Born in 1959, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1959 is the Year of the Pig and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1959 are Pigs. The Chinese Pig year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 8 February 1959 and 27 January 1960 are considered born in the Chinese year 1959 and are a Pig sign. In addition, each Pig 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. 1959 is also known as the Year of the Earth Pig. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1959 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Pig?
Famous people from the Year of the Pig and 1959
Famous People Born in the Year of the Pig and Chinese Year 1959. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Pig 1959. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1959 | Wayne Gardner, Australian motorcycle racer |
| 1959 | Kenan İpek, Turkish lawyer and judge |
| 1959 | Steve Stevens, American guitarist and songwriter |
| 1959 | Michelle Lujan Grisham, American lawyer and politician |
| 1959 | Brazo de Oro, Mexican wrestler (d. 2017) |
| 1959 | Aidan Quinn, Irish-American actor |
| 1959 | Caroline Goodall, English actress and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Mike Gartner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1959 | Heiki Valk, Estonian archeologist and academic |
| 1959 | Roberto Moreno, Brazilian race car driver |
| 1959 | Mauricio Funes, Salvadoran politician, former President of El Salvador |
| 1959 | Milorad Dodik, Bosnian Serb politician and president of Republika Srpska |
| 1959 | Daniel Kash, Canadian actor and director |
| 1959 | Fruit Chan, Chinese director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Kerry Boustead, Australian rugby league player |
| 1960 | Chili Davis, Jamaican-American baseball player and coach |
| 1959 | John Corabi, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1959 | Sarah, Duchess of York |
| 1959 | Tom Prichard, American wrestler and trainer |
| 1959 | Udi Aloni, American-Israeli director and author |
| 1959 | A. J. Pero, American drummer (d. 2015) |
| 1959 | Lee Chapman, English footballer |
| 1959 | Badou Ezzaki, Moroccan footballer and manager |
| 1959 | Anne Hobbs, English tennis player and coach |
| 1959 | Brian P. Cleary, American author and poet |
| 1959 | Randy Ferbey, Canadian curler |
| 1959 | Pelle Lindbergh, Swedish-American ice hockey player (d. 1985) |
| 1959 | Tim Jacobus, American illustrator and painter |
| 1959 | Ken Watanabe, Japanese actor and producer |
| 1959 | Gene Miles, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster |