According to Chinese Astrology, 1928 is the Year of the Dragon and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1928 are Dragons. The Chinese Dragon year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 23 January 1928 and 9 February 1929 are considered born in the Chinese year 1928 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. 1928 is also known as the Year of the Earth Dragon. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1928 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Dragon?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1928 | Arman, French-American painter and sculptor (d. 2005) |
| 1928 | Gaston Thorn, Luxembourg lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (d. 2007) |
| 1928 | Ian Bannen, Scottish actor (d. 1999) |
| 1928 | Jacques-Louis Lions, French mathematician (d. 2001) |
| 1928 | Thomas Kinsella, Irish poet, translator, and publisher (d. 2021) |
| 1928 | Fiorella Mari, Brazilian-Italian actress |
| 1928 | James Lawson, American activist, author, and academic |
| 1928 | Vitthalrao Gadgil, Indian politician (d. 2001) |
| 1928 | Dave Treen, American lawyer and politician, 51st Governor of Louisiana (d. 2009) |
| 1928 | Harold Prince, American director and producer (d. 2019) |
| 1928 | Dick Taverne, English lawyer and politician |
| 1928 | Alejandro Végh Villegas, Uruguayan politician (d. 2017) |
| 1928 | Irma Wyman, American computer scientist and engineer (d. 2015) |
| 1928 | Albert Mangelsdorff, German trombonist and educator (d. 2005) |
| 1928 | Yevgeny Svetlanov, Russian conductor and composer (d. 2002) |
| 1928 | Philip K. Dick, American philosopher and author (d. 1982) |
| 1928 | Samuel Adler, German-American composer and conductor |
| 1928 | René Clemencic, Austrian composer, recorder player, harpsichordist, conductor and clavichord player |
| 1928 | Samuel Belzberg, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2018) |
| 1928 | Elie Wiesel, Romanian-American author, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016) |
| 1928 | Don Beauman, English race car driver (d. 1955) |
| 1928 | Jean Dotto, French cyclist (d. 2000) |
| 1928 | Fidel V. Ramos, Filipino general and politician, 12th President of the Philippines (d. 2022) |
| 1928 | J. Hillis Miller, American academic and critic (d. 2021) |
| 1928 | Thea Musgrave, Scottish-American composer and educator |
| 1928 | Romesh Bhandari, Pakistani-Indian politician, 13th Foreign Secretary of India (d. 2013) |
| 1929 | Petr Eben, Czech composer, organist and choirmaster (d. 2007) |
| 1928 | Bruce Forsyth, English singer and television host (d. 2017) |
| 1928 | Sam Edwards, Welsh physicist and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1928 | Gianni Marzotto, Italian racing driver and businessman (d. 2012) |