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 | Upendra Rao, Indian actor, director, and politician |
| 1968 | Johann Olav Koss, Norwegian speed skater and physician |
| 1968 | Miri Yu, Zainichi, Korean novelist |
| 1968 | Takeshi Ueda, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player |
| 1969 | Patton Oswalt, American comedian and actor |
| 1968 | Giovanni Carrara, Venezuelan baseball player |
| 1968 | Brian Cox, English keyboard player and physicist |
| 1968 | Michael Bivins, American singer and producer |
| 1968 | Felipe VI of Spain |
| 1968 | Allan Alaküla, Estonian journalist |
| 1968 | Robert Denmark, English runner and coach |
| 1968 | Laurent Jalabert, French cyclist and sportscaster |
| 1968 | Mark McGrath, American singer-songwriter |
| 1968 | Ziana Zain, Malaysian singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1968 | Jim Norton, American comedian, actor, and author |
| 1968 | Grace Poe, Filipino educator and politician |
| 1968 | Julie Fagerholt, Danish fashion designer |
| 1968 | Andrew Copeland, American singer and guitarist |
| 1968 | Stéphane Quintal, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1968 | Hida Viloria, American activist |
| 1968 | Pat Hentgen, American baseball player and coach |
| 1968 | Susan Tully, English actress, director, and producer |
| 1968 | Stephanie Cutter, American lawyer and political consultant |
| 1968 | José Offerman, Dominican baseball player and manager |
| 1969 | Pauly Fuemana, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010) |
| 1968 | Robert Korzeniowski, Polish race walker and coach |
| 1968 | Andrei Kharlov, Russian chess player |
| 1968 | Prince Markie Dee, American rapper and actor (d. 2021) |
| 1968 | Matthias Ungemach, German-Australian rower |
| 1968 | Shi Tao, Chinese journalist and poet |