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 | Steve Otto, Polish-Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989) |
| 1921 | Simone Signoret, French actress (d. 1985) |
| 1921 | Richard Deacon, American actor (d. 1984) |
| 1921 | William Edwin Self, American actor, producer, and production manager (d. 2010) |
| 1921 | Jean Kent, English actress (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Harald Nugiseks, Estonian sergeant (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | Muriel Pavlow, English actress (d. 2019) |
| 1921 | Kazimierz Górski, Polish footballer and coach (d. 2006) |
| 1921 | William Bergsma, American composer and educator (d. 1994) |
| 1921 | Roberto Tucci, Italian Jesuit leader, cardinal, and theologian (d. 2015) |
| 1921 | Grant Johannesen, American pianist and educator (d. 2005) |
| 1922 | Arthur Morris, Australian cricketer and journalist (d. 2015) |
| 1921 | Viktor Chukarin, Ukrainian gymnast and coach (d. 1984) |
| 1921 | Mary Amdur, American toxicologist and public health researcher (d. 1998) |
| 1921 | Sigmund Sternberg, Hungarian-English businessman and philanthropist (d. 2016) |
| 1921 | András Szennay, Hungarian priest (d. 2012) |
| 1921 | Joonas Kokkonen, Finnish pianist and composer (d. 1996) |
| 1921 | Jean-Marie Balestre, French businessman (d. 2008) |
| 1921 | Hildegard Hamm-Brücher, German politician (d. 2016) |
| 1921 | John K. Singlaub, U.S. Army Major General (d. 2022) |
| 1921 | Forbes Carlile, Australian pentathlete and coach (d. 2016) |
| 1921 | Raymond Goethals, Belgian footballer and coach (d. 2004) |
| 1921 | Celia Franca, English-Canadian ballerina and choreographer, founded the National Ballet of Canada (d. 2007) |
| 1921 | Peter Lawler, Australian public servant (d. 2017) |
| 1921 | Barbara Vucanovich, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Alvy Moore, American actor and producer (d. 1997) |
| 1921 | James Whitmore, American actor (d. 2009) |
| 1921 | Shimshon Amitsur, Israeli mathematician and scholar (d. 1994) |
| 1921 | Arthur Grumiaux, Belgian violinist and pianist (d. 1986) |
| 1921 | Baselios Thoma Didymos I, Indian metropolitan (d. 2014) |