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 | Baku Mahadeva, Sri Lankan civil servant and academic (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Richard Egan, American actor (d. 1987) |
| 1921 | Monty Hall, Canadian television personality and game show host (d. 2017) |
| 1921 | Lennart Strand, Swedish runner (d. 2004) |
| 1921 | Alexis Smith, Canadian-born American actress and singer (d. 1993) |
| 1921 | Sugar Ray Robinson, American boxer (d. 1989) |
| 1921 | John K. Singlaub, U.S. Army Major General (d. 2022) |
| 1921 | Harold Agnew, American physicist and academic (d. 2013) |
| 1922 | Har Gobind Khorana, Indian-American biochemist and academic, Nobel laureate (d. 2011) |
| 1921 | Lisa Ben, American singer-songwriter and journalist (d. 2015) |
| 1921 | Lily Renée, American comic-book artist (d. 2022) |
| 1921 | Raymond Williams, Welsh author and academic (d. 1988) |
| 1921 | John Whitworth, English countertenor (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Joe Fulks, American basketball player (d. 1976) |
| 1921 | Jim McKay, American sportscaster and journalist (d. 2008) |
| 1921 | Manny Ayulo, American race car driver (d. 1955) |
| 1921 | Inge Borkh, German soprano (d. 2018) |
| 1921 | Yuri Kochiyama, American activist (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | Rob Muldoon, New Zealand sergeant, accountant, and politician, 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1992) |
| 1922 | Anthony Synnot, Australian admiral (d. 2001) |
| 1921 | Gordon McLendon, American broadcaster and businessman (d. 1986) |
| 1921 | John Ritchie, New Zealand composer and educator (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | Leo Penn, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1998) |
| 1921 | Joseph Beuys, German sculptor and illustrator (d. 1986) |
| 1921 | Patsy Garrett, American actress and singer (d. 2015) |
| 1921 | Forbes Carlile, Australian pentathlete and coach (d. 2016) |
| 1921 | Antony Hopkins, English pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | Ted Ditchburn, English footballer and manager (d. 2005) |
| 1921 | Norman Hetherington, Australian cartoonist and puppeteer (d. 2010) |
| 1921 | Ilmar Laaban, Estonian poet and publicist (d. 2000) |