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 | Paul Thomas, American bass player |
| 1980 | Ben Whishaw, English actor |
| 1980 | Brad Watts, Australian rugby league player |
| 1980 | Gervasio Deferr, Spanish gymnast |
| 1980 | Mohammad Kaif, Indian cricketer and politician |
| 1981 | Toše Proeski, Macedonian singer (d. 2007) |
| 1980 | Jeremy Smith, New Zealand rugby league player |
| 1980 | Nadine Jolie Courtney, American journalist, reality personality and author |
| 1980 | Petri Virtanen, Finnish basketball player |
| 1981 | Deadmau5 (Joel Thomas Zimmerman), Canadian musician |
| 1980 | Sammy Adjei, Ghanaian footballer |
| 1980 | Venus Williams, American tennis player |
| 1980 | Bernard Berrian, American football player |
| 1981 | Ben Moody, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor |
| 1980 | Svenja Weidemann, German tennis player |
| 1980 | Grant Hackett, Australian swimmer |
| 1980 | Yao Ming, Chinese basketball player |
| 1980 | Rob Nguyen, Australian race car driver |
| 1980 | Bruce Martin, New Zealand cricketer |
| 1980 | Cindy Burger, Dutch footballer |
| 1980 | Neil Fingleton, English actor and basketball player, one of the tallest 25 men in the world (d. 2017) |
| 1980 | Kevin Powers, American soldier and author |
| 1980 | Cody Ross, American baseball player |
| 1980 | Dan Haren, American baseball player |
| 1980 | Eliza Dushku, American actress and producer |
| 1980 | Danielle Downey, American golfer and coach (d. 2014) |
| 1980 | José Veras, Dominican baseball player |
| 1980 | Yvonne Sampson, Australian journalist and sportscaster |
| 1980 | Karolina Lassbo, Swedish lawyer and blogger |
| 1980 | James Jones, American basketball player |