What is a " Golden Dragon" ? What year(s) were they born? Are they in anyway special?

Every year has its unique element. Gold is one of the five elements. The other four are water, earth, wood and fire. Golden dragon just refers that he/she was born in the year of dragon and his element is gold. People who were born in 1940 and 2000 are golden dragons. In fact, the year of gold dragon circulates and you can calculate how long it will reappear.