According to Chinese Astrology, 1979 is the Year of the Goat and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1979 are Goats. The Chinese Goat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 28 January 1979 and 15 February 1980 are considered born in the Chinese year 1979 and are a Goat sign. In addition, each Goat 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. 1979 is also known as the Year of the Earth Goat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1979 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Goat?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1979 | Sébastien Ostertag, French handball player |
| 1979 | Omri Afek, Israeli footballer |
| 1979 | Adam Brody, American actor |
| 1979 | Kelis, American singer-songwriter, producer, chef and author |
| 1979 | Jonna Mendes, American skier |
| 1979 | Geike Arnaert, Belgian singer |
| 1979 | Tyson Apostol, American television personality |
| 1979 | Morena Baccarin, Brazilian-American actress |
| 1979 | Jeff Reed, American football player |
| 1979 | Nikos Barlos, Greek basketball player |
| 1979 | Corey Maggette, American basketball player and sportscaster |
| 1979 | Valerio Scassellati, Italian race car driver |
| 1980 | Kerry Jeremy, Antiguan cricketer |
| 1979 | Tom Palmer, English rugby union player |
| 1979 | Teemu Tainio, Finnish footballer |
| 1979 | Yang Jianping, Chinese recurve archer |
| 1979 | Austra Skujytė, Lithuanian pentathlete |
| 1979 | Alexander Frei, Swiss footballer |
| 1979 | Shane Filan, Irish singer-songwriter |
| 1979 | Roberto De Zerbi, Italian football manager |
| 1979 | Ryan Shealy, American baseball player |
| 1980 | Jo Swinson, Scottish politician |
| 1979 | Diego Luna, Mexican actor, director and producer |
| 1979 | Megan Mayhew Bergman, American author and educator |
| 1979 | Phil Waugh, Australian rugby player |
| 1979 | Jacob Pitts, American actor |
| 1979 | Pablo Aimar, Argentinian footballer |
| 1979 | Brooks Bollinger, American football player and coach |
| 1979 | Alexi Laiho, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2020) |
| 1979 | Movsar Barayev, Chechen terrorist (d. 2002) |