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 | Vlada Avramov, Serbian footballer |
| 1979 | John Krasinski, American actor, director, and producer |
| 1979 | Subliminal, Israeli rapper and producer |
| 1979 | Geike Arnaert, Belgian singer |
| 1980 | Carlos Cotto, Puerto Rican-American wrestler and boxer |
| 1979 | Jawed Karim, American computer scientist |
| 1980 | Petra Rampre, Slovenian tennis player |
| 1979 | Orlando Engelaar, Dutch footballer |
| 1979 | Luke Young, English footballer |
| 1980 | Pasha Kovalev, Russian-American dancer and choreographer |
| 1979 | Mena Suvari, American actress and fashion designer |
| 1979 | James Clancy Phelan, Australian author and academic |
| 1979 | Alena Popchanka, Belarusian-French swimmer and coach |
| 1979 | Deion Branch, American football player |
| 1979 | Richard Harwood, English cellist |
| 1979 | Stephen Kramer Glickman, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and fashion designer |
| 1979 | Lee Dong-gook, South Korean footballer |
| 1979 | Sachiko Sugiyama, Japanese volleyball player |
| 1979 | Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Greek footballer |
| 1979 | Will Demps, American football player |
| 1979 | Marko Stanojevic, English-Italian rugby player |
| 1979 | Jaime Correa, Mexican footballer |
| 1979 | Andrew Ference, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1979 | Carlos Adrián Morales, Mexican footballer |
| 1979 | Ryan Pickett, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1979 | Chris Daughtry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1979 | Brandy Norwood, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress |
| 1979 | Vahur Afanasjev, Estonian author and poet |
| 1979 | Andrei Makrov, Estonian ice hockey player |
| 1979 | Sayed Moawad, Egyptian footballer |