According to Chinese Astrology, 1970 is the Year of the Dog and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1970 are Dogs. The Chinese Dog year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 6 February 1970 and 26 January 1971 are considered born in the Chinese year 1970 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. 1970 is also known as the Year of the Metal Dog. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1970 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Dog?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1970 | Shauna MacDonald, Canadian actress and producer |
| 1971 | Irwin Thomas, American-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1970 | Danny McNamara, English singer-songwriter |
| 1970 | Hans Välimäki, Finnish chef and author |
| 1970 | Chorão, Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 2013) |
| 1970 | Uwe Rosenberg, German game designer, created Bohnanza |
| 1970 | Russell Peters, Canadian comedian, actor, and producer |
| 1970 | Giorgos Sigalas, Greek basketball player, coach, and sportscaster |
| 1970 | Yann Tiersen, French singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1970 | Arie van Lent, Dutch-German footballer and manager |
| 1970 | Ménélik, Cameroonian-French rapper |
| 1970 | Ben Wallace, English captain and politician |
| 1970 | Hao Haidong, Chinese footballer |
| 1970 | Sander Boschker, Dutch footballer |
| 1970 | Phil Babb, English footballer and manager |
| 1970 | Masami Tsuda, Japanese author and illustrator |
| 1970 | Karine Polwart, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1970 | Danielle Spencer, Australian singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1970 | Gualter Salles, Brazilian race car driver |
| 1970 | Wibi Soerjadi, Dutch pianist and composer |
| 1971 | Stan Collymore, English footballer and sportscaster |
| 1970 | Andre Agassi, American tennis player |
| 1970 | Jason Lee, American skateboarder, actor, comedian and producer |
| 1970 | Lorenzo Neal, American football player and radio host |
| 1970 | Sean Hill, American ice hockey player |
| 1970 | Dan Bylsma, American ice hockey player and coach |
| 1970 | Martin Johnson, English rugby player and coach |
| 1970 | Emmanuel Amunike, Nigerian footballer and manager |
| 1971 | Wakanohana Masaru, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 66th Yokozuna |
| 1970 | Tim Story, American director and producer |