According to Chinese Astrology, 1949 is the Year of the Ox and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1949 are Oxs. The Chinese Ox year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 29 January 1949 and 16 February 1950 are considered born in the Chinese year 1949 and are a Ox sign. In addition, each Ox 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. 1949 is also known as the Year of the Earth Ox. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1949 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Ox?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1949 | Erik Estrada, American actor |
| 1949 | Jeff Cook, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1950 | Victoria Principal, American actress and businesswoman |
| 1949 | Ivana Trump, Czech-American socialite and model (d. 2022) |
| 1949 | Pam Grier, American actress |
| 1949 | Kostas Tournas, Greek singer-songwriter |
| 1949 | Brian Hanrahan, English journalist (d. 2010) |
| 1949 | Naomi Sims, American model and author (d. 2009) |
| 1949 | Eddie Money, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2019) |
| 1949 | Ed King, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2018) |
| 1950 | Mike Campbell, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer |
| 1949 | Adrian Belew, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1949 | Antonio Carpio, Filipino lawyer and jurist, Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines |
| 1949 | Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka |
| 1949 | Tommy Mottola, American businessman and music publisher |
| 1949 | Brooke Adams, American actress, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1949 | Antony Sher, South African-British actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2021) |
| 1949 | Philip Kruse, Norwegian trumpeter and orchestra leader |
| 1949 | Stephen Oliver, English biochemist and academic |
| 1949 | Uwe Kliemann, German footballer, coach, and manager |
| 1949 | Laurie Simmons, American photographer and director |
| 1949 | Alan Meale, English journalist and politician |
| 1949 | Daniel Sivan, Israeli scholar and academic |
| 1949 | Patrick Tambay, French racing driver (d. 2022) |
| 1949 | Rick Reuschel, American baseball player |
| 1949 | Steven Stucky, American composer and academic (d. 2016) |
| 1949 | Norm Coleman, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Mayor of St. Paul |
| 1949 | Gil Scott-Heron, American singer-songwriter and author (d. 2011) |
| 1949 | Red Symons, English-Australian musician, television, and radio personality |
| 1949 | Randall Wallace, American screenwriter and producer |