According to Chinese Astrology, 1931 is the Year of the Goat and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1931 are Goats. The Chinese Goat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 17 February 1931 and 5 February 1932 are considered born in the Chinese year 1931 and are a Goat sign. In addition, each Goat 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. 1931 is also known as the Year of the Metal Goat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1931 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Goat?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1931 | V. P. Singh, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of India (d. 2008) |
| 1932 | Lou Jones, American sprinter (d. 2006) |
| 1931 | Yevdokiya Mekshilo, Russian skier (d. 2013) |
| 1931 | Jack Clement, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013) |
| 1931 | Roger Climpson, English-Australian journalist |
| 1931 | Adrianus Johannes Simonis, Dutch cardinal (d. 2020) |
| 1931 | Hana Brady, Jewish-Czech Holocaust victim (d.1944) |
| 1931 | Éric Tabarly, French commander (d. 1998) |
| 1931 | Ștefan Andrei, Romanian politician, 87th Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2014) |
| 1931 | William Bast, American screenwriter and author (d. 2015) |
| 1931 | Ginger Stanley, American model, actress and stunt woman |
| 1931 | Fred, French author and illustrator (d. 2013) |
| 1931 | Wally Bruner, American journalist and television host (d. 1997) |
| 1931 | Jim Nesbitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007) |
| 1931 | Klaus Rifbjerg, Danish author and poet (d. 2015) |
| 1931 | Kenneth Parnell, American sex offender (d. 2008) |
| 1931 | Diana Dors, English actress (d. 1984) |
| 1931 | Al Williamson, American illustrator (d. 2010) |
| 1931 | Stanley Kalms, Baron Kalms, English businessman |
| 1931 | Rein Maran, Estonian cinematographer |
| 1931 | Allen Klein, American businessman and music publisher (d. 2009) |
| 1931 | Ken Boyer, American baseball player and manager (d. 1982) |
| 1931 | James Cronin, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016) |
| 1931 | Ally MacLeod, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2004) |
| 1931 | Bernard Francis Law, Mexican-American cardinal (d. 2017) |
| 1931 | Charles Colson, American lawyer and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1931 | Irvin D. Yalom, American psychotherapist and academic |
| 1931 | Gavin MacLeod, American actor, Christian activist, and author (d. 2021)[56] |
| 1931 | Len Newcombe, Welsh footballer and scout (d. 1996) |
| 1931 | Kálmán Markovits, Hungarian water polo player (d. 2009) |