Born in 1968, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
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.
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Famous people from the Year of the Monkey and 1968
Famous People Born in the Year of the Monkey and Chinese Year 1968. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Monkey 1968. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1968 | Richard Hancox, English footballer and manager |
| 1968 | Dan Donegan, American heavy metal guitarist and songwriter |
| 1968 | George Kotsiopoulos, American stylist and journalist |
| 1968 | CL Smooth, American rapper and producer |
| 1968 | Stéphane Quintal, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1968 | Rachael Ray, American chef, author, and television host |
| 1968 | Rachel Griffiths, Australian actress |
| 1969 | Jarmo Lehtinen, Finnish racing driver |
| 1968 | Adam Dale, Australian cricketer |
| 1968 | Jeff Bagwell, American baseball player and coach |
| 1968 | Kevin Buzzard, British mathematician |
| 1968 | Mitch Hedberg, American comedian and actor (d. 2005) |
| 1968 | Jesús Rollán, Spanish water polo player (d. 2006) |
| 1968 | David Batty, English footballer |
| 1968 | Barry Sanders, American football player |
| 1968 | Dwayne Schintzius, American basketball player and coach (d. 2012) |
| 1968 | Nate Mendel, American singer-songwriter and bass player |
| 1969 | Jimmy Smith, American football player |
| 1969 | Sam Trammell, American actor |
| 1968 | Kurt Angle, American freestyle and professional wrestler |
| 1968 | Kristina Keneally, American-Australian politician, 42nd Premier of New South Wales |
| 1969 | James Small, South African rugby player (d. 2019) |
| 1968 | Julia Morris, Australian entertainer |
| 1968 | Sam Rockwell, American actor |
| 1968 | Worku Bikila, Ethiopian runner |
| 1968 | Marcel Desailly, Ghanaian-French footballer |
| 1968 | Darren Bett, English journalist |
| 1968 | Paula Cole, American singer-songwriter and pianist |
| 1969 | Meg Hillier, English journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change |
| 1968 | Oliver Bierhoff, German footballer and manager |