Born in 1971, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?

According to Chinese Astrology, 1971 is the Year of the Pig and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1971 are Pigs. The Chinese Pig year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 27 January 1971 and 15 January 1972 are considered born in the Chinese year 1971 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. 1971 is also known as the Year of the Metal Pig. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1971 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.

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Famous people from the Year of the Pig and 1971

Famous People Born in the Year of the Pig and Chinese Year 1971. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Pig 1971. Some of them are the following;
Date Name
1971 Marc Andreessen, American software developer, co-founded Netscape
1971 Lars Frederiksen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1971 Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto, Brazilian footballer
1971 Michael S. Engel, American paleontologist and entomologist
1971 Mildred Fox, Irish politician
1971 Richard Slinger, American wrestler
1971 Jamie Drummond, Scottish-Canadian journalist and critic
1971 Adam Gilchrist, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
1971 Younes El Aynaoui, Moroccan tennis player
1971 Rachel McQuillan, Australian tennis player
1971 Noriko Matsueda, Japanese pianist and composer
1971 Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (d. 2004)
1971 Mika Nurmela, Finnish footballer
1971 Suzan van der Wielen, Dutch field hockey player
1971 Anders Kjølholm, Danish bass player
1971 Stephen Lynch, American singer-songwriter and actor
1971 Evgeny Kissin, Russian pianist
1971 Greg Blewett, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
1971 Christos Myriounis, Greek basketball player
1971 Geoff Allott, New Zealand cricketer
1971 C. S. Lee, Korean-American actor
1971 Ben Wallers, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1971 Adam Foote, Canadian ice hockey player
1971 Gheorghe Mureșan, Romanian basketball player
1971 Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Dutch royal
1971 Anita Tsoy, Russian singer-songwriter
1971 Nigel Owens, Welsh rugby referee and TV presenter
1971 Annely Peebo, Estonian soprano and actress
1971 Maik Taylor, German-Irish footballer and coach
1971 Ian Bennett, English footballer