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 | Roger Twose, New Zealand cricketer |
| 1968 | Gennadi Krasnitski, Russian figure skater and coach |
| 1969 | Retief Goosen, South African golfer |
| 1968 | Speech, American rapper |
| 1968 | Fernando León de Aranoa, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1968 | Ken Ono, Japanese-American mathematician |
| 1968 | Chris Lewis, Guyanese-English cricketer |
| 1968 | Darren Dreger, Canadian sportscaster |
| 1968 | Jim Norton, American comedian, actor, and author |
| 1968 | Sammy Sosa, Dominican-American baseball player |
| 1968 | Ramush Haradinaj, Kosovo-Albanian soldier and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Kosovo |
| 1968 | Antonio Tarver, American boxer, sportscaster, and actor |
| 1968 | Kristina Keneally, American-Australian politician, 42nd Premier of New South Wales |
| 1968 | Marine Le Pen, French lawyer and politician |
| 1968 | Darryl Kile, American baseball player (d. 2002) |
| 1968 | Kool G Rap, American hip-hop artist |
| 1968 | Tony Jarrett, English sprinter and hurdler |
| 1969 | Verne Troyer, American actor (d. 2018) |
| 1968 | Daniel Craig, English actor and producer |
| 1968 | Frank Watkins, American bass player (d. 2015) |
| 1969 | Alemayehu Atomsa, Ethiopian educator and politician (d. 2014) |
| 1968 | Dennis Scott, American basketball player and sportscaster |
| 1968 | Andy Cohen, American television host |
| 1968 | Akihiko Hoshide, Japanese engineer and astronaut |
| 1968 | Shigetoshi Hasegawa, Japanese baseball player and sportscaster |
| 1968 | Ulrica Messing, Swedish politician, 2nd Swedish Minister for Infrastructure |
| 1968 | Lee Mack, English comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1969 | Dov Charney, Canadian-American fashion designer and businessman, founded American Apparel |
| 1968 | Kelly Willis, American country music singer-songwriter |
| 1968 | Dawn Robinson, American singer and actress |