According to Chinese Astrology, 1982 is the Year of the Dog and it is the Water element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1982 are Dogs. The Chinese Dog year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 25 January 1982 and 12 February 1983 are considered born in the Chinese year 1982 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. 1982 is also known as the Year of the Water Dog. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1982 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Dog?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1982 | Anna Paquin, Canadian-New Zealand actress |
| 1982 | Albert Crusat, Spanish footballer |
| 1982 | Chad Cordero, American baseball player |
| 1982 | Abhinav Bindra, Indian target shooter |
| 1982 | Asafa Powell, Jamaican sprinter |
| 1982 | Alexandre Prémat, French race car driver |
| 1983 | Shaun Maloney, Scottish footballer |
| 1982 | Alberto Gilardino, Italian footballer |
| 1982 | Ami Suzuki, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1982 | Josh Anderson, American baseball player |
| 1982 | Alasdair Duncan, Australian journalist and author |
| 1983 | Kelly VanderBeek, Canadian alpine skier |
| 1982 | Jenny Slate, American comedian, actress and author |
| 1982 | Nicki Minaj, Trinidadian-American rapper and actress |
| 1982 | Tobias Kurbjuweit, German footballer |
| 1982 | Carlo Costly, Honduran footballer |
| 1982 | Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa, Brazilian footballer |
| 1982 | Peeter Kümmel, Estonian skier |
| 1982 | LeAnn Rimes, American singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1982 | Prithviraj Sukumaran, Indian actor, singer, and producer |
| 1982 | Kevin Everett, American football player |
| 1982 | Antonio Pavanello, Italian rugby player |
| 1982 | Julia Melim, Brazilian actress |
| 1982 | Nate Ruess, American singer-songwriter |
| 1982 | Cory Monteith, Canadian actor and singer (d. 2013) |
| 1982 | Andy Greene, American ice hockey player |
| 1983 | Anja Hammerseng-Edin, Norwegian handball player |
| 1982 | Derek Boogaard, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2011) |
| 1982 | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff, Australian footballer |
| 1982 | Jeffrey Buttle, Canadian figure skater |