According to Chinese Astrology, 1988 is the Year of the Dragon and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1988 are Dragons. The Chinese Dragon year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 17 February 1988 and 5 February 1989 are considered born in the Chinese year 1988 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. 1988 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 1988 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Dragon?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1988 | Cody Walker, American actor |
| 1988 | Max Pacioretty, American ice hockey player |
| 1988 | Ivonne Orsini, Puerto Rican model and television host, Miss World Puerto Rico 2008 |
| 1989 | Rubén Miño, Spanish footballer |
| 1988 | Matt Bartkowski, American ice hockey defenseman |
| 1988 | Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukrainian tennis player |
| 1988 | Jack Riewoldt, Australian footballer |
| 1989 | Gong Lijiao, Chinese shot putter |
| 1988 | Mohamed Coulibaly, Senegalese footballer |
| 1988 | Marin Čilić, Croatian tennis player |
| 1988 | Neftalí Feliz, Dominican baseball player |
| 1988 | Anushka Sharma, Indian actress and film producer |
| 1988 | Gevorg Ghazaryan, Armenian footballer |
| 1988 | Lucia Slaničková, Slovak heptathlete |
| 1988 | Jesse Sergent, New Zealand cyclist |
| 1989 | Slobodan Rajković, Serbian footballer |
| 1988 | Mauricio Isla, Chilean footballer |
| 1988 | Tim Moltzen, Australian rugby league player |
| 1988 | Chellsie Memmel, American gymnast |
| 1988 | ASAP Rocky, American rapper and songwriter |
| 1989 | Matteo Pelucchi, Italian cyclist |
| 1988 | Stacey Kemp, English skater |
| 1988 | Lucian Wintrich, American political artist and White House correspondent |
| 1988 | Joeri Dequevy, Belgian footballer |
| 1988 | Agnes, Swedish singer |
| 1988 | Thomas De Corte, Belgian footballer |
| 1988 | Jeremy Metcalfe, English racing driver |
| 1988 | Nanase Hoshii, Japanese singer and actress |
| 1989 | Marina Melnikova, Russian tennis player |
| 1988 | Vontae Davis, American football player |