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 | Frank Yerby, American novelist (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Ramón José Velásquez, Venezuelan journalist, lawyer, and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Margaret Lockwood, Pakistani-English actress (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Joseph Cyril Bamford, English businessman, founded J. C. Bamford (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Louis Guglielmi, Catalan composer (d. 1991) |
| 1917 | Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Pierre Messmer, French lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | William Pène du Bois, American author and illustrator (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Cathy Lewis, American actress (d. 1968) |
| 1916 | Roald Dahl, British novelist, poet, and screenwriter (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Len Hutton, English cricketer and soldier (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Bill Lee, American actor and singer (d. 1980) |
| 1916 | John Kundla, American basketball player and coach (d. 2017) |
| 1916 | Leonard Shoen, founder of U-Haul Corp. (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Leonard Weisgard, American author and illustrator (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Daws Butler, American voice actor and singer (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | S. Yizhar, Israeli academic and politician (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Walker Percy, American novelist and essayist (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Giuseppe Taddei, Italian actor and singer (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Yehudi Menuhin, American-Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Glenn Ford, Canadian-American actor and producer (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Edward Platt, American actor (d. 1974) |
| 1916 | Robert Shaw, American conductor (d. 1999) |
| 1917 | Albert Mol, Dutch author and actor (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Harry James, American trumpet player, bandleader, and actor (d. 1983) |
| 1916 | Fran Ryan, American actress and comedian (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Iosif Shklovsky, Ukrainian astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Mary Stewart, British author and poet (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Penelope Fitzgerald, English author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Nanaji Deshmukh, Indian educator and activist (d. 2010) |