According to Chinese Astrology, 1968 is the Year of the Monkey and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1968 are Monkeys. The Chinese Monkey year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 30 January 1968 and 16 February 1969 are considered born in the Chinese year 1968 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. 1968 is also known as the Year of the Earth Monkey. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1968 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Monkey?
Date | Name |
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1968 | Orlando Jones, American actor, producer, and screenwriter |
1968 | Mike Mussina, American baseball player and coach |
1969 | István Bagyula, Hungarian pole vaulter |
1968 | Hida Viloria, American activist |
1968 | Peter Popovic, Swedish ice hockey player and coach |
1968 | Anbumani Ramadoss, Indian politician |
1968 | Big Daddy Kane, American rapper, producer, and actor |
1968 | Donald Sild, Estonian javelin thrower |
1968 | Al Murray, English comedian and television host |
1968 | Scott Wolf, American actor |
1968 | Ziana Zain, Malaysian singer-songwriter and actress |
1968 | John DiMaggio, American voice actor |
1968 | Masahiko Harada, Japanese ski jumper |
1968 | Gennadi Krasnitski, Russian figure skater and coach |
1968 | Sebastian Bach, Bahamian-Canadian singer-songwriter and actor |
1968 | Valdon Dowiyogo, Nauruan politician (d. 2016) |
1968 | A. J. Jacobs, American journalist and author |
1969 | Linda Sánchez, American lawyer and politician |
1968 | Marko Rajamäki, Finnish footballer and manager |
1968 | Philippa Forrester, English television and radio presenter, producer and author |
1968 | Niurka Montalvo, Cuban-Spanish long jumper |
1968 | Ricardo Rosset, Brazilian race car driver |
1968 | Ilmar Raag, Estonian director, producer, and screenwriter |
1968 | Jorge Celedón, Colombian singer |
1968 | Sharon Shannon, Irish traditional musician |
1968 | Casper Van Dien, American actor and producer |
1968 | Barry Kooser, American painter and animator |
1968 | John Olerud, American baseball player |
1968 | Patrick Stevens, Belgian sprinter |
1968 | Russ Springer, American baseball player |