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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Monkey?
Date | Name |
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1968 | Gary Coleman, American actor (d. 2010) |
1968 | Marine Le Pen, French lawyer and politician |
1968 | George Kotsiopoulos, American stylist and journalist |
1968 | Mark McGrath, American singer-songwriter |
1969 | Bryan Thomas Schmidt, American science fiction author and editor |
1968 | Alejandra Ávalos, Mexican artist |
1968 | Fernando León de Aranoa, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter |
1968 | Al Murray, English comedian and television host |
1968 | Alberto Iñurrategi, Spanish mountaineer |
1968 | Esera Tuaolo, American football player |
1969 | Nicky Wire, Welsh singer-songwriter and bass player |
1969 | Stevie Jackson, Scottish guitarist and songwriter |
1968 | Billy Crudup, American actor |
1969 | Dave Bautista, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor |
1968 | Stuart Murdoch, Scottish singer-songwriter |
1968 | Thomas Strunz, German footballer |
1968 | Alicia Coppola, American actress |
1968 | Marcel Theroux, Ugandan-English journalist and author |
1968 | Julian Richards, Welsh director and producer |
1968 | Brian Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
1969 | Beau Biden, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 44th Attorney General of Delaware (d. 2015) |
1968 | Brad Wilk, American singer-songwriter and drummer |
1968 | A. J. Jacobs, American journalist and author |
1968 | Eric Bana, Australian actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter |
1968 | Rena Sofer, American actress |
1968 | Kool G Rap, American hip-hop artist |
1968 | Chris Lewis, Guyanese-English cricketer |
1969 | Masaharu Fukuyama, Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actor |
1968 | Horst Skoff, Austrian tennis player (d. 2008) |
1969 | Sam Trammell, American actor |