Born in 1968, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
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.
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Famous people from the Year of the Monkey and 1968
Famous People Born in the Year of the Monkey and Chinese Year 1968. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Monkey 1968. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1968 | Lee Mack, English comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1968 | Iolanda Nanni, Italian politician (d. 2018) |
| 1968 | Mari Kiviniemi, Finnish politician, 41st Prime Minister of Finland |
| 1968 | Darius de Haas, American stage actor and singer |
| 1968 | Bai Yansong, Chinese host |
| 1968 | Kenny Chesney, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1968 | Matt Stairs, Canadian baseball player and sportscaster |
| 1969 | Bryan Thomas Schmidt, American science fiction author and editor |
| 1968 | Zacarias Moussaoui, French citizen, sentenced to life in prison related to September 11 attacks |
| 1968 | Sammy Sosa, Dominican-American baseball player |
| 1968 | Grant Bowler, New Zealand-Australian actor |
| 1968 | Matt King, English actor, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1968 | Yuri Mitsui, Japanese actress, model, and race car driver |
| 1968 | Keith Jones, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster |
| 1969 | Justin Skinner, English footballer and manager |
| 1969 | Junior Seau, American football player (d. 2012) |
| 1968 | Andreas Herzog, Austrian footballer and manager |
| 1969 | Marilyn Manson, American singer-songwriter, actor, and director |
| 1968 | Anders Holmertz, Swedish swimmer |
| 1968 | Donald Sild, Estonian javelin thrower |
| 1969 | Derek Stephen Prince, American voice actor |
| 1968 | Gordon Bajnai, Hungarian businessman and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Hungary |
| 1968 | Shobha Nagi Reddy, Indian politician (d. 2014) |
| 1968 | Emmanuelle Claret, French biathlete (d. 2013) |
| 1968 | Sašo Udovič, Slovenian footballer |
| 1968 | Bart Brentjens, Dutch cyclist |
| 1968 | Fabio Baldato, Italian cyclist |
| 1968 | Duncan Armstrong, Australian swimmer and sportscaster |
| 1969 | Verne Troyer, American actor (d. 2018) |
| 1968 | Shannon Sharpe, American football player |