According to Chinese Astrology, 1944 is the Year of the Monkey and it is the Wood element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1944 are Monkeys. The Chinese Monkey year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 25 January 1944 and 12 February 1945 are considered born in the Chinese year 1944 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. 1944 is also known as the Year of the Wood Monkey. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1944 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Monkey?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1944 | Dionysis Savvopoulos, Greek singer-songwriter |
| 1944 | Anand Satyanand, New Zealand lawyer, judge, and politician, 19th Governor-General of New Zealand |
| 1944 | Mark Burgess, New Zealand cricketer and footballer |
| 1945 | Marthe Keller, Swiss actress and director |
| 1945 | Maina Gielgud, English ballerina and director |
| 1944 | Oshik Levi, Israeli singer and actor |
| 1944 | Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor (d. 2014) |
| 1944 | Tony Scott, English-American director and producer (d. 2012) |
| 1944 | Robert Charlebois, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor |
| 1944 | Peter Lindbergh, German-French photographer and director |
| 1944 | Bryan Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1944 | Carol Barnes, English journalist (d. 2008) |
| 1944 | Agnes Baltsa, Greek soprano and actress |
| 1944 | Grayson Shillingford, Dominican cricketer (d. 2009) |
| 1944 | Patricia Polacco, American author and illustrator |
| 1944 | Randy Johnson, American football player (d. 2009) |
| 1944 | Pat Woodell, American actress and singer (d. 2015) |
| 1944 | Patti LaBelle, American singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1944 | Chris Spedding, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1944 | Anton Schlecker, German businessman, founded the Schlecker Company |
| 1944 | Francis Lee, English footballer and businessman |
| 1944 | Andrew S. Tanenbaum, American computer scientist and academic |
| 1944 | Douangchay Phichit, Laotian politician (d. 2014) |
| 1944 | John Flanagan, Australian fantasy author |
| 1944 | Houshang Moradi Kermani, Iranian author |
| 1944 | Bruce DuMont, American broadcaster and political analyst |
| 1944 | Clarence White, American guitarist and singer (d. 1973) |
| 1944 | Dennis Wilson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and drummer (d. 1983) |
| 1944 | Hywel Bennett, Welsh actor (d. 2017) |
| 1944 | Alice Waters, American chef and author |