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 | Barry Sanders, American football player |
| 1968 | Stacey Augmon, American basketball player and coach |
| 1968 | Colin McRae, Scottish race car driver (d. 2007) |
| 1968 | Frédéric Diefenthal, French actor and director |
| 1969 | Daniel Moder, American cinematographer |
| 1968 | Jill Hennessy, Canadian actress and singer |
| 1968 | Andy Flower, South-African-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach |
| 1968 | Matt Zoller Seitz, American film critic and author |
| 1968 | Lucy Liu, American actress and producer |
| 1968 | Sophie Raworth, English journalist and broadcaster |
| 1968 | Luis Hernández, Mexican footballer |
| 1968 | Matt King, English actor, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1968 | Todd Jones, American baseball player |
| 1968 | Richie Woodhall, English boxer and trainer |
| 1969 | Dave Bautista, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor |
| 1968 | Antonio Tarver, American boxer, sportscaster, and actor |
| 1968 | Patrick Stevens, Belgian sprinter |
| 1968 | Brendan Fraser, American actor and producer |
| 1968 | Kirsty Young, Scottish journalist |
| 1968 | Brian Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1968 | Greg Foster, American basketball player and coach |
| 1968 | Richard Hancox, English footballer and manager |
| 1968 | Bart Brentjens, Dutch cyclist |
| 1968 | Jamie Hewlett, English director and performer |
| 1969 | John Salako, Nigerian-English footballer, manager, and sportscaster |
| 1968 | Michael Bivins, American singer and producer |
| 1968 | Pete Fenson, American curler |
| 1968 | Helen McCrory, English actress (d. 2021) |
| 1968 | Gary Payton, American basketball player and actor |
| 1968 | Kristin Chenoweth, American actress and singer |