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 | Jack Kramer, American tennis player, sailor, and sportscaster (d. 2009) |
| 1921 | Jack Wilson, Australian cricketer (d. 1985) |
| 1922 | Eric Willis, Australian sergeant and politician, 34th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1999) |
| 1921 | Jean Behra, French race car driver (d. 1959) |
| 1921 | Karel Appel, Dutch painter and sculptor (d. 2006) |
| 1921 | Manny Ayulo, American race car driver (d. 1955) |
| 1921 | Wilbur Thompson, American shot putter (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Jake Warren, Canadian soldier and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States (d. 2008) |
| 1921 | Betty Freeman, American photographer and philanthropist (d. 2009) |
| 1921 | Tibor Varga, Hungarian violinist and conductor (d. 2003) |
| 1921 | André Fontaine, French historian and journalist (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Peggy Rea, American actress and casting director (d. 2011) |
| 1921 | Giulietta Masina, Italian actress (d. 1994) |
| 1921 | Ea Jansen, Estonian historian and academic (d. 2005) |
| 1921 | Frédéric Dard, French author and screenwriter (d. 2000) |
| 1921 | Otto Graham, American football player and coach (d. 2003) |
| 1921 | Warren Allen Smith, American journalist, author, and activist (d. 2017) |
| 1921 | Cleto Bellucci, Italian archbishop (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Raymond Goethals, Belgian footballer and coach (d. 2004) |
| 1921 | Lennart Strand, Swedish runner (d. 2004) |
| 1921 | Eulalio González, Mexican singer-songwriter, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2003) |
| 1921 | Will Elder, American illustrator (d. 2008) |
| 1921 | Jane Russell, American actress and singer (d. 2011) |
| 1921 | Barbara Vucanovich, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Harold Agnew, American physicist and academic (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Alexander Dubček, Slovak soldier and politician (d. 1992) |
| 1922 | Daniel Boulanger, French actor and screenwriter (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg (d. 1996) |
| 1921 | Alan Whicker, Egyptian-English journalist (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Paul Findley, American politician (d. 2019) |