According to Chinese Astrology, 1998 is the Year of the Tiger and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1998 are Tigers. The Chinese Tiger year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 28 January 1998 and 15 February 1999 are considered born in the Chinese year 1998 and are a Tiger sign. In addition, each Tiger 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. 1998 is also known as the Year of the Earth Tiger. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1998 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Tiger?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Satoko Miyahara, Japanese figure skater |
| 1998 | Yulia Lipnitskaya, Russian figure skater |
| 1998 | Sahaphap Wongratch, Thai actor, model, and singer |
| 1998 | Maximilian Wöber, Austrian footballer |
| 1998 | Anna Pogorilaya, Russian figure skater |
| 1998 | María Bazo, Peruvian windsurfer |
| 1998 | Polina Edmunds, American figure skater |
| 1998 | Davion Mitchell, American basketball player |
| 1998 | Noah Gragson, American racing driver |
| 1998 | Michael Porter Jr., American basketball player |
| 1999 | Damiano David, Italian singer-songwriter |
| 1998 | Kimberly Birrell, Australian tennis player |
| 1998 | Weston McKennie, American soccer player |
| 1998 | Mirjam Björklund, Swedish tennis player[20] |
| 1998 | Todd Cantwell, English footballer |
| 1998 | Maryna Piddubna, Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer |
| 1998 | Matheus Leist, Brazilian race car driver |
| 1998 | Trent Alexander-Arnold, English professional footballer |
| 1998 | Kalyn Ponga, Australian rugby league player |
| 1998 | Nam Nguyen, Canadian figure skater |
| 1998 | Lance Morris, Australian cricketer |
| 1998 | Song Yu-bin, South Korean singer and actor |
| 1998 | Jayson Tatum, American basketball player |
| 1998 | Jesse Puljujärvi, Finnish ice hockey player |
| 1998 | Choi Ye-bin, South Korean actress |
| 1998 | Kyle Chalmers, Australian swimmer |
| 1998 | Juice WRLD, American rapper, singer and songwriter (d. 2019) |
| 1998 | Lucrezia Stefanini, Italian tennis player |
| 1998 | Jakob Chychrun, American-born Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1999 | Kanna Hashimoto, Japanese actress |