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 |
|---|---|
| 1973 | Essam El Hadary, Egyptian footballer |
| 1972 | Brian McBride, American soccer player and coach |
| 1972 | Lady Victoria, American wrestler |
| 1972 | Hermann Maier, Austrian skier |
| 1972 | Kiko Loureiro, Brazilian guitarist |
| 1972 | Georgios Theodoridis, Greek sprinter |
| 1972 | Mika Ninagawa, Japanese photographer and director |
| 1972 | Claude Henderson, South African cricketer |
| 1972 | Sandra Cam, Belgian swimmer |
| 1972 | Darrell Trindall, Australian rugby league player |
| 1972 | Tom Coronel, Dutch race car driver |
| 1972 | Tré Cool, German-American drummer and songwriter |
| 1972 | Marek Lemsalu, Estonian footballer |
| 1972 | Steve Leonard, Northern Irish veterinarian and television personality |
| 1973 | Antero Manninen, Finnish cellist |
| 1973 | Queen Mathilde of Belgium |
| 1972 | Alistair Campbell, Zimbabwean cricketer |
| 1973 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican footballer and actor |
| 1972 | Maya Rudolph, American actress |
| 1972 | Orlando Thomas, American football player (d. 2014) |
| 1972 | Todd Bouman, American football player and coach |
| 1972 | Olivier Brouzet, French rugby player |
| 1972 | Greg Norton, American baseball player and coach |
| 1972 | Dane Cook, American comedian, actor, director, and producer |
| 1972 | Cory Lidle, American baseball player (d. 2006) |
| 1972 | Kylie Shadbolt, Australian artistic gymnast |
| 1972 | Dave Williams, American singer (d. 2002) |
| 1972 | Laverne Cox, American actress and LGBT advocate |
| 1972 | Jimmy Pop, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1972 | Darius Kasparaitis, Lithuanian-Russian ice hockey player and coach |