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 | Samuel Reshevsky, Polish-American chess player and author (d. 1992) |
| 1911 | Hume Cronyn, Canadian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2003) |
| 1911 | Robert Taylor, American actor and singer (d. 1969) |
| 1911 | Roy Rogers, American singer, guitarist and actor (d. 1998) |
| 1911 | Nicholas Ray, American director and screenwriter (d. 1979) |
| 1911 | Joe Medwick, American baseball player and manager (d. 1975) |
| 1911 | Archbishop Iakovos of America (d. 2005) |
| 1911 | Nicholas P. Dallis, American psychiatrist and illustrator (d. 1991) |
| 1911 | Eric Williams, Trinidadian historian and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 1981) |
| 1911 | Evald Mikson, Estonian footballer (d. 1993) |
| 1911 | Hedi Amara Nouira, Tunisian politician (d. 1993) |
| 1911 | Consalvo Sanesi, Italian race car driver (d. 1998) |
| 1911 | Sonny Terry, American singer and harmonica player (d. 1986) |
| 1911 | David Merrick, American director and producer (d. 2000) |
| 1911 | Herta Oberheuser, German physician (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Boris Vladimirovich Gnedenko, Russian mathematician and historian (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Roberta McCain, American socialite and oil heiress (d. 2020) |
| 1911 | Subroto Mukerjee, Indian Air Marshall, Father of the Indian Air Force (d. 1960) |
| 1911 | Bernard Mammes, American cyclist and sergeant (d. 2000) |
| 1911 | Romare Bearden, American painter and author (d. 1988) |
| 1911 | Ishirō Honda, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1993) |
| 1911 | Chris Berger, Dutch sprinter and footballer (d. 1965) |
| 1911 | William H. Armstrong, American author and educator (d. 1999) |
| 1911 | Pritilata Waddedar, Indian educator and activist (d. 1932) |
| 1911 | William Alfred Fowler, American astronomer and astrophysicist, Nobel Laureate (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Tibor Sekelj, Hungarian lawyer, explorer, and author (d. 1988) |
| 1911 | Ralph Guldahl, American golfer (d. 1987) |
| 1911 | Jeanette Nolan, American actress (d. 1998) |
| 1911 | Christian Fouchet, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of the Interior (d. 1974) |
| 1911 | Big Joe Turner, American blues/R&B singer (d. 1985) |