Born in 1968, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1968 is the Year of the Monkey and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1968 are Monkeys. The Chinese Monkey year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 30 January 1968 and 16 February 1969 are considered born in the Chinese year 1968 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. 1968 is also known as the Year of the Earth Monkey. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1968 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Monkey and 1968
Famous People Born in the Year of the Monkey and Chinese Year 1968. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Monkey 1968. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1968 | Rod Beck, American baseball player (d. 2007) |
| 1968 | Chris Broussard, American journalist and sportscaster |
| 1968 | PMD, American rapper |
| 1968 | Ken Akamatsu, Japanese illustrator |
| 1968 | Robert Denmark, English runner and coach |
| 1968 | Laura Trevelyan, English journalist and author |
| 1968 | Todd Jones, American baseball player |
| 1968 | Lyle Odelein, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1968 | César Sampaio, Brazilian footballer |
| 1968 | Lee Mack, English comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1968 | Sean Moore, Welsh drummer and songwriter |
| 1968 | Abdelatif Benazzi, Moroccan-French rugby player |
| 1969 | Patton Oswalt, American comedian and actor |
| 1968 | Neal Casal, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and photographer (d. 2019) |
| 1968 | Kelly Hu, American actress |
| 1969 | Anneli Drecker, Norwegian singer and actress |
| 1968 | Tatyana Shikolenko, Russian javelin thrower |
| 1969 | Jimmy Smith, American football player |
| 1968 | Patricia Girard, French runner and hurdler |
| 1968 | Antonio Tarver, American boxer, sportscaster, and actor |
| 1968 | Greg Hawgood, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1968 | Paul Rea, American journalist |
| 1968 | Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Italian actress and producer |
| 1968 | Grant Shapps, English politician |
| 1969 | István Bagyula, Hungarian pole vaulter |
| 1969 | Brendan Shanahan, Canadian ice hockey player and actor |
| 1968 | Leon Lett, American football player |
| 1968 | Falilat Ogunkoya, Nigerian sprinter |
| 1969 | Dana International, Israeli singer-songwriter |
| 1968 | Kelly Ayotte, American lawyer and politician, New Hampshire Attorney General |