Born in 1988, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
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.
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Famous people from the Year of the Dragon and 1988
Famous People Born in the Year of the Dragon and Chinese Year 1988. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Dragon 1988. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1988 | Oussama Assaidi, Moroccan footballer |
| 1988 | Miki Roqué, Spanish footballer (d. 2012) |
| 1988 | Tjaronn Chery, Dutch-born Surinamese footballer |
| 1988 | Daniele Gasparetto, Italian footballer |
| 1988 | Jihadi John, Kuwaiti-British member of ISIS (d. 2015) |
| 1988 | Alfred Enoch, English actor |
| 1988 | Lizzie Deignan, English cyclist |
| 1988 | Zoë Kravitz, American actress, singer, and model |
| 1988 | Jonny Howson, English footballer |
| 1988 | Ryan Anderson, American basketball player |
| 1988 | Jucilei, Brazilian footballer |
| 1988 | James Blake, English singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1989 | Siem de Jong, Dutch footballer |
| 1988 | Cole Aldrich, American basketball player |
| 1988 | Änis Ben-Hatira, German-Tunisian footballer |
| 1988 | Florin Gardoș, Romanian footballer |
| 1989 | Kelly Marie Tran, American actress |
| 1988 | Stephen Brogan, English footballer |
| 1988 | Bradley Hudson-Odoi, Ghanaian footballer |
| 1988 | Sven Ulreich, German footballer |
| 1988 | Brandon Workman, American baseball player |
| 1989 | Gong Lijiao, Chinese shot putter |
| 1988 | Rinku Singh, Indian baseball player |
| 1988 | Doug Baldwin, American football player |
| 1988 | Pape Sy, French basketball player |
| 1988 | Shaun Fensom, Australian rugby league player |
| 1988 | Mikako Komatsu, Japanese voice actress and singer |
| 1988 | Javi Martínez, Spanish footballer |
| 1988 | Ishant Sharma, Indian cricketer |
| 1988 | Nathan Adrian, American swimmer |