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 |
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| 1961 | Pete de Freitas, Trinidadian-British drummer and producer (d. 1989) |
| 1962 | Gauri Lankesh, Indian journalist and activist (d. 2017) |
| 1961 | Casey Siemaszko, American actor |
| 1961 | Gregory Jbara, American actor and singer |
| 1961 | Mohammed Dahlan, Palestinian politician |
| 1961 | John Podhoretz, American journalist and author |
| 1961 | Yanis Varoufakis, Greek economist and politician, Greek Minister of Finance |
| 1962 | Anton Muscatelli, Italian-Scottish economist and academic |
| 1961 | Keren Woodward, English singer-songwriter |
| 1961 | Peter Machajdík, Slovakian-German pianist and composer |
| 1961 | Kerry Dixon, English footballer and manager |
| 1961 | Craig Green, New Zealand rugby player |
| 1961 | Mark Kelly, Irish keyboard player |
| 1961 | Laurie Halse Anderson, American author |
| 1962 | Sam Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1961 | Pierluigi Martini, Italian race car driver |
| 1962 | Joe Quesada, American author and illustrator |
| 1961 | Barbara Potter, American tennis player |
| 1961 | Felix Dexter, Caribbean-English comedian and actor (d. 2013) |
| 1961 | Tim Watson, Australian footballer, coach, and journalist |
| 1961 | Brad Gilbert, American tennis player and sportscaster |
| 1961 | Dan Marino, American football player and sportscaster |
| 1962 | Roberto Paci Dalò, Italian director and composer |
| 1961 | Ricky Gervais, English comedian, actor, director, producer and singer |
| 1961 | Carlos Vives, Colombian singer, songwriter, and actor |
| 1961 | Diane Lemieux, Canadian lawyer and politician |
| 1961 | Julia Gillard, Welsh-Australian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Australia |
| 1961 | Sean Altman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1961 | Terri Nunn, American singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1961 | Marco Pierre White, English chef and mentor |