According to Chinese Astrology, 1976 is the Year of the Dragon and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1976 are Dragons. The Chinese Dragon year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 31 January 1976 and 17 February 1977 are considered born in the Chinese year 1976 and are a Dragon sign. In addition, each Dragon 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. 1976 is also known as the Year of the Fire Dragon. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1976 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Dragon?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1976 | Tatiana Gutsu, Ukrainian gymnast |
| 1976 | Robert Miles, Australian rugby league player |
| 1976 | Ray Price, Zimbabwean cricketer |
| 1976 | Keeley Hawes, English actress |
| 1977 | Bradley Carnell, South African footballer |
| 1976 | Josh Lewsey, English rugby player |
| 1976 | Hirotada Ototake, Japanese author and educator |
| 1976 | Alison Sweeney, American actress and television host |
| 1976 | Emma de Caunes, French actress |
| 1976 | Ryan Farquhar, Northern Irish motorcycle racer |
| 1976 | Joel Peralta, Dominican baseball player |
| 1976 | Reese Witherspoon, American actress and producer |
| 1976 | Daniel Carlsson, Swedish race car driver |
| 1976 | Guti, Spanish footballer |
| 1977 | Takuma Sato, Japanese race car driver |
| 1976 | Kelly Sotherton, English sprinter and long jumper |
| 1976 | Wavell Hinds, Jamaican cricketer |
| 1976 | Mona Zaki, Egyptian actress |
| 1976 | Sam Worthington, English-Australian actor and producer |
| 1976 | Derek Chauvin, American criminal and former police officer[22] |
| 1976 | Doug Viney, New Zealand boxer |
| 1976 | Hazem El Masri, Lebanese-Australian rugby league player and educator |
| 1976 | Adrian Anca, Romanian footballer |
| 1976 | Fraser Gehrig, Australian footballer |
| 1976 | Wade Belak, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2011) |
| 1976 | Michael Ballack, German footballer |
| 1976 | Rory Hamill, Northern Irish international footballer |
| 1976 | Juha Pasoja, Finnish footballer |
| 1976 | Geno Carlisle, American basketball player |
| 1976 | Stefan Postma, Dutch footballer and coach |