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 | Ernest Hollings, American soldier and politician, 106th Governor of South Carolina (d. 2019) |
| 1921 | Eulalio González, Mexican singer-songwriter, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2003) |
| 1921 | Anna Lee Aldred, American jockey (d. 2006) |
| 1921 | Toh Chin Chye, Singaporean academic and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (d. 2012) |
| 1921 | Gianni Agnelli, Italian businessman (d. 2001) |
| 1921 | Gordon MacRae, American actor and singer (d. 1986) |
| 1921 | Wolfgang Leonhard, German historian and author (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | Lana Turner, American actress (d. 1995) |
| 1921 | Lidia Gueiler Tejada, the first female President of Bolivia (d. 2011) |
| 1921 | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (d. 2021) |
| 1921 | Mary Lee, Scottish singer (d. 2022) |
| 1921 | Al Jaffee, American cartoonist |
| 1922 | Sylvia Lawler, English geneticist (d. 1996) |
| 1921 | Karel Appel, Dutch painter and sculptor (d. 2006) |
| 1921 | Ernest Gold, Austrian-American composer and conductor (d. 1999) |
| 1921 | Forbes Carlile, Australian pentathlete and coach (d. 2016) |
| 1921 | Jimmy Giuffre, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and composer (d. 2008) |
| 1921 | Byron Farwell, American historian and author (d. 1999) |
| 1921 | Hal Newhouser, American baseball player and scout (d. 1998) |
| 1921 | Gene Roddenberry, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1921 | Bernard Waber, American author and illustrator (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Jack Fleck, American golfer (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | Georgy Beregovoy, Ukrainian-Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1995) |
| 1921 | Joe Fulks, American basketball player (d. 1976) |
| 1921 | Harold Camping, American evangelist, author, radio host (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Bruce Beeby, Australian-English actor (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Christopher Hewett, English actor and theatre director (d. 2001) |
| 1921 | Jaroslav DrobnĂ˝, Czech-English tennis player and ice hockey player (d. 2001) |
| 1921 | John Lindsay, American lawyer and politician, 103rd Mayor of New York City (d. 2000) |
| 1921 | James Whitmore, American actor (d. 2009) |