According to Chinese Astrology, 1917 is the Year of the Snake and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1917 are Snakes. The Chinese Snake year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 23 January 1917 and 10 February 1918 are considered born in the Chinese year 1917 and are a Snake sign. In addition, each Snake 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. 1917 is also known as the Year of the Fire Snake. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1917 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Snake?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1917 | Shabtai Rosenne, English-Israeli academic, jurist, and diplomat (d. 2010) |
| 1917 | Norman Luboff, American composer and conductor (d. 1987) |
| 1918 | Florence Rush, American social worker and theorist (d. 2008) |
| 1917 | Dufferin Roblin, Canadian politician, 14th Premier of Manitoba (d. 2010) |
| 1917 | Audrey Totter, American actress (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Reg Smythe, English cartoonist (d. 1998) |
| 1917 | Heinrich Böll, German novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985) |
| 1917 | Mel Ferrer, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2008) |
| 1917 | Onni Palaste, Finnish soldier and author (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | Winifred Asprey, American mathematician and computer scientist (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Lucille Bremer, American actress and dancer (d. 1996) |
| 1917 | Els Aarne, Ukrainian-Estonian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1995) |
| 1917 | John Anderson, Jr., American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Kansas (d. 2014) |
| 1917 | Sydney Newman, Canadian screenwriter and producer, co-created Doctor Who (d. 1997) |
| 1917 | Johannes Bobrowski, German songwriter and poet (d. 1965) |
| 1917 | Sharadchandra Shankar Shrikhande, Indian mathematician (d. 2020) |
| 1917 | Richard Boone, American actor, singer, and director (d. 1981) |
| 1917 | Fritz Honegger, Swiss lawyer and politician (d. 1999) |
| 1917 | Janet Collins, American ballerina and choreographer (d. 2003) |
| 1917 | Nick Joaquin, Filipino writer, journalist and historian (d. 2004) |
| 1917 | Buddy Jeannette, American basketball player and coach (d. 1998) |
| 1917 | Laure Pillay, Mauritian lawyer and jurist (d. 2017) |
| 1917 | Augustine Harris, English bishop (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer (d. 1997) |
| 1917 | Paul Rogers, English actor (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Shlomo Goren, Polish-Israeli rabbi and general (d. 1994) |
| 1917 | Elyse Knox, American actress and fashion designer (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | Alparslan Türkeş, Cypriot-Turkish colonel and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | George M. Leader, American soldier and politician, 36th Governor of Pennsylvania (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Jean Lucas, French racing driver (d. 2003) |