It’s Chinese New year – the year of the Monkey! The Chinese lunar calendar has a repeating cycle of 12 years, and each of these are represented by an animal.
The Chinese Zodiac sign is derived from the birth year, and each animal has some unique characteristics that will affect the personality of that person. You can find out your or your child’s zodiac animal sign below just by knowing the year of birth, and see what famous people have the same animal sign.
If you were born around January or February though, you might be in a different year, as Chinese new year starts on a different date each year. You can double check your animal sign
here.
Rat:
2008, 1996, 1984, 1972, 1960 – Hugh Grant, Antonio Banderas, Prince Charles, Lev Tolstoi
Ox:
2009, 1997, 1985, 1973, 1961 – Napoleon, Anthony Hopkins, Kate Moss,Walt Disney
Tiger:
2010, 1998, 1986, 1974, 1962 – Queen Elizabeth II, Marilyn Monroe, Stevie Wonder, Leonardo DiCaprio
Rabbit:
2011, 1999, 1987, 1975, 1963 – Brad Pitt, Andy Warhol, Frank Sinatra, Albert Einstein
Dragon:
2012, 2000, 1988, 1976, 1964 – John Lennon, Robbin Williams, Salvador Dali, Neil Diamond
Snake:
2013, 2001, 1989, 1977, 1965 – Edgar Allan Poe, Bob Dylan, Mahatma Gandhi, John F. Kennedy
Horse:
2014, 2002, 1990, 1978, 1966 – Vivaldi, John Travolta, Vivaldi, Isaac Newton
Goat:
2015, 2003, 1991, 1979, 1967 – Bruce Willis, Julia Roberts, Mark Twain, Federico Fellini
Monkey:
2016, 2004, 1992, 1980, 1968 – Charles Dickens, Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Taylor, Leonardo da Vinci
Rooster:
2017, 2005, 1993, 1981, 1969 – Neil Young, Yoko Ono, Van Morrison, Benjamin Franklin
Dog:
2018, 2006, 1994, 1982, 1970 – Lewis Carroll, Madonna, Prince William, Mother Teresa
Pig:
2019, 2007, 1995, 1983, 1971 – Elton John, Dalai Lama, Woody Allen, Ernest Hemingway
Were you surprised? Do you think people who share the same zodiac animal sign have the same qualities?
