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 |
|---|---|
| 1922 | Michael Bentine, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1996) |
| 1921 | Meir Amit, Israeli general and politician, 12th Israeli Minister of Communications (d. 2009) |
| 1921 | Monty Hall, Canadian television personality and game show host (d. 2017) |
| 1921 | Lloyd Bentsen, American politician, 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 2006) |
| 1921 | Tony Pawson, English cricketer, footballer, and journalist (d. 2012) |
| 1921 | Ernie Royal, American trumpet player (d. 1983) |
| 1921 | Lennart Strand, Swedish runner (d. 2004) |
| 1921 | Bryce Mackasey, Canadian businessman and politician, 20th Canadian Minister of Labour (d. 1999) |
| 1921 | Jim McKay, American sportscaster and journalist (d. 2008) |
| 1921 | Chico Hamilton, American drummer, composer, and bandleader (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Jerry Cooke, Ukrainian-American photographer and journalist (d. 2005) |
| 1921 | Pierrette Alarie, Canadian soprano and actress (d. 2011) |
| 1921 | Lydia Litvyak, Russian lieutenant and pilot (d. 1943) |
| 1921 | Harold Camping, American evangelist, author, radio host (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Sixto Durán Ballén, American-Ecuadorian architect and politician, 48th President of Ecuador (d. 2016) |
| 1921 | Warren Spahn, American baseball player and coach (d. 2003) |
| 1921 | Geoffrey Elton, German-English historian and academic (d. 1994) |
| 1921 | William Roth, American lawyer and politician (d. 2003) |
| 1921 | Jim Hearn, American baseball player (d. 1998) |
| 1921 | Washington SyCip, American-Filipino accountant (d. 2017) |
| 1921 | Balram Singh Rai, Guyanese politician, 1st Minister of Home Affairs [46] (d. 2022) |
| 1921 | Elmer Valo, American baseball player and coach (d. 1998) |
| 1921 | Susanne Hirzel, member of the White Rose (d. 2012) |
| 1921 | A. Jean de Grandpré, Canadian lawyer, businessman, and academic (d. 2022) |
| 1922 | Jean-Pierre Rampal, French flute player (d. 2000) |
| 1921 | Arthur Johnson, Canadian canoeist (d. 2003) |
| 1921 | Zdzisław Żygulski, Polish historian and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1921 | Adolf von Thadden, German lieutenant and politician (d. 1996) |
| 1922 | Har Gobind Khorana, Indian-American biochemist and academic, Nobel laureate (d. 2011) |
| 1921 | P. V. Narasimha Rao, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of India (d. 2004) |