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 | Bryce Mackasey, Canadian businessman and politician, 20th Canadian Minister of Labour (d. 1999) |
| 1921 | Jack Steinberger, German-Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2020) |
| 1921 | Bill Willis, American football player and coach (d. 2007) |
| 1922 | Michael Bentine, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1996) |
| 1921 | Ernst Haas, Austrian-American photographer and journalist (d. 1986) |
| 1921 | Leo Bretholz, Austrian-American holocaust survivor and author (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | Nancy Reagan, American actress and activist, 42nd First Lady of the United States (d. 2016) |
| 1921 | Howard Reig, American radio and television announcer (d. 2008) |
| 1921 | Vasily Smyslov, Russian chess player (d. 2010) |
| 1921 | Ernest Angley, American evangelist and author (d. 2021) |
| 1921 | Liz Smith, English actress (d. 2016) |
| 1921 | Gianni Agnelli, Italian businessman (d. 2001) |
| 1921 | Robert Clothier, Canadian actor (d. 1999) |
| 1921 | Georges Brassens, French singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1981) |
| 1921 | Christopher Derrick, English author, critic, and academic (d. 2007) |
| 1921 | Ezzard Charles, American boxer (d. 1975) |
| 1921 | Michalina Wisłocka, Polish gynecologist and sexologist (d. 2005) |
| 1921 | Alida Valli, Austrian-Italian actress and singer (d. 2006) |
| 1921 | Rob Muldoon, New Zealand sergeant, accountant, and politician, 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1992) |
| 1921 | Lily Renée, American comic-book artist (d. 2022) |
| 1921 | Adolph Herseth, American soldier and trumpet player (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Norman Hetherington, Australian cartoonist and puppeteer (d. 2010) |
| 1922 | Neil Franklin, English footballer (d. 1996) |
| 1921 | Andy Pafko, American baseball player and manager (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Jeanne Demessieux, French pianist and composer (d. 1968) |
| 1921 | Sixto Durán Ballén, American-Ecuadorian architect and politician, 48th President of Ecuador (d. 2016) |
| 1921 | Betty Freeman, American photographer and philanthropist (d. 2009) |
| 1921 | Andrew Grima, Anglo-Italian jewellery designer (d. 2007) |
| 1921 | Sandy Douglas, English computer scientist and academic, designed OXO (d. 2010) |
| 1921 | Henri Alleg, English-French journalist and author (d. 2013) |