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 | Reuven Feuerstein, Romanian-Israeli psychologist and academic (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | J. James Exon, American soldier and politician, 33rd Governor of Nebraska (d. 2005) |
| 1921 | Murray Henderson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Jean Lacouture, French journalist, historian, and author (d. 2015) |
| 1921 | Balram Singh Rai, Guyanese politician, 1st Minister of Home Affairs [46] (d. 2022) |
| 1921 | Gene Roddenberry, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1921 | Raymond Goethals, Belgian footballer and coach (d. 2004) |
| 1922 | Michael Bentine, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1996) |
| 1921 | Ernie Royal, American trumpet player (d. 1983) |
| 1921 | Mary Sherman Morgan, American scientist and engineer (d. 2004) |
| 1921 | Wolfgang Borchert, German author and playwright (d. 1947) |
| 1921 | Pedro Trebbau, German-born Venezuelan zoologist (d. 2021) |
| 1921 | Andrew Grima, Anglo-Italian jewellery designer (d. 2007) |
| 1921 | Ursula Franklin, German-Canadian metallurgist (d. 2016) |
| 1921 | Maria Gorokhovskaya, Russian-Israeli gymnast (d. 2001) |
| 1921 | Andrei Sakharov, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989) |
| 1921 | Henri Colpi, Swiss-French director and screenwriter (d. 2006) |
| 1921 | Roy Campanella, American baseball player and coach (d. 1993) |
| 1921 | Angelo DiGeorge, American physician and endocrinologist (d. 2009) |
| 1921 | Roberto Tucci, Italian Jesuit leader, cardinal, and theologian (d. 2015) |
| 1921 | Fernando Fernán Gómez, Spanish actor, director, and playwright (d. 2007) |
| 1921 | Alexandra of Yugoslavia, the last Queen of Yugoslavia (d. 1993) |
| 1921 | William Asher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1921 | Deanna Durbin, Canadian actress and singer (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Nancy Reagan, American actress and activist, 42nd First Lady of the United States (d. 2016) |
| 1921 | Carl Betz, American actor (d. 1978) |
| 1921 | Valli Lember-Bogatkina (d. 2016) |
| 1921 | Martha Greenhouse, American actress (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Olga Nardone, American actress (d. 2010) |
| 1921 | Hildegard Hamm-Brücher, German politician (d. 2016) |