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 | Dario Vittori, Italian-Argentinian actor and producer (d. 2001) |
| 1921 | Bernard Waber, American author and illustrator (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Armand Gaudreault, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | George Barnes, American guitarist, producer, and songwriter (d. 1977) |
| 1921 | John Money, New Zealand psychologist and sexologist, known for his research on gender identity, and responsible for controversial involuntary sex reassignment of David Reimer (d. 2006) |
| 1921 | Moacir Barbosa Nascimento, Brazilian footballer and coach (d. 2000) |
| 1921 | Barbara Vucanovich, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Pedro Trebbau, German-born Venezuelan zoologist (d. 2021) |
| 1921 | Chris Marker, French photographer and journalist (d. 2012) |
| 1921 | Steve Otto, Polish-Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989) |
| 1921 | Celia Franca, English-Canadian ballerina and choreographer, founded the National Ballet of Canada (d. 2007) |
| 1921 | Frank McGee, American journalist (d. 1974) |
| 1921 | Bobby Wanzer, American basketball player and coach (d. 2016) |
| 1921 | Jon Hendricks, American singer-songwriter (d. 2017) |
| 1921 | Joe Fulks, American basketball player (d. 1976) |
| 1921 | Charles Bronson, American soldier and actor (d. 2003) |
| 1921 | Franciszek Blachnicki, Polish priest (d. 1987) |
| 1921 | Luis García Berlanga, Spanish director and screenwriter (d. 2010) |
| 1921 | Balram Singh Rai, Guyanese politician, 1st Minister of Home Affairs [46] (d. 2022) |
| 1921 | Harry W. Brown, American colonel and pilot (d. 1991) |
| 1921 | Pancho Segura, Ecuadorian tennis player (d. 2017) |
| 1921 | Harold Nicholas, American actor and dancer (d. 2000) |
| 1921 | Jeanne Demessieux, French pianist and composer (d. 1968) |
| 1921 | Yitzhak Navon, Israeli politician (d. 2015) |
| 1921 | Zdzisław Żygulski, Polish historian and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1921 | Suharto, Indonesian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Indonesia (d. 2008) |
| 1921 | Lisa Ben, American singer-songwriter and journalist (d. 2015) |
| 1921 | Nasser Sharifi, Iranian sports shooter |
| 1921 | Murray Henderson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Chuck Connors, American baseball player and actor (d. 1992) |