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 | Umashankar Joshi, Indian author, poet, and scholar (d. 1988) |
| 1911 | Lester Rodney, American soldier and journalist (d. 2009) |
| 1911 | Pritilata Waddedar, Indian educator and activist (d. 1932) |
| 1911 | Erna Flegel, German nurse who was still present in the Führerbunker when it was captured by Soviet troops (d. 2006) |
| 1911 | Ishirō Honda, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1993) |
| 1911 | John Charnley, British orthopedic surgeon (d. 1982) |
| 1911 | Lisa Fonssagrives, Swedish-American model (d. 1992) |
| 1911 | Vijay Merchant, Indian cricketer (d. 1987) |
| 1911 | Foster Furcolo, American lawyer and politician, 60th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1995) |
| 1911 | Kenneth Patchen, American poet and painter (d. 1972) |
| 1911 | John Gorton, Australian lieutenant and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 2002) |
| 1911 | Clare Hollingworth, English journalist and author (d. 2017) |
| 1911 | Guy Burgess, English-Russian spy (d. 1963) |
| 1912 | Tibor Sekelj, Hungarian lawyer, explorer, and author (d. 1988) |
| 1911 | William Alfred Fowler, American astronomer and astrophysicist, Nobel Laureate (d. 1996) |
| 1911 | Wilhelm Friedrich de Gaay Fortman, Dutch jurist and politician, Dutch Minister of The Interior (d. 1997) |
| 1911 | Jean Harlow, American actress (d. 1937) |
| 1911 | Fe del Mundo, Filipino pediatrician and educator (d. 2011) |
| 1911 | Võ Nguyên Giáp, Vietnamese general and politician, 3rd Minister of Defence for Vietnam (d. 2013) |
| 1911 | Roy Eldridge, American jazz trumpet player (d. 1989) |
| 1911 | Robert Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1938) |
| 1911 | Calvin Griffith, Canadian-American businessman (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Christopher Hill, English historian and author (d. 2003) |
| 1911 | Harry Simeone, American music arranger, conductor, and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1911 | Fritz Hochwälder, Austrian playwright (d. 1986) |
| 1911 | Paul Henning, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2005) |
| 1911 | Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (d. 2004) |
| 1911 | Arsenio Rodríguez, Cuban-American tres player, composer, and bandleader (d. 1970) |
| 1911 | Lucille Ball, American actress, television producer and businesswoman (d. 1989) |
| 1911 | Christian Fouchet, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of the Interior (d. 1974) |