According to Chinese Astrology, 1921 is the Year of the Rooster and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1921 are Roosters. The Chinese Rooster year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 8 February 1921 and 27 January 1922 are considered born in the Chinese year 1921 and are a Rooster sign. In addition, each Rooster 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. 1921 is also known as the Year of the Metal Rooster. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1921 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rooster?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1921 | Murray Henderson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1922 | Ahmed Sékou Touré, Guinean politician, 1st President of Guinea (d. 1984) |
| 1921 | Abe Vigoda, American actor (d. 2016) |
| 1921 | Henri Alleg, English-French journalist and author (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Wolfgang Leonhard, German historian and author (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | Olga Nardone, American actress (d. 2010) |
| 1921 | Arthur Hertzberg, American rabbi and scholar (d. 2006) |
| 1921 | Daniel Gélin, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2002) |
| 1921 | Toh Chin Chye, Singaporean academic and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (d. 2012) |
| 1921 | Dinny Pails, English-Australian tennis player (d. 1986) |
| 1921 | Ursula Franklin, German-Canadian metallurgist (d. 2016) |
| 1921 | John Aston Sr., English footballer (d. 2003) |
| 1921 | Manny Ayulo, American race car driver (d. 1955) |
| 1921 | Joseph Papp, American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1921 | Georges Brassens, French singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1981) |
| 1921 | Tony Pawson, English cricketer, footballer, and journalist (d. 2012) |
| 1921 | André Fontaine, French historian and journalist (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Janet Blair, American actress and singer (d. 2007) |
| 1921 | Benjamin C. Bradlee, American journalist and author (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | Louis Lachenal, French mountaineer (d. 1955) |
| 1921 | Tom Saffell, American baseball player and manager (d. 2012) |
| 1921 | Jimmy Giuffre, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and composer (d. 2008) |
| 1921 | Beatrice Helen Worsley, Mexican-Canadian computer scientist and academic (d. 1972) |
| 1921 | Nancy Kelly, American actress (d. 1995) |
| 1921 | Fernando Fernán Gómez, Spanish actor, director, and playwright (d. 2007) |
| 1921 | Ottavio Missoni, Italian hurdler and fashion designer, founded Missoni (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Bill Dudley, American football player (d. 2010) |
| 1921 | Ernst Haas, Austrian-American photographer and journalist (d. 1986) |
| 1921 | Heinz G. Konsalik, German journalist and author (d. 1999) |
| 1922 | Neil Franklin, English footballer (d. 1996) |