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 Joel Stroetzel, American guitarist
1980 Autumn Reeser, American actress
1980 Venus Williams, American tennis player
1980 Rasmus Quist Hansen, Danish rower
1981 Johan Vansummeren, Belgian cyclist
1980 James Toseland, English motorcycle racer
1980 Fernando César de Souza, Brazilian footballer
1980 Jason Babin, American football player
1980 Mils Muliaina, New Zealand rugby player
1981 Mladen Petrić, Croatian footballer
1980 Sonia Sui, Taiwanese model and actress
1981 Beverley Mitchell, American actress
1981 Peter Crouch, English footballer
1980 Esteban Cambiasso, Argentinian footballer
1980 Jeanette Biedermann, German singer-songwriter and actress
1980 Hamílton Hênio Ferreira Calheiros, Togolese footballer
1980 Chris Barker, English footballer and manager (d. 2020)
1980 Dan Haren, American baseball player
1980 Daniel Güiza, Spanish footballer
1980 Edmoore Takaendesa, Zimbabwean-German rugby player
1980 Ryan Hunter-Reay, American race car driver
1980 Jay Bradley, American wrestler
1980 Mariko Seyama, Japanese announcer, photographer, and model
1980 T.I., American rapper, songwriter, producer, and actor
1980 Brandan Schieppati, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1981 Mario Eggimann, Swiss footballer
1980 Ben Johnston, Scottish drummer and songwriter
1980 Allan Davis, Australian cyclist
1980 Marcus Trufant, American football player
1981 Vanessa Henke, German tennis player