricketer, sportscaster, and architect (d. 2016) |
| 1948 | Mikhail Shufutinsky, Soviet and Russian singer, actor, TV presenter |
| 1948 | Jean Reno, Moroccan-French actor |
| 1948 | Lynne Thigpen, American actress and singer (d. 2003) |
| 1949 | Mike Moore, New Zealand union leader and politician, 34th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 2020) |