According to Chinese Astrology, 1916 is the Year of the Dragon and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1916 are Dragons. The Chinese Dragon year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 3 February 1916 and 22 January 1917 are considered born in the Chinese year 1916 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. 1916 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 1916 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Dragon?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1916 | Johnny Jacobs, American television announcer (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Frank and John Craighead, American naturalists (twins, Frank d. 2001, John d. 2016) |
| 1916 | Peg Lynch, American actress and screenwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1916 | Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Van Johnson, American actor (d. 2008) |
| 1917 | Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Hans Eysenck, German-English psychologist and theorist (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Frank Yerby, American novelist (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Horton Foote, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Tinus Osendarp, Dutch sprinter and police officer (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Harold Baigent, New Zealand actor and director (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Harold Norse, American poet and author (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Chiang Wei-kuo, Japanese-Chinese general (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Len Hutton, English cricketer and soldier (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Leonard Weisgard, American author and illustrator (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Howard Finster, American minister and painter (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Robert F. Christy, Canadian-American physicist and astronomer (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Gregory Peck, American actor, political activist, and producer (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Ömer Lütfi Akad, Turkish director and screenwriter (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Mort Meskin, American illustrator (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Bill Lee, American actor and singer (d. 1980) |
| 1916 | Vincent Ellis McKelvey, American geologist and author (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Fiorenzo Angelini, Italian cardinal (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Harold Robbins, American author and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Eric Christmas, English-Canadian actor (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Frank Leslie Walcott, Barbadian cricketer, umpire, and politician (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Eyvind Earle, American artist, author, and illustrator (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Robert McNamara, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Jerome Beatty Jr., American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2002) |