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 | Thora Hird, English actress (d. 2003) |
| 1911 | Jeanette Nolan, American actress (d. 1998) |
| 1911 | Wil van Beveren, Dutch sprinter and journalist (d. 2003) |
| 1911 | Gardner Fox, American author (d. 1986) |
| 1911 | Augusta Braxton Baker, African American librarian (d. 1998) |
| 1911 | Buck Clayton, American trumpet player and academic (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Jacques Soustelle, French anthropologist and politician (d. 1990) |
| 1911 | Lou Brouillard, Canadian boxer (d. 1984) |
| 1911 | Betty Robinson, American sprinter (d. 1999) |
| 1911 | Big Joe Turner, American blues/R&B singer (d. 1985) |
| 1911 | Lala Amarnath, Indian cricketer (d. 2000) |
| 1911 | Kenneth Patchen, American poet and painter (d. 1972) |
| 1911 | Consalvo Sanesi, Italian race car driver (d. 1998) |
| 1911 | Robert Taylor, American actor and singer (d. 1969) |
| 1911 | José Ardévol, Cuban composer and conductor (d. 1981) |
| 1911 | Jack Pizzey, Australian politician, 29th Premier of Queensland (d. 1968) |
| 1911 | Fritz Hochwälder, Austrian playwright (d. 1986) |
| 1911 | Ellen Corby, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1999) |
| 1911 | Stanisława Walasiewicz, Polish-American runner (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Arne Næss, Norwegian philosopher and environmentalist (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | George Mikes, Hungarian-English journalist and author (d. 1987) |
| 1911 | Ralph Kirkpatrick, American harpsichord player and musicologist (d. 1984) |
| 1911 | Nagarjun, Indian poet (d. 1998) |
| 1911 | Jean-Louis Lévesque, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1994) |
| 1911 | Jules Dassin, American-Greek actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 1911 | Odysseas Elytis, Greek poet and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996) |
| 1911 | Stefan Kisielewski, Polish libertarian writer and politician (d. 1991) |
| 1911 | Katherine DeMille, Canadian-American actress (d. 1995) |
| 1911 | James Gregory, American actor (d. 2002) |
| 1911 | Cantinflas, Mexican actor, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1993) |