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 |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Evangelos Nastos, Greek footballer |
| 1980 | Peter Scanavino, American actor, who is well-known for his role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
| 1980 | Chelsea Clinton, American journalist and academic |
| 1981 | Alicia Molik, Australian tennis player and sportscaster |
| 1980 | Steven Gerrard, English international footballer and manager |
| 1980 | Carly Pope, Canadian actress and producer |
| 1980 | Rishi Sunak, English politician |
| 1980 | Dany Sabourin, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1981 | Izabella Miko, Polish actress, dancer, and producer |
| 1980 | Andrew Raycroft, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1981 | Lucho González, Argentinian footballer |
| 1980 | Mike Hindert, American singer and bass player |
| 1981 | Elijah Wood, American actor and producer |
| 1980 | John Terry, English footballer |
| 1980 | Max Greenfield, American actor |
| 1980 | Martina Hingis, Czechoslovakia-born Swiss tennis player |
| 1980 | Luciana Salazar, Argentinian model, actress, and singer |
| 1980 | Ryta Turava, Belarusian race walker |
| 1980 | Mark Teixeira, American baseball player |
| 1980 | Nuno Santos, Portuguese footballer |
| 1980 | Avi Benedi, Israeli singer and songwriter |
| 1980 | Dan Ellis, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1980 | Terrence McGee, American football player |
| 1980 | Bijou Phillips, American actress and model |
| 1980 | Bob Hardy, English bass player |
| 1980 | Kevin Simm, British singer |
| 1980 | Florent Malouda, French footballer |
| 1980 | Kaine Robertson, New Zealand-Italian rugby player |
| 1981 | Michelle Bass, English model and singer |
| 1980 | Ma Lin, Chinese table tennis player |