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 | Lennart Strand, Swedish runner (d. 2004) |
| 1921 | Billy Ward, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2002) |
| 1921 | Jean-Marie Balestre, French businessman (d. 2008) |
| 1921 | André Moynet, French soldier, race car driver, and politician (d. 1993) |
| 1921 | Richard Leacock, English-French director and producer (d. 2011) |
| 1921 | Elizabeth Spencer, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 2019) |
| 1921 | Yves Montand, Italian-French actor and singer (d. 1991) |
| 1922 | Ahmed Sékou Touré, Guinean politician, 1st President of Guinea (d. 1984) |
| 1921 | Alexandra of Yugoslavia, the last Queen of Yugoslavia (d. 1993) |
| 1921 | Mary Amdur, American toxicologist and public health researcher (d. 1998) |
| 1921 | Inge Borkh, German soprano (d. 2018) |
| 1921 | Betty Freeman, American photographer and philanthropist (d. 2009) |
| 1921 | Albert Bertelsen, Danish painter and illustrator (d. 2019) |
| 1921 | Harold Camping, American evangelist, author, radio host (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Arthur Grumiaux, Belgian violinist and pianist (d. 1986) |
| 1921 | Harry Secombe, Welsh-English actor (d. 2001) |
| 1921 | Olga Nardone, American actress (d. 2010) |
| 1921 | Jon Hendricks, American singer-songwriter (d. 2017) |
| 1921 | John Ritchie, New Zealand composer and educator (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | Verghese Kurien, Indian engineer and businessman, founded Amul (d. 2012) |
| 1922 | Predrag Vranicki, Croatian Marxist humanist (d. 2002) |
| 1921 | Oscar Feltsman, Ukrainian-Russian pianist and composer (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Turgut Cansever, Turkish architect, city planner, and thinker (d. 2009) |
| 1921 | Philip Rose, American actor, playwright, and producer (d. 2011) |
| 1921 | Webb Pierce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1991) |
| 1921 | Reuven Feuerstein, Romanian-Israeli psychologist and academic (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | Sixto Durán Ballén, American-Ecuadorian architect and politician, 48th President of Ecuador (d. 2016) |
| 1921 | Calvert DeForest, American actor (d. 2007) |
| 1921 | Ilmar Laaban, Estonian poet and publicist (d. 2000) |
| 1921 | Raymond Williams, Welsh author and academic (d. 1988) |