Born in 1980, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1980 is the Year of the Monkey and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1980 are Monkeys. The Chinese Monkey year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 16 February 1980 and 4 February 1981 are considered born in the Chinese year 1980 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. 1980 is also known as the Year of the Metal Monkey. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1980 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Monkey and 1980
Famous People Born in the Year of the Monkey and Chinese Year 1980. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Monkey 1980. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Dennis Kruppke, German footballer |
| 1980 | Zachary Levi, American actor and singer |
| 1980 | Michaela Paštiková, Czech tennis player |
| 1980 | Adam Petty, American race car driver (d. 2000) |
| 1980 | Łukasz Cyborowski, Polish chess player |
| 1980 | DerMarr Johnson, American basketball player |
| 1980 | Danielle Downey, American golfer and coach (d. 2014) |
| 1980 | Craig Terrill, American football player |
| 1981 | Elijah Wood, American actor and producer |
| 1980 | Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym, Thai boxer |
| 1980 | Hamza al-Ghamdi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 (d. 2001) |
| 1980 | Rex Grossman, American football player |
| 1980 | Élodie Gossuin, French beauty pageant titleholder and model |
| 1980 | Panagiotis Kafkis, Greek basketball player |
| 1980 | Avi Strool, Israeli footballer |
| 1980 | Phil Christophers, German-English rugby player |
| 1980 | Danny Shittu, Nigerian footballer |
| 1980 | Chad Robinson, Australian rugby league player (d. 2016) |
| 1980 | Omar Bravo, Mexican footballer |
| 1980 | Jay Bradley, American wrestler |
| 1980 | Henrik Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player |
| 1980 | Antony Hämäläinen, Finnish singer-songwriter |
| 1980 | Seth Avett, American folk-rock singer-songwriter and musician |
| 1980 | Kristjan Kitsing, Estonian basketball player |
| 1980 | Michael Jackson, English footballer |
| 1980 | T.I., American rapper, songwriter, producer, and actor |
| 1980 | Kim So-yeon, South Korean actress |
| 1980 | Randy Orton, American wrestler |
| 1980 | Carsten Schlangen, German runner |
| 1980 | Oliver Risser, Namibian footballer |