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 | John Garrett, English politician (d. 2007) |
| 1931 | Stephen Boyd, Northern Ireland-born American actor (d. 1977) |
| 1931 | Whitey Herzog, American baseball player and manager |
| 1931 | Richard Hatfield, Canadian lawyer and politician, 26th Premier of New Brunswick (d. 1991) |
| 1931 | Shirley Verrett, American soprano and actress (d. 2010) |
| 1931 | Bob Arum, American boxing promoter, founded Top Rank |
| 1931 | Alex Delvecchio, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager |
| 1931 | Barbara Bain, American actress |
| 1931 | Cotton Fitzsimmons, American basketball player and coach (d. 2004) |
| 1931 | Ernst Hinterberger, Austrian author and playwright (d. 2012) |
| 1931 | Hans-Ulrich Wehler, German historian and academic (d. 2014) |
| 1931 | Frederic Raphael, American journalist, author, and screenwriter |
| 1931 | Ștefan Andrei, Romanian politician, 87th Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2014) |
| 1931 | John McPhee, American author and educator |
| 1931 | Dana Wynter, British actress (d. 2011) |
| 1931 | Hans Alfredson, Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2017) |
| 1931 | Joanna Merlin, American actress and casting director |
| 1931 | Igor Oistrakh, Ukrainian violinist and educator (d. 2021) |
| 1931 | Eddie Mathews, American baseball player and manager (d. 2001) |
| 1931 | João Gilberto, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2019) |
| 1931 | Harold McNair, Jamaican-English saxophonist and flute player (d. 1971) |
| 1931 | Faten Hamama, Egyptian actress and producer (d. 2015) |
| 1931 | Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian physician, psychiatrist, and author (d. 2021) |
| 1931 | Allan B. Calhamer, American game designer, created Diplomacy (d. 2013) |
| 1931 | Anthony Kenny, English philosopher and academic |
| 1931 | Bobby Ray Inman, American admiral and intelligence officer |
| 1931 | James Butler, English sculptor and educator (d. 2022) |
| 1931 | Norm Sherry, American baseball player, manager, and coach (d. 2021) |
| 1931 | Rosalie Gower, Canadian nurse and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1931 | Philip Kotler, American author and professor |