According to Chinese Astrology, 1949 is the Year of the Ox and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1949 are Oxs. The Chinese Ox year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 29 January 1949 and 16 February 1950 are considered born in the Chinese year 1949 and are a Ox sign. In addition, each Ox 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. 1949 is also known as the Year of the Earth Ox. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1949 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Ox?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1949 | Andy Love, Scottish-English politician |
| 1949 | Stan Hansen, American wrestler and actor |
| 1949 | Wang Wanxing, Chinese activist |
| 1949 | Ringo Mendoza, Mexican wrestler |
| 1949 | Craig Zadan, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2018) |
| 1950 | John Manley, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada |
| 1949 | Oscar Martínez, Argentine theater actor |
| 1949 | Carroll Baker, Canadian singer-songwriter |
| 1949 | Franz Josef Jung, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of Defence |
| 1949 | DeAnne Julius, American-British economist and academic |
| 1949 | Annie Leibovitz, American photographer |
| 1949 | Teofilo Cubillas, Peruvian footballer |
| 1949 | Terry Burnham, American actress |
| 1949 | Mike Evans, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2006) |
| 1949 | Alan Meale, English journalist and politician |
| 1949 | Jim Carroll, American poet, author, and musician (d. 2009) |
| 1949 | Eddie Hart, American sprinter |
| 1949 | Michael Nazir-Ali, Pakistani-English bishop |
| 1949 | Francis Rossi, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1949 | Michael D. Griffin, American physicist and engineer |
| 1950 | Wayne Bennett, Australian rugby league player and coach |
| 1949 | Rick Roberts, American country-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1950 | Rambhadracharya, Indian religious leader, scholar, and author |
| 1949 | Lasse Virén, Finnish runner and police officer |
| 1949 | Elliott Murphy, American-French singer-songwriter and journalist |
| 1949 | Ann Druyan, American popular science writer |
| 1949 | Réjean Houle, Canadian ice hockey player and manager |
| 1949 | Jim McCrery, American lawyer and politician |
| 1949 | Noli de Castro, Filipino journalist and politician, 14th Vice President of the Philippines |
| 1950 | Jonathan Freeman, American actor and singer |