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 | Ronnie Burgess, Welsh international footballer and manager (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Fred Bassetti, American architect and academic, founded Bassetti Architects (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Álvaro Domecq y Díez, Spanish aristocrat (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | William Joel Blass, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | Roque Cordero, Panamanian composer and educator (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egyptian colonel and politician, second President of Egypt (d. 1970) |
| 1917 | Carl Ballantine, American magician and actor (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | Jack Karnehm, English snooker player and sportscaster (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Titos Vandis, Greek actor (d. 2003) |
| 1917 | Aimo Koivunen, Finnish soldier and corporal (d. 1989) |
| 1917 | John Kendrew, English biochemist and crystallographer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997) |
| 1917 | Alan Smith, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Bill Everett, American author and illustrator (d. 1973) |
| 1917 | Jack Kirby, American author and illustrator (d. 1994) |
| 1918 | Juan García Esquivel, Mexican pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Jack Soo, American actor and singer (d. 1979) |
| 1917 | Elyse Knox, American actress and fashion designer (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | Cahit Külebi, Turkish poet and author (d. 1997) |
| 1917 | Henry Ford II, American businessman (d. 1987) |
| 1917 | Paul Tanner, American trombonist and educator (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Bill Clements, American soldier, engineer, and politician, 15th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense (d. 2011) |
| 1917 | R. G. Armstrong, American actor and playwright (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | Barry Nelson, American actor (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Muriel Spark, Scottish playwright and poet (d. 2006) |
| 1917 | Lash LaRue, American actor and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1917 | William T. Orr, American actor and producer (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Robert Ward, American soldier, composer, and educator (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Ossie Davis, American actor and activist (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Erich Leo Lehmann, American statistician (d. 2009) |