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 | Richard Adler, American composer and producer (d. 2012) |
| 1921 | Lionel Terray, French mountaineer (d. 1965) |
| 1922 | Telly Savalas, American actor (d. 1994) |
| 1921 | Inge Borkh, German soprano (d. 2018) |
| 1921 | Alexis Smith, Canadian-born American actress and singer (d. 1993) |
| 1921 | Jean-Marie Balestre, French businessman (d. 2008) |
| 1921 | Tadeusz Różewicz, Polish poet and playwright (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | Donald Campbell, English race car driver (d. 1967) |
| 1921 | Christopher Hewett, English actor and theatre director (d. 2001) |
| 1922 | Luis Echeverría, Mexican academic and politician, 50th President of Mexico (d. 2022) |
| 1922 | Eric Willis, Australian sergeant and politician, 34th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1999) |
| 1921 | Harold Agnew, American physicist and academic (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Baselios Thoma Didymos I, Indian metropolitan (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | Hazel McCallion, Canadian businesswoman and politician, 3rd Mayor of Mississauga |
| 1921 | Chuck Connors, American baseball player and actor (d. 1992) |
| 1921 | Yves Montand, Italian-French actor and singer (d. 1991) |
| 1921 | Alan Hale Jr., American actor and restaurateur (d. 1990) |
| 1921 | Metropolitan Mikhail of Asyut (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | Shimshon Amitsur, Israeli mathematician and scholar (d. 1994) |
| 1921 | Harold Nicholas, American actor and dancer (d. 2000) |
| 1921 | Bryce Mackasey, Canadian businessman and politician, 20th Canadian Minister of Labour (d. 1999) |
| 1921 | Sigmund Sternberg, Hungarian-English businessman and philanthropist (d. 2016) |
| 1921 | George Mackay Brown, Scottish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1996) |
| 1921 | Lidia Gueiler Tejada, the first female President of Bolivia (d. 2011) |
| 1921 | Judy Holliday, American actress and singer (d. 1965) |
| 1921 | Barbara Vucanovich, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Carmen Laforet, Spanish author (d. 2004) |
| 1921 | Harry Schell, French-American race car driver (d. 1960) |
| 1921 | John Money, New Zealand psychologist and sexologist, known for his research on gender identity, and responsible for controversial involuntary sex reassignment of David Reimer (d. 2006) |
| 1921 | Nino Manfredi, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2004) |