According to Chinese Astrology, 1982 is the Year of the Dog and it is the Water element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1982 are Dogs. The Chinese Dog year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 25 January 1982 and 12 February 1983 are considered born in the Chinese year 1982 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. 1982 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 1982 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Dog?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1982 | Manny Parra, American baseball player |
| 1982 | Erin E. Stead, American illustrator |
| 1982 | Dawan Landry, American football player |
| 1982 | Javier Paredes, Spanish footballer |
| 1982 | Dương Hồng Sơn, Vietnamese footballer |
| 1982 | Fábio Júnior dos Santos, Brazilian footballer |
| 1982 | William Butler, American musician and composer |
| 1983 | Álvaro Arbeloa, Spanish footballer |
| 1982 | Tolu Ogunlesi, Nigerian journalist and writer |
| 1982 | Rian Wallace, American football player |
| 1982 | Magnus Lindgren, Swedish chef (d. 2012) |
| 1982 | Mohammed Bijeh, iranian serial killer (d. 2006) |
| 1983 | Craig Horner, Australian actor and musician |
| 1982 | Britta Heidemann, German fencer |
| 1982 | Christopher Katongo, Zambian footballer |
| 1982 | Mark Renshaw, Australian cyclist |
| 1982 | Jenny Slate, American comedian, actress and author |
| 1982 | Nicole Ohlde, American basketball player |
| 1982 | Riley Cote, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1982 | Ľubomíra Kalinová, Slovak biathlete |
| 1982 | Tobias Kurbjuweit, German footballer |
| 1982 | Jared Padalecki, American actor |
| 1982 | John Scott, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1982 | Mika Kallio, Finnish motorcycle racer |
| 1982 | Tobias Schweinsteiger, German footballer |
| 1982 | Andre Ethier, American baseball player |
| 1982 | Marie-Ève Drolet, Canadian speed skater |
| 1982 | Kevin Nolan, English footballer |
| 1982 | Nuwan Kulasekara, Sri Lankan cricketer |
| 1983 | Scott Speed, American race car driver |