According to Chinese Astrology, 1983 is the Year of the Pig and it is the Water element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1983 are Pigs. The Chinese Pig year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 13 February 1983 and 1 February 1984 are considered born in the Chinese year 1983 and are a Pig sign. In addition, each Pig 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. 1983 is also known as the Year of the Water Pig. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1983 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Pig?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1983 | Christopher Paolini, American author |
| 1983 | Anna Meares, Australian track cyclist |
| 1983 | Silvio Proto, Belgian-Italian footballer |
| 1983 | Stephen Weiss, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1984 | Kalki Koechlin, Indian actress |
| 1983 | Maleli Kunavore, Fijian rugby player (d. 2012) |
| 1984 | Seung-Hui Cho, South Korean student who perpetrated the 2007 mass shooting at Virginia Tech (d. 2007) |
| 1983 | Rebecca Ferguson, Swedish actress |
| 1983 | David Strettle, English rugby player |
| 1984 | Anne Panter, English field hockey player |
| 1983 | Chinx, American rapper (d. 2015) |
| 1983 | C. S. Magaoay, American researcher and activist |
| 1983 | Kelly Clark, American snowboarder |
| 1983 | José Manuel Rojas, Chilean footballer |
| 1984 | Daniel Sepulveda, American football player |
| 1983 | Tina Maze, Slovenian skier |
| 1984 | Billy Mehmet, English-Irish footballer |
| 1983 | Michael Krohn-Dehli, Danish footballer |
| 1983 | Maynor Figueroa, Honduran footballer |
| 1983 | Gustavo Eberto, Argentinian footballer (d. 2007) |
| 1983 | Braun Strowman, American wrestler and strongman |
| 1983 | Danny, Portuguese footballer |
| 1983 | James Heath, English golfer |
| 1983 | Frostee Rucker, American football player |
| 1984 | Derrick Atkins, Bahamian sprinter |
| 1983 | Mishaal Al-Saeed, Suadi Arabian footballer |
| 1983 | Mabel Gay, Cuban triple jumper |
| 1983 | Lin Dan, Chinese badminton player |
| 1983 | Trent Edwards, American football player |
| 1984 | Andre Iguodala, American basketball player |