Born in 1961, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1961 is the Year of the Ox and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1961 are Oxs. The Chinese Ox year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 15 February 1961 and 4 February 1962 are considered born in the Chinese year 1961 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. 1961 is also known as the Year of the Metal Ox. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1961 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Ox and 1961
Famous People Born in the Year of the Ox and Chinese Year 1961. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Ox 1961. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1962 | Luna Vachon, American-Canadian wrestler and manager (d. 2010) |
| 1961 | Scott Travis, American rock drummer |
| 1961 | Kate Mosse, English author and playwright |
| 1961 | Doc Rivers, American basketball player and coach |
| 1961 | Alonzo Babers, American runner and pilot |
| 1961 | Molly Hagan, American actress |
| 1961 | Andrey Korotayev, Russian anthropologist, historian, and sociologist |
| 1961 | Yuri Malenchenko, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut |
| 1961 | Bob Woodruff, American journalist and author |
| 1961 | Yanis Varoufakis, Greek economist and politician, Greek Minister of Finance |
| 1962 | Sam Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1961 | Laurence Fishburne, American actor and producer |
| 1961 | Miyuki Matsuda, Japanese actress |
| 1961 | Timur Bekmambetov, Kazakh director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1961 | Eddie Murphy, American actor and comedian |
| 1961 | Jon Stevens, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter |
| 1961 | Oleksandr Apaychev, Ukrainian decathlete and coach |
| 1961 | Timothy Well, American wrestler (d. 2017) |
| 1961 | Mikey Robins, Australian comedian and television host |
| 1961 | Oz Fox, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1961 | Fatima Whitbread, English javelin thrower |
| 1961 | Vyacheslav Butusov, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1961 | Mary Barra, American businesswoman, current CEO and chairwoman of General Motors |
| 1961 | Debbi Peterson, American singer-songwriter and drummer |
| 1961 | Nina Li Chi, Hong Kong actress |
| 1962 | Hans Daams, Dutch cyclist |
| 1961 | Andrés Calamaro, Argentine singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1961 | Heng Swee Keat, Singaporean politician |
| 1961 | Liam Fox, Scottish physician and politician, Secretary of State for Defence |
| 1961 | Nigel Worthington, Northern Irish footballer and manager |