According to Chinese Astrology, 1970 is the Year of the Dog and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1970 are Dogs. The Chinese Dog year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 6 February 1970 and 26 January 1971 are considered born in the Chinese year 1970 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. 1970 is also known as the Year of the Metal Dog. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1970 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Dog?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1970 | Oscar Strasnoy, French-Argentine composer |
| 1970 | Maribel Verdú, Spanish actress |
| 1970 | Peta Wilson, Australian model and actress |
| 1970 | Alun Cairns, Welsh businessman and politician |
| 1970 | Josephine Medina, Filipino Paralympic table tennis player (d. 2021) |
| 1970 | Rick Recht, American singer-songwriter |
| 1970 | Andrew Gee, Australian rugby league player and manager |
| 1971 | Josh Evans, American film producer, screenwriter and actor |
| 1970 | Adrian Brunker, Australian rugby player |
| 1970 | Mike Weir, Canadian golfer |
| 1970 | Debbie Graham, American tennis player |
| 1970 | Bryan Herta, American race car driver and businessman, co-founded Bryan Herta Autosport |
| 1970 | Andrew Griffiths, English politician |
| 1970 | Andy Houston, American race car driver |
| 1970 | Ronald de Boer, Dutch footballer and manager |
| 1970 | José Francisco Molina, Spanish footballer and manager |
| 1970 | Magnus Larsson, Swedish golfer |
| 1970 | Erica Kennedy, African-American journalist and author (d. 2012) |
| 1970 | Jim Schlossnagle, American baseball player and coach |
| 1970 | Queen Rania of Jordan |
| 1970 | Zoe Wiseman, American model and photographer |
| 1970 | Derek Parra, American speed skater |
| 1970 | Kazuyuki Fujita, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist |
| 1970 | Laura Schuler, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1970 | Shizuka Kudo, Japanese singer and actress |
| 1970 | Karl Unterkircher, Italian mountaineer (d. 2008) |
| 1970 | Marco Walker, Swiss footballer and coach |
| 1970 | Pär Zetterberg, Swedish footballer |
| 1970 | Bill Chen, American poker player and software designer |
| 1970 | Nelson Diebel, American swimmer and coach |