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 Glenn, American colonel, astronaut, and politician (d. 2016) |
| 1921 | Gordon MacRae, American actor and singer (d. 1986) |
| 1921 | Monty Hall, Canadian television personality and game show host (d. 2017) |
| 1921 | Tom Poston, American actor and comedian (d. 2007) |
| 1921 | Antony Hopkins, English pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | Rashid Karami, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Lebanon (d. 1987) |
| 1922 | Raymond Baxter, English television host and pilot (d. 2006) |
| 1921 | Raymond Williams, Welsh author and academic (d. 1988) |
| 1922 | Michael Bentine, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1996) |
| 1921 | Fawzia Fuad of Egypt (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Franciszek Blachnicki, Polish priest (d. 1987) |
| 1921 | Hal David, American songwriter and composer (d. 2012) |
| 1921 | Janet Blair, American actress and singer (d. 2007) |
| 1921 | Geoffrey Elton, German-English historian and academic (d. 1994) |
| 1921 | Phil Chess, Czech-American record producer, co-founded Chess Records (d. 2016) |
| 1921 | Sam Loxton, Australian cricketer, footballer, and politician (d. 2011) |
| 1921 | Harvey Ball, American illustrator, created the Smiley (d. 2001) |
| 1922 | Don Mankiewicz, American author and screenwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1921 | Sigmund Sternberg, Hungarian-English businessman and philanthropist (d. 2016) |
| 1921 | Nancy Kelly, American actress (d. 1995) |
| 1922 | Billy Liddell, Scottish-English footballer (d. 2001) |
| 1921 | Louis Jourdan, French-American actor and singer (d. 2015) |
| 1921 | Douglas Townsend, American composer, musicologist, and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1921 | Bill Mosienko, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1994) |
| 1922 | Dale D. Myers, American engineer (d. 2015) |
| 1921 | Jerry Cooke, Ukrainian-American photographer and journalist (d. 2005) |
| 1922 | Jean-Pierre Rampal, French flute player (d. 2000) |
| 1921 | Robert Everett, American computer scientist (d. 2018) |
| 1921 | Georgy Beregovoy, Ukrainian-Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1995) |
| 1921 | John Doar, American lawyer and activist (d. 2014) |