Born in 1961, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1961 is the Year of the Ox and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1961 are Oxs. The Chinese Ox year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 15 February 1961 and 4 February 1962 are considered born in the Chinese year 1961 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. 1961 is also known as the Year of the Metal Ox. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1961 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Ox and 1961
Famous People Born in the Year of the Ox and Chinese Year 1961. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Ox 1961. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1961 | Thomas Benson, American football player |
| 1961 | Randal L. Schwartz, American computer programmer and author |
| 1961 | Barack Obama, American lawyer and politician, 44th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1961 | Pato Banton, English singer-songwriter |
| 1961 | Suhasini Maniratnam, Indian actress and screenwriter |
| 1961 | Alan Pardew, English footballer and manager |
| 1961 | George Lopez, American comedian, actor, and talk show host |
| 1961 | Andrey Korotayev, Russian anthropologist, historian, and sociologist |
| 1961 | Leila Steinberg, American singer, producer, author, and poet |
| 1961 | Jay Aston, English singer-songwriter and dancer |
| 1961 | Will Self, English novelist and journalist |
| 1961 | Dylan McDermott, American actor |
| 1961 | John Lynch, Northern Irish actor |
| 1961 | David Anthony Higgins, American actor and screenwriter |
| 1961 | Forest Whitaker, American actor |
| 1961 | Ron Wasserman, American singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1961 | Yuri Milner, Russian-born entrepreneur, venture capitalist and physicist |
| 1961 | Siobhan Fallon Hogan, American actress |
| 1961 | Charles Mann, American football player and sportscaster |
| 1961 | Dez Cadena, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1961 | Lea Thompson, American actress, director, and producer |
| 1961 | Alain Vigneault, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1962 | Brian Moore, English rugby player |
| 1962 | Richie Richardson, Antiguan cricketer |
| 1961 | Stephen Hillenburg, American marine biologist, cartoonist, animator and creator of SpongeBob SquarePants (d. 2018) |
| 1961 | Perry McCarthy, English race car driver |
| 1961 | Magda Szubanski, English-Australian actress, comedian and writer |
| 1962 | Clint Black, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1961 | Dana Reeve, American actress, singer, and activist (d. 2006) |
| 1961 | Mark McKoy, Canadian hurdler and sprinter |