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 | Dinos Dimopoulos, Greek director and screenwriter (d. 2003) |
| 1921 | Richard Egan, American actor (d. 1987) |
| 1921 | Carmen Laforet, Spanish author (d. 2004) |
| 1921 | Betty Freeman, American photographer and philanthropist (d. 2009) |
| 1921 | Joseph Beuys, German sculptor and illustrator (d. 1986) |
| 1921 | James Archibald Houston, Canadian author and illustrator (d. 2005) |
| 1921 | Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Central African general and politician, 2nd President of the Central African Republic (d. 1996) |
| 1922 | Har Gobind Khorana, Indian-American biochemist and academic, Nobel laureate (d. 2011) |
| 1921 | Leo Bretholz, Austrian-American holocaust survivor and author (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | Jean Robic, French cyclist (d. 1980) |
| 1921 | Ernie Royal, American trumpet player (d. 1983) |
| 1921 | August Kowalczyk, Polish actor and director (d. 2012) |
| 1921 | Jean Dréjac, French singer and composer (d. 2003) |
| 1921 | Richard Adler, American composer and producer (d. 2012) |
| 1921 | George Barnes, American guitarist, producer, and songwriter (d. 1977) |
| 1921 | George Roy Hill, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002) |
| 1921 | Manny Ayulo, American race car driver (d. 1955) |
| 1921 | Jack Steinberger, German-Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2020) |
| 1921 | Theodore Van Kirk, American soldier, pilot, and navigator (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | Roy Campanella, American baseball player and coach (d. 1993) |
| 1921 | George Mackay Brown, Scottish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1996) |
| 1921 | Lionel Terray, French mountaineer (d. 1965) |
| 1921 | Robert Clothier, Canadian actor (d. 1999) |
| 1921 | Ray Lindwall, Australian cricketer and soldier (d. 1996) |
| 1921 | Robert Bruce Merrifield, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006) |
| 1921 | John K. Singlaub, U.S. Army Major General (d. 2022) |
| 1921 | Sheb Wooley, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2003) |
| 1921 | Alfréd Rényi, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (d. 1970) |
| 1921 | Johnny Otis, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2012) |
| 1921 | Louis Jourdan, French-American actor and singer (d. 2015) |