According to Chinese Astrology, 1976 is the Year of the Dragon and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1976 are Dragons. The Chinese Dragon year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 31 January 1976 and 17 February 1977 are considered born in the Chinese year 1976 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. 1976 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 1976 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Dragon?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1976 | Atsushi Yoneyama, Japanese footballer |
| 1976 | Yoshino Kimura, Japanese actress and singer |
| 1976 | Marc Coma, Spanish motorcycle racer |
| 1976 | Elvis Mihailenko, Latvian boxer, trainer, and sportscaster |
| 1976 | Sachiko Kokubu, Japanese actress and model |
| 1976 | Wang Leehom, American-Taiwanese singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director |
| 1976 | Raef LaFrentz, American basketball player |
| 1976 | Stefan Postma, Dutch footballer and coach |
| 1976 | Hanno Möttölä, Finnish basketball player |
| 1976 | Daimí Pernía, Cuban basketball player and hurdler |
| 1976 | Steve Cunningham, American boxer |
| 1976 | Torsten Frings, German footballer and coach |
| 1976 | Ro Khanna, American politician |
| 1976 | Adrian Bakalli, Belgian footballer |
| 1976 | Clint Mathis, American soccer player and coach |
| 1976 | Chen Lu, Chinese figure skater |
| 1976 | Fraser Gehrig, Australian footballer |
| 1976 | Bryan Harsin, American college football coach |
| 1976 | Brad Miller, American basketball player |
| 1976 | Ricardo Zonta, Brazilian race car driver |
| 1976 | Beth Rigby, British political editor, Sky News |
| 1977 | Justin Gimelstob, American tennis player and coach |
| 1976 | Walter Pandiani, Uruguayan footballer |
| 1976 | Ian Murray, Scottish businessman and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland |
| 1976 | Michael Weiss, American figure skater |
| 1976 | Daniel Komen, Kenyan runner |
| 1976 | Thomas Sørensen, Danish footballer |
| 1976 | Chris Hoy, Scottish cyclist |
| 1976 | Anže Logar, Slovenian politician |
| 1976 | Isla Fisher, Australian actress. |