According to Chinese Astrology, 1968 is the Year of the Monkey and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1968 are Monkeys. The Chinese Monkey year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 30 January 1968 and 16 February 1969 are considered born in the Chinese year 1968 and are a Monkey sign. In addition, each Monkey 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. 1968 is also known as the Year of the Earth Monkey. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1968 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Monkey?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1968 | Dennis Scott, American basketball player and sportscaster |
| 1968 | Andy Flower, South-African-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach |
| 1968 | Affonso Giaffone, Brazilian race car driver |
| 1968 | Ulrica Messing, Swedish politician, 2nd Swedish Minister for Infrastructure |
| 1969 | Jennifer Aniston, American actress and producer |
| 1968 | Francesco Libetta, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor |
| 1968 | Kevin Buzzard, British mathematician |
| 1968 | Adolfo Valencia, Colombian footballer |
| 1968 | Denise Pearson, English singer-songwriter |
| 1968 | Frédéric Diefenthal, French actor and director |
| 1968 | Josh Brolin, American actor |
| 1968 | Fausto Brizzi, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1968 | Rachael Ray, American chef, author, and television host |
| 1968 | Vickie Guerrero, American wrestler and manager |
| 1968 | Miguel Ángel Blanco, Spanish politician (d. 1997) |
| 1969 | Norman Reedus, American actor and model |
| 1968 | Adam Price, Welsh politician |
| 1968 | Tom Papa, American comedian, actor, television host |
| 1969 | Darren Aronofsky, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1968 | Luis Hernández, Mexican footballer |
| 1969 | Edwidge Danticat, Haitian-American novelist and short story writer |
| 1968 | Giovanni Carrara, Venezuelan baseball player |
| 1968 | Jerry Yang, Taiwanese-American engineer and businessman, co-founded Yahoo! |
| 1968 | Elisabeth Murdoch, Australian businesswoman |
| 1968 | Todd Hendricks, American football player and coach |
| 1968 | Jennifer Lynch, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1968 | Prince Markie Dee, American rapper and actor (d. 2021) |
| 1969 | Margaret Nagle, American screenwriter and producer |
| 1968 | Patsy Kensit, English model and actress |
| 1968 | Hideo Nomo, Japanese-American baseball player |