According to Chinese Astrology, 1997 is the Year of the Ox and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1997 are Oxs. The Chinese Ox year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 8 February 1997 and 27 January 1998 are considered born in the Chinese year 1997 and are a Ox sign. In addition, each Ox 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. 1997 is also known as the Year of the Fire Ox. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1997 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Ox?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Erika Hendsel, Estonian tennis player |
| 1997 | Dwayne Haskins, American football player (d. 2022) |
| 1997 | Mallory Comerford, American swimmer |
| 1997 | Lautaro Martínez, Argentina footballer |
| 1997 | Álex Palou, Spanish racing driver |
| 1998 | Cristina Bucșa, Moldovan-Spanish tennis player |
| 1997 | Lil Yachty, American rapper and singer |
| 1997 | Renato Sanches, Portuguese footballer |
| 1997 | Dillon Bassett, American race car driver |
| 1997 | Anna Bondar, Hungarian tennis player |
| 1997 | Bea Binene, Filipina television actress |
| 1997 | Felipe Vizeu, Brazilian footballer |
| 1997 | Tommy Nelson, American actor |
| 1997 | Valentini Grammatikopoulou, Greek tennis player[50] |
| 1997 | Alan Walker, British-Norwegian DJ and record producer |
| 1997 | Raluca Șerban, Romanian-Cypriot tennis player |
| 1997 | Milena Venega, Cuban rower |
| 1997 | Tsukushi, Japanese wrestler |
| 1997 | Naomi Osaka, Japanese tennis player |
| 1997 | Kyler Murray, American football player |
| 1997 | Reniece Boyce, West Indian cricketer |
| 1997 | Michael Kelly, Scottish footballer |
| 1997 | Łukasz Kozub, Polish volleyball player |
| 1997 | Ousmane Dembélé, French footballer |
| 1997 | Nana Okada, Japanese singer |
| 1997 | Taylor Fritz, American tennis player |
| 1998 | Jeff Reine-Adelaide, French footballer |
| 1997 | Jeļena Ostapenko, Latvian tennis player |
| 1997 | Cao Dong, Chinese footballer |
| 1997 | Bálint Kopasz, Hungarian sprint canoeist |