According to Chinese Astrology, 1966 is the Year of the Horse and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1966 are Horses. The Chinese Horse year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 21 January 1966 and 8 February 1967 are considered born in the Chinese year 1966 and are a Horse sign. In addition, each Horse 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. 1966 is also known as the Year of the Fire Horse. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1966 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Horse?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1966 | Zack Snyder, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1966 | Olof Lundh, Swedish journalist |
| 1966 | Tony Adams, English footballer and manager |
| 1966 | Vince Flynn, American author (d. 2013) |
| 1966 | Koji Kanemoto, Japanese wrestler |
| 1966 | Jonas Elmer, Danish actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 1966 | Matt Neal, English racing driver |
| 1966 | Brian Smith, Australian-Irish rugby player and coach |
| 1966 | Anthony Mason, American basketball player (d. 2015) |
| 1967 | David Ginola, French footballer |
| 1966 | Perry Saturn, American wrestler |
| 1966 | Mark Blundell, English race car driver |
| 1966 | Karyn Parsons, American actress and producer |
| 1966 | Marco Pennette, American screenwriter and producer |
| 1966 | Melania Mazzucco, Italian author |
| 1966 | Steve Almond, American author and educator |
| 1966 | David Nicholls, English author and screenwriter |
| 1966 | Bushwick Bill, Jamaican-American rapper (d. 2019) |
| 1966 | Stephen Malkmus, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1966 | Ashab Uddin, Indian-Bengali politician |
| 1966 | Rodney Mullen, American skateboarder and stuntman |
| 1966 | Masaharu Iwata, Japanese keyboard player and composer |
| 1966 | Mary Bucholtz, American linguist and academic |
| 1966 | Mark Occhilupo, Australian surfer |
| 1966 | Glen Nissen, Australian rugby league player |
| 1966 | Simon Danczuk, English academic and politician |
| 1966 | Jeff Tremaine, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1966 | Jacques Brinkman, Dutch field hockey player and coach |
| 1966 | Thanasis Kolitsidakis, Greek footballer |
| 1966 | Bernard Gilkey, American baseball player |