New Year babies

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Tradition has it that those born in the Year of the Dragon are born to lead, and the Dragon is one of the most desirable symbols for a birth year. Said to be well respected, the Dragon children are enthusiastic, hopeful, influential and successful.  They also are ambitious and driven, passionate about their endeavors.

With the approach of another Year of the Dragon, we got to wondering if those characteristics hold true.

We’ve picked five Dragons each from 1928 to 1976 – household names, past and present – to see if those characteristics fit (those born in 1988 and 2000 are still finding their ways.) See what you think.

1928:

Maya Angelou: poet and author

Shirley Temple Black: actress and ambassador

Ethel Kennedy: widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and mother of nine

Fred Rogers: television’s beloved Mr. Rogers

Andy Warhol: pop artist

1940:

Barbara Boxer and Nancy Pelosi: U.S. senator and former Speaker of the House, both from California

Tom Brokaw: anchorman and author

John Gotti: mobster and crime boss

Bruce Lee: actor and martial artist

John Lennon: singer, songwriter and Beatle

1952:

Liam Neeson: actor

David Petraeus: retired general, director of the CIA

Vladimir Putin: former president, current prime minister of Russia

Any Tan: author

Christopher Reeve: actor and activist

1964:

Michelle Obama: first lady

Stephen Colbert: television host and satirist

Melinda Gates: wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, philanthropist

Sarah Palin: former governor of Alaska, former vice-presidential nominee and political commentator

Junior Gotti: mobster, son of John Gotti

1976:

Taylor Hicks: American Idol winner

Laura Ling: journalist

Peyton Manning: Super Bowl-winning quarterback

Pat Tillman: football player turned soldier, killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan

Reese Witherspoon: Academy Award-winning actress