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 | John Herbert Chapman, Canadian physicist and engineer (d. 1979) |
| 1921 | Simone Signoret, French actress (d. 1985) |
| 1921 | Bobby Wanzer, American basketball player and coach (d. 2016) |
| 1921 | Dimitri Fampas, Greek guitarist and composer (d. 1996) |
| 1921 | Joseph Papp, American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1921 | Ezzard Charles, American boxer (d. 1975) |
| 1921 | Donald Sheldon, American pilot (d. 1975) |
| 1921 | Sugar Ray Robinson, American boxer (d. 1989) |
| 1921 | Buddy Rogers, American wrestler (d. 1992) |
| 1921 | Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Indian guru and scholar (d. 2016) |
| 1921 | Louis Frémaux, French conductor (d. 2017) |
| 1921 | A. Jean de Grandpré, Canadian lawyer, businessman, and academic (d. 2022) |
| 1921 | Nancy Kelly, American actress (d. 1995) |
| 1921 | John Rawls, American philosopher and academic (d. 2002) |
| 1921 | Robin Barbour, Scottish minister and author (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | Ursula Franklin, German-Canadian metallurgist (d. 2016) |
| 1921 | Jeff Donnell, American actress (d. 1988) |
| 1922 | Miguel Muñoz, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 1990) |
| 1921 | Marilyn Maxwell, American actress (d. 1972) |
| 1921 | Jane Russell, American actress and singer (d. 2011) |
| 1921 | Gordon McLendon, American broadcaster and businessman (d. 1986) |
| 1921 | Murray Henderson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | John W. Morris, American general (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Bill Willis, American football player and coach (d. 2007) |
| 1921 | Radovan Ivšić, Croatian writer (d. 2009) |
| 1921 | Ray Lindwall, Australian cricketer and soldier (d. 1996) |
| 1921 | Alvy Moore, American actor and producer (d. 1997) |
| 1921 | Gérard Debreu, French economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 1921 | Fernando Fernán Gómez, Spanish actor, director, and playwright (d. 2007) |
| 1922 | Tom Lewis, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of New South Wales (d. 2016) |