Born in 1972, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1972 is the Year of the Rat and it is the Water element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1972 are Rats. The Chinese Rat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 16 January 1972 and 2 February 1973 are considered born in the Chinese year 1972 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. 1972 is also known as the Year of the Water Rat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1972 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?
Famous people from the Year of the Rat and 1972
Famous People Born in the Year of the Rat and Chinese Year 1972. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Rat 1972. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Matthew Hart, New Zealand cricketer |
| 1972 | Shawn Bradley, German-American basketball player, coach, and actor |
| 1972 | Todd Young, American politician |
| 1972 | Johan Åkerman, Swedish ice hockey player |
| 1972 | Toni Collette, Australian actress |
| 1972 | Alex Ochoa, Cuban-American baseball player and coach |
| 1972 | Summer Sanders, American swimmer and sportscaster |
| 1972 | Edyta Górniak, Polish singer |
| 1972 | Marcus Jensen, American baseball player and coach |
| 1972 | Jamie Ainscough, Australian rugby league player |
| 1972 | Nocturno Culto, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1972 | Valeria Mazza, Argentinian model and businesswoman |
| 1972 | Jeroen Straathof, Dutch cyclist and speed skater |
| 1973 | Antero Manninen, Finnish cellist |
| 1972 | Jessica Hynes, English actress, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1972 | Rick Short, American baseball player |
| 1972 | Priti Patel, British Indian politician, Secretary of State for the Home Department |
| 1972 | Rivaldo Vitor Borba Ferreira, a Brazilian footballer |
| 1972 | Jaap Stam, Dutch footballer and manager |
| 1972 | Stefaan Maene, Belgian swimmer |
| 1972 | Queen Letizia of Spain |
| 1972 | Marko Koers, Dutch runner |
| 1972 | Radmila Šekerinska, Macedonian politician, Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia |
| 1972 | Christian Ziege, German footballer |
| 1972 | Alex Tagliani, Canadian race car driver |
| 1972 | Dilana, South African singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1972 | Jenny Berggren, Swedish singer-songwriter |
| 1972 | Luca Gentili, Italian footballer and coach |
| 1972 | Darius Kasparaitis, Lithuanian-Russian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1972 | Martin Pike, Australian footballer and coach |