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 |
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| 1980 | Arnaud Coyot, French cyclist (d. 2013) |
| 1980 | Sheldon Brookbank, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1980 | Jason Culina, Australian footballer |
| 1980 | Michelle Williams, American actress |
| 1980 | Matthew Whiley, English cricketer |
| 1980 | Ben Foster, American actor |
| 1980 | Casey FitzSimmons, American football player |
| 1980 | Rich Alvarez, Filipino-Japanese basketball player |
| 1980 | Christoph Metzelder, German footballer |
| 1980 | Lee Jae-won, South Korean DJ and singer |
| 1980 | Claire Cooper, English actress |
| 1980 | Gabriel Milito, Argentinian footballer |
| 1980 | Danish Kaneria, Pakistani cricketer |
| 1980 | Łukasz Cyborowski, Polish chess player |
| 1980 | Alistair Overeem, Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer |
| 1980 | Mils Muliaina, New Zealand rugby player |
| 1980 | Autumn Reeser, American actress |
| 1980 | Stephanie Jacobsen, Hong Kong-Australian actress |
| 1980 | Asashōryū Akinori, Mongolian sumo wrestler, the 68th Yokozuna |
| 1980 | Danielle Downey, American golfer and coach (d. 2014) |
| 1980 | Yao Ming, Chinese basketball player |
| 1980 | DerMarr Johnson, American basketball player |
| 1980 | Amauri, Brazilian-Italian footballer |
| 1980 | Daniele Bennati, Italian cyclist |
| 1980 | Bruno Silva, Uruguayan footballer |
| 1980 | Jamario Moon, American basketball player |
| 1980 | Alec Brownstein, American author and director |
| 1980 | Michael Ryder, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1980 | Gavin Heffernan, Canadian director and screenwriter |
| 1980 | Lee Jin, South Korean singer and actress |