According to Chinese Astrology, 1922 is the Year of the Dog and it is the Water element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1922 are Dogs. The Chinese Dog year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 28 January 1922 and 15 February 1923 are considered born in the Chinese year 1922 and are a Dog sign. In addition, each Dog 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. 1922 is also known as the Year of the Water Dog. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1922 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Dog?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1922 | Kay Starr, American singer (d. 2016) |
| 1922 | John Eisenhower, American historian, general, and diplomat, 45th United States Ambassador to Belgium (d. 2013) |
| 1922 | Nicholas Magallanes, American principal dancer and charter member of the New York City Ballet (d. 1977) |
| 1922 | Võ Văn Kiệt, Vietnamese soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Vietnam (d. 2008) |
| 1922 | Emil Zátopek, Czech runner (d. 2000) |
| 1923 | Carroll Shelby, American race car driver, engineer, and businessman, founded Carroll Shelby International (d. 2012) |
| 1922 | Gordon Tullock, American economist and academic (d. 2014) |
| 1922 | Arved Viirlaid, Estonian-Canadian soldier and author (d. 2015) |
| 1923 | Antony Flew, English philosopher and academic (d. 2010) |
| 1923 | Vladimir Kazantsev, Russian runner (d. 2007) |
| 1922 | Bob Goldham, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (d. 1991) |
| 1922 | Jim Wright, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 2015) |
| 1922 | Hein Eersel, Surinamese linguist and Minister of Education |
| 1922 | Jules Sedney, Prime Minister of Suriname (d. 2020) |
| 1922 | Jaki Byard, American pianist and composer (d. 1999) |
| 1923 | Marianne Ferber, Czech-American economist and author (d. 2013) |
| 1922 | Luis Aponte Martínez, Puerto Rican cardinal (d. 2012) |
| 1922 | Walter Farley, American author (d. 1989) |
| 1922 | Władysław Bartoszewski, Polish journalist and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2015) |
| 1922 | Pierre Cardin, Italian-French fashion designer (d. 2020) |
| 1922 | Reed Irvine, American economist and activist (d. 2004) |
| 1922 | Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist, physicist, and engineer (d. 2015) |
| 1922 | Sven Nykvist, Swedish director and cinematographer (d. 2006) |
| 1922 | Manolis Glezos, Greek journalist and politician (d. 2020) |
| 1922 | Lucian Freud, German-English painter and illustrator (d. 2011) |
| 1922 | Bill Johnston, Australian cricketer and businessman (d. 2007) |
| 1922 | Ralph Burns, American songwriter, bandleader, composer, conductor, arranger and pianist (d. 2001) |
| 1922 | Oscar Sala, Italian-Brazilian physicist and academic (d. 2010) |
| 1922 | Kathleen Booth, British computer scientist and mathematician (d. 2022) |
| 1922 | Anna Gordy Gaye, American songwriter and producer, co-founded Anna Records (d. 2014) |