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 |
|---|---|
| 1959 | Sarah, Duchess of York |
| 1959 | Jacek Kazimierski, Polish footballer |
| 1959 | Robert Greene, American author and translator |
| 1959 | Eliot Teltscher, American tennis player |
| 1959 | Sarah Jane Morris, English singer-songwriter |
| 1959 | Andre Tippett, American football player and coach |
| 1959 | Beverly Jo Scott, American-Belgian singer-songwriter |
| 1959 | George Coupland, Scottish scientist |
| 1959 | Mike Whitney, Australian cricketer and television host |
| 1959 | Jonathan Franzen, American novelist and essayist |
| 1959 | Marc Cohn, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player |
| 1959 | Yuval Rotem, Israeli diplomat |
| 1959 | Ronnie Lott, American football player and sportscaster |
| 1959 | Steve Rothery, English guitarist and songwriter |
| 1959 | Jessica Upshaw, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1959 | Ana Torroja, Spanish singer-songwriter |
| 1959 | Wolf Hoffmann, German guitarist |
| 1959 | Meg Munn, English social worker and politician |
| 1959 | Juha Kankkunen, Finnish race car driver |
| 1959 | Rajendra Singh, Indian environmentalist |
| 1959 | Bob Stinson, American songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995) |
| 1959 | Renaldo Nehemiah, American hurdler and football player |
| 1959 | Ken Watanabe, Japanese actor and producer |
| 1959 | Marie-Thérèse Fortin, Canadian actress |
| 1959 | Milcho Manchevski, Macedonian-American director and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Ralph Krueger, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1959 | Pierre Lacroix, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1959 | Frank McAvennie, Scottish footballer |
| 1959 | Ellen Kuras, American director and cinematographer |
| 1959 | Robert Barron, American bishop, author, and theologian |