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 | Olga Nardone, American actress (d. 2010) |
| 1921 | Harold Agnew, American physicist and academic (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Aldo Parisot, Brazilian-American cellist and educator (d. 2018) |
| 1921 | Milan Komar, Slovenian-Argentinian philosopher and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1921 | Richard Deacon, American actor (d. 1984) |
| 1921 | William Roth, American lawyer and politician (d. 2003) |
| 1921 | Lidia Gueiler Tejada, the first female President of Bolivia (d. 2011) |
| 1921 | John K. Singlaub, U.S. Army Major General (d. 2022) |
| 1921 | Warren Spahn, American baseball player and coach (d. 2003) |
| 1921 | Malcolm Arnold, English composer (d. 2006) |
| 1921 | András Szennay, Hungarian priest (d. 2012) |
| 1921 | Angelo DiGeorge, American physician and endocrinologist (d. 2009) |
| 1921 | Paul Poberezny, American pilot and businessman, founded the Experimental Aircraft Association (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Verghese Kurien, Indian engineer and businessman, founded Amul (d. 2012) |
| 1921 | Alan Freed, American radio host (d. 1965) |
| 1921 | Suharto, Indonesian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Indonesia (d. 2008) |
| 1921 | Paul Findley, American politician (d. 2019) |
| 1921 | Jon Hendricks, American singer-songwriter (d. 2017) |
| 1921 | Bill Willis, American football player and coach (d. 2007) |
| 1921 | Michalina Wisłocka, Polish gynecologist and sexologist (d. 2005) |
| 1921 | Mary Osborne, American guitarist (d. 1992) |
| 1921 | Nancy Kulp, American actress and soldier (d. 1991) |
| 1921 | Adolf von Thadden, German lieutenant and politician (d. 1996) |
| 1921 | Andrei Sakharov, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989) |
| 1921 | Peter A. Peyser, American soldier and politician (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | Jack Valenti, American businessman, created the MPAA film rating system (d. 2007) |
| 1921 | Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, Indian-Pakistani journalist and author (d. 2000) |
| 1921 | Lowell Fulson, African-American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999) |
| 1921 | John Severin, American illustrator (d. 2012) |
| 1921 | R. K. Laxman, Indian illustrator (d. 2015) |