Born in 1980, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?

According to Chinese Astrology, 1980 is the Year of the Monkey and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1980 are Monkeys. The Chinese Monkey year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 16 February 1980 and 4 February 1981 are considered born in the Chinese year 1980 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. 1980 is also known as the Year of the Metal Monkey. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1980 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.

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Famous people from the Year of the Monkey and 1980

Famous People Born in the Year of the Monkey and Chinese Year 1980. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Monkey 1980. Some of them are the following;
Date Name
1981 Elijah Wood, American actor and producer
1980 Steffen Thier, German rugby player
1980 Luke Walton, American basketball player
1980 Patrick Friesacher, Austrian race car driver
1980 Jesse Carlson, American baseball player
1981 Asier del Horno, Spanish footballer
1981 Jared Kushner, American real estate investor and political figure
1980 John Arne Riise, Norwegian footballer
1980 Sergio Bernardo Almirón, Argentinian footballer
1980 Eric Chouinard, American-Canadian ice hockey player
1980 Djimi Traoré, French-Malian footballer
1980 Alejandro Valverde, Spanish cyclist
1980 Eric Steinbach, American football player
1980 Rade Prica, Swedish footballer
1980 Ilya Bryzgalov, Russian ice hockey player
1980 Lomana LuaLua, Congolese footballer
1980 Claudia Leitte, Brazilian singer-songwriter
1981 Jadranka Đokić, Croatian actress
1981 Hins Cheung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter
1980 Alejandro Millán, Mexican singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1980 Joell Ortiz, American rapper
1980 Ryan Miller, American ice hockey player
1980 Sendy Rleal, Dominican baseball player
1980 James Rolfe, American actor, director, and producer
1980 Andreas Biermann, German footballer (d. 2014)
1980 Nyjer Morgan, American baseball player
1980 Panagiotis Kafkis, Greek basketball player
1980 Fabián Vargas, Colombian footballer
1980 Sara Head, Welsh Paralympic table tennis champion
1980 Gotye, Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter