People born in the Year of the Ox are traditionally linked to the fixed element Earth (Yin) and described with traits such as Diligence, Patience, Honesty. Recent Ox years include 2033, 2021, 2009.

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TRAITS (TRADITION)

Diligent, patient and dependable — a steady worker.

#Diligence#Patience#Honesty#Steadiness

STRENGTHS

HardworkingPatientReliableHonest

WEAKNESSES

StubbornInflexibleReserved

Years of the Ox

2033 2021 2009 1997 1985 1973 1961 1949

Compatibility (traditional groupings)

Trine — traditionally harmonious

🐍Snake 🐓Rooster

Six Harmony — paired

🐀Rat

Clash — traditionally opposing

🐐Goat

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Famous people born in the Year of the Ox

Malala YousafzaiCristiano RonaldoNoritoshi FuruichiSaki AibuAya UetoAshley TisdaleAoi MiyazakiEri FukatsuWakako ShimazakiYo OizumiChiriko SakashitaRinkaNeil Patrick HarrisGACKTTomochikaRyoko ShinoharaDave ChappelleIchiro SuzukiMasato SakaiNanako MatsushimaHeidi KlumSomegoro IchikawaTadanobu AsanoRyan GiggsAtsushi TamuraGoro InagakiTakashi SorimachiHideaki TokunagaSho AikawaSusan BoyleEddie MurphyGeorge ClooneyToru WatanabeMichael J. FoxPrincess DianaKoki MitaniKeiko SaitoBarack ObamaKiichi NakaiPeter JacksonHaruki MurakamiMariko TakahashiBilly JoelMeryl StreepRichard GereEikichi YazawaBruce SpringsteenDon JohnsonColin PowellJack NicholsonKen OgataDustin HoffmanAnthony HopkinsMalcolm XRichard NixonClark GableWalt DisneyMarlene DietrichCharlie ChaplinAdolf HitlerVincent van GoghPierre-Auguste RenoirHans Christian AndersenNapoleon BonaparteGeorge HandelJohann Sebastian BachEl Greco

※ Signs computed from birth year (those born near Lunar New Year may differ). Tap a name for that day's page.

Personality, keywords, strengths and weaknesses reflect widely known folklore of the Chinese zodiac, not fortune claims. The fixed element and yin/yang are the standard correspondences of the earthly branch (distinct from each year's element). Years are derived from the 12-year cycle. Compatibility (trine, six harmony, clash) follows traditional Chinese astrology groupings. About our data