Born in 1956, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1956 is the Year of the Monkey and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1956 are Monkeys. The Chinese Monkey year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 12 February 1956 and 30 January 1957 are considered born in the Chinese year 1956 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. 1956 is also known as the Year of the Fire Monkey. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1956 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Monkey?
Famous people from the Year of the Monkey and 1956
Famous People Born in the Year of the Monkey and Chinese Year 1956. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Monkey 1956. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1956 | Maurice Cheeks, American basketball player and coach |
| 1957 | Roger Ashton-Griffiths, English actor, screenwriter and film director |
| 1956 | Scott Sanderson, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2019) |
| 1956 | Anil Kapoor, Indian actor and producer |
| 1956 | Rudolf Wojtowicz, Polish footballer |
| 1956 | Jonathan Potter, English psychologist, sociolinguist, and academic |
| 1956 | Markus Höttinger, Austrian racing driver (d. 1980) |
| 1956 | Jerry Douglas, American guitarist and producer |
| 1956 | Tim Russ, American actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 1956 | Jeff Dujon, Jamaican cricketer |
| 1956 | Ross J. Anderson, British academic and educator |
| 1956 | Jordan Rudess, American keyboard player and songwriter |
| 1956 | Peter Wilkinson, English admiral |
| 1956 | Tom Hogan, Australian cricketer |
| 1956 | Rosemary Squire, English producer and manager, co-founded Ambassador Theatre Group |
| 1956 | Mária Balážová, Slovak painter and illustrator |
| 1956 | R. B. Bernstein, American constitutional historian |
| 1957 | Andrew Harris, American politician |
| 1956 | Dale Murphy, American baseball player |
| 1956 | Dave Cloud, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2015) |
| 1956 | Doina Melinte, Romanian runner |
| 1956 | William Fichtner, American actor |
| 1956 | Joyce Sidman, American author and poet |
| 1956 | Shane Gould, Australian swimmer and coach |
| 1956 | John McCarthy, English journalist and author |
| 1956 | Kevin Murphy, American actor, puppeteer, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1956 | La Toya Jackson, American singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1956 | Steve Coleman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader |
| 1956 | Patty Sheehan, American golfer |
| 1956 | Freddie Jackson, American soul singer |