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 | Marcey Jacobson, American-Mexican photographer (d. 2009) |
| 1911 | Maurice Allais, French economist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010) |
| 1911 | Walter Lincoln Hawkins, African-American scientist and inventor (d. 1992) |
| 1911 | Ryūzō Sejima, Japanese colonel and businessman (d. 2007) |
| 1911 | Ginger Rogers, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1995) |
| 1911 | Bill Monroe, American singer-songwriter and mandolin player (d. 1996) |
| 1911 | Hortense Calisher, American author (d. 2009) |
| 1911 | Charles Court, English-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Western Australia (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Byron Nelson, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2006) |
| 1911 | Jehan Alain, French organist and composer (d. 1940) |
| 1911 | Irwin Kostal, American songwriter, screenwriter, and publisher (d. 1994) |
| 1911 | Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1995) |
| 1911 | Katherine DeMille, Canadian-American actress (d. 1995) |
| 1911 | Harry Danning, American baseball player and coach (d. 2004) |
| 1911 | Roy Eldridge, American jazz trumpet player (d. 1989) |
| 1911 | Luis Walter Alvarez, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988) |
| 1911 | Mitchell Sharp, Canadian economist and politician, 23rd Canadian Minister of Finance (d. 2004) |
| 1911 | June Gale, American actress (d. 1996) |
| 1911 | Tarō Okamoto, Japanese painter and sculptor (d. 1996) |
| 1911 | Thora Hird, English actress (d. 2003) |
| 1911 | Jackie Ormes, American journalist and cartoonist (d. 1985) |
| 1911 | Christian Fouchet, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of the Interior (d. 1974) |
| 1911 | Wil van Beveren, Dutch sprinter and journalist (d. 2003) |
| 1911 | John Charnley, British orthopedic surgeon (d. 1982) |
| 1911 | Vincent Price, American actor (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Konrad Emil Bloch, German-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2000) |
| 1911 | Võ Nguyên Giáp, Vietnamese general and politician, 3rd Minister of Defence for Vietnam (d. 2013) |
| 1912 | R. F. Delderfield, English author and playwright (d. 1972) |
| 1911 | Terence Rattigan, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Armand Lohikoski, American-Finnish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2005) |