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 | Pierre Harmel, former Prime Minister, later foreign minister of Belgium (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Boris Vladimirovich Gnedenko, Russian mathematician and historian (d. 1995) |
| 1911 | Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th President of the United States (d. 2004) |
| 1911 | Ryūzō Sejima, Japanese colonel and businessman (d. 2007) |
| 1911 | Elizabeth Bishop, American poet and author (d. 1979) |
| 1911 | Kenneth Patchen, American poet and painter (d. 1972) |
| 1911 | Buck Clayton, American trumpet player and academic (d. 1991) |
| 1911 | Niels Kaj Jerne, English-Danish physician and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994) |
| 1911 | Foster Furcolo, American lawyer and politician, 60th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1995) |
| 1911 | Reg Parnell, English race car driver and manager (d. 1964) |
| 1911 | Esa Pakarinen, Finnish actor and musician (d. 1989) |
| 1911 | Lucille Ball, American actress, television producer and businesswoman (d. 1989) |
| 1911 | Kay Walsh, English actress and dancer (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Rudolf Firkušný, Czech-American pianist and educator (d. 1994) |
| 1911 | Clara Rockmore, American classical violin prodigy and theremin player, (d. 1998) |
| 1911 | Merle Oberon, Indian-American actress (d. 1979) |
| 1911 | Heinrich Mark, Estonian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (d. 2004) |
| 1911 | James Gregory, American actor (d. 2002) |
| 1911 | Rosetta LeNoire, American actress (d. 2002) |
| 1911 | Bob Steele, American radio personality (d. 2002) |
| 1911 | Jean Muir, American actress and educator (d. 1996) |
| 1911 | Al Helfer, American sportscaster (d. 1975) |
| 1911 | Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz, Greek-Polish swimmer and water polo player (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | George Mikes, Hungarian-English journalist and author (d. 1987) |
| 1911 | Jack Pizzey, Australian politician, 29th Premier of Queensland (d. 1968) |
| 1911 | Kemal Satır, Turkish physician and politician (d. 1991) |
| 1911 | Portia White, Canadian opera singer (d. 1968) |
| 1911 | Jeanette Nolan, American actress (d. 1998) |
| 1911 | Josh Gibson, American baseball player (d. 1947) |
| 1911 | Mikhail Botvinnik, Russian chess player and engineer (d. 1995) |