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 |
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| 1980 | Theofanis Gekas, Greek footballer |
| 1980 | Martina Hingis, Czechoslovakia-born Swiss tennis player |
| 1980 | Joe van Niekerk, South African rugby player |
| 1980 | Eddie Kaye Thomas, American actor and voice artist |
| 1980 | Hamílton Hênio Ferreira Calheiros, Togolese footballer |
| 1980 | Eric Steinbach, American football player |
| 1980 | Niels Lodberg, Danish footballer |
| 1980 | Jessica Simpson, American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer |
| 1980 | Brendan Harris, American baseball player |
| 1980 | Mazharul Haque, Bangladeshi cricketer (d. 2013) |
| 1981 | Dimitar Berbatov, Bulgarian footballer |
| 1980 | Kasey Kahne, American race car driver |
| 1980 | David Artell, English-Gibraltarian footballer and coach |
| 1980 | Eric Chouinard, American-Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1980 | Danish Kaneria, Pakistani cricketer |
| 1980 | Justin Shenkarow, American actor |
| 1980 | Ben Herring, New Zealand rugby player |
| 1980 | Martin Stranzl, Austrian footballer |
| 1980 | Paul Parry, Welsh footballer |
| 1980 | Tomasz Wróblewski, Polish bass player and songwriter |
| 1980 | Fabián Vargas, Colombian footballer |
| 1980 | Mike Glumac, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1980 | Denisse Guerrero, Mexican singer-songwriter |
| 1981 | Amerie, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress |
| 1980 | Reggie Evans, American basketball player |
| 1980 | Fernando Arce, Mexican footballer |
| 1980 | Tony Pashos, American football player |
| 1980 | Tony Romo, American football player and announcer |
| 1980 | Marco Bortolami, Italian rugby player |
| 1980 | Lisa Middelhauve, German singer-songwriter |