According to Chinese Astrology, 1969 is the Year of the Rooster and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1969 are Roosters. The Chinese Rooster year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 17 February 1969 and 5 February 1970 are considered born in the Chinese year 1969 and are a Rooster sign. In addition, each Rooster 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. 1969 is also known as the Year of the Earth Rooster. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1969 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rooster?
| Date | Name | 
|---|---|
| 1969 | Nate Dogg, American rapper (d. 2011) | 
| 1969 | Scott Hatteberg, American baseball player and sportscaster | 
| 1969 | Buckethead, American guitarist and songwriter | 
| 1969 | Cédric Pioline, French tennis player | 
| 1969 | Lars Bohinen, Norwegian footballer and manager | 
| 1969 | Arthur Numan, Dutch footballer and manager | 
| 1969 | Rob Ford, Canadian politician, 64th Mayor of Toronto (d. 2016) | 
| 1969 | Stefano Cagol, Italian artist, photographer and director | 
| 1969 | Jonah Goldberg, American journalist and author | 
| 1969 | Emerson Hart, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer | 
| 1969 | Paul Ray Smith, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2003) | 
| 1969 | Sabine Schmitz, German race car driver and sportscaster (d. 2021) | 
| 1969 | Spencer Wells, American geneticist and anthropologist | 
| 1969 | Darren Britt, Australian rugby league player | 
| 1969 | Paul Lambert, Scottish footballer and manager | 
| 1969 | Reginald Arvizu, American rock musician | 
| 1969 | Curtis Leschyshyn, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster | 
| 1969 | Rudy Galindo, American figure skater | 
| 1969 | Philipp Peter, Austrian race car driver | 
| 1970 | Oren Peli, Israeli-American director, producer and screenwriter | 
| 1969 | Martin Klebba, American actor, producer, and stuntman | 
| 1969 | Soraya, Colombian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2006) | 
| 1969 | Hideki Irabu, Japanese-American baseball player (d. 2011) | 
| 1969 | Héctor Carrasco, Dominican baseball player | 
| 1969 | Pavlo Khnykin, Ukrainian swimmer | 
| 1969 | Bobbie Brown, American model and actress | 
| 1969 | Holger Stanislawski, German footballer and manager | 
| 1969 | Josh Holloway, American actor | 
| 1969 | Keith Tyson, English painter and illustrator | 
| 1969 | Nicole Bradtke, Australian tennis player and sportscaster |