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 |