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 |
|---|---|
| 1922 | Seán Flanagan, Irish footballer and politician, 7th Irish Minister for Health (d. 1993) |
| 1921 | Jean Robic, French cyclist (d. 1980) |
| 1921 | Otto Graham, American football player and coach (d. 2003) |
| 1921 | Arthur A. Oliner, American physicist and electrical engineer (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | S. Truett Cathy, American businessman, founded Chick-fil-A (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | Bob Godfrey, Australian-English animator, director, and voice actor (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | George Nader, American actor (d. 2002) |
| 1921 | Gene Roddenberry, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1922 | Diana Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (d. 2010) |
| 1921 | Barney Danson, Canadian colonel and politician, 21st Canadian Minister of National Defence (d. 2011) |
| 1921 | Pierre Laporte, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec (d. 1970) |
| 1921 | Herb Ellis, American guitarist (d. 2010) |
| 1921 | Georgy Beregovoy, Ukrainian-Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1995) |
| 1921 | Alfréd Rényi, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (d. 1970) |
| 1921 | Elizabeth Wilson, American actress (d. 2015) |
| 1921 | Usmar Ismail, Indonesian filmmaker (d. 1971) |
| 1921 | Armand Gaudreault, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Esther Williams, American swimmer and actress (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | John W. Morris, American general (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Piero Piccioni, Italian lawyer, pianist, and composer (d. 2004) |
| 1921 | Carl Betz, American actor (d. 1978) |
| 1921 | Peter Ruckman, American pastor and educator (d. 2016) |
| 1921 | Jack Fleck, American golfer (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | LeRoy Neiman, American painter (d. 2012) |
| 1921 | Jack Rayner, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 2008) |
| 1921 | Monty Hall, Canadian television personality and game show host (d. 2017) |
| 1921 | Roy Campanella, American baseball player and coach (d. 1993) |
| 1921 | Marilyn Maxwell, American actress (d. 1972) |
| 1921 | Toni Stone, American baseball player (d. 1996) |
| 1921 | Meir Amit, Israeli general and politician, 12th Israeli Minister of Communications (d. 2009) |