According to Chinese Astrology, 1911 is the Year of the Pig and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1911 are Pigs. The Chinese Pig year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 30 January 1911 and 17 February 1912 are considered born in the Chinese year 1911 and are a Pig sign. In addition, each Pig 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. 1911 is also known as the Year of the Metal Pig. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1911 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Pig?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1911 | Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Indian-Pakistani poet and journalist (d. 1984) |
| 1911 | Freddie Green, American guitarist (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | José Ferrer, Puerto Rican-American actor and director (d. 1992) |
| 1911 | Eddie Futch, American boxer and trainer (d. 2001) |
| 1911 | Bill Monroe, American singer-songwriter and mandolin player (d. 1996) |
| 1911 | Pavel Prudnikau, Belarusian poet and author (d. 2000) |
| 1911 | Marie Osborne Yeats, American actress and costume designer (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Leonid Kantorovich, Russian mathematician and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986) |
| 1911 | Hubert Humphrey, American journalist and politician, 38th Vice President of the United States (d. 1978) |
| 1911 | Bola de Nieve, Cuban singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1971) |
| 1911 | Rupert Weinstabl, Austrian sprint canoeist (d. 1953) |
| 1911 | Charles Mathiesen, Norwegian speed skater (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Ralph Tubbs, English architect, designed the Dome of Discovery (d. 1996) |
| 1911 | Maurice Allais, French economist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010) |
| 1911 | Paul Augustin Mayer, German cardinal (d. 2010) |
| 1911 | Heinrich Mark, Estonian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (d. 2004) |
| 1911 | Trygve Haavelmo, Norwegian economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) |
| 1911 | William Orlando Darby, American general (d. 1945) |
| 1911 | Karsten Solheim, Norwegian-American businessman, founded PING (d. 2000) |
| 1911 | Evald Seepere, Estonian boxer (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Renaude Lapointe, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2002) |
| 1911 | Eduard Kainberger, Austrian footballer (d. 1974) |
| 1911 | Otto von Bülow, German commander (d. 2006) |
| 1911 | Pritilata Waddedar, Indian educator and activist (d. 1932) |
| 1911 | Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian author, playwright, and screenwriter, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006) |
| 1911 | Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (d. 2004) |
| 1911 | Harry Simeone, American music arranger, conductor, and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Konrad Emil Bloch, German-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Charles Addams, American cartoonist, created The Addams Family (d. 1988) |
| 1911 | Dal Stivens, Australian soldier and author (d. 1997) |