According to Chinese Astrology, 1941 is the Year of the Snake and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1941 are Snakes. The Chinese Snake year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 27 January 1941 and 14 February 1942 are considered born in the Chinese year 1941 and are a Snake sign. In addition, each Snake 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. 1941 is also known as the Year of the Metal Snake. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1941 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Snake?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1941 | Theodor W. Hänsch, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1942 | John McLaughlin, English guitarist and songwriter |
| 1941 | John Fred, American singer-songwriter (d. 2005) |
| 1941 | Chick Corea, American pianist and composer (d. 2021) |
| 1941 | Stokely Carmichael, Trinidadian-American activist (d. 1998) |
| 1941 | Bill Oddie, English comedian, actor, and singer |
| 1941 | Chrysostomos II of Cyprus, (d. 2022) |
| 1941 | Keith Newton, English footballer (d. 1998) |
| 1941 | David Crosby, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1941 | Tom McGuinness, English guitarist, songwriter, author, and producer |
| 1941 | Phil Willis, Baron Willis of Knaresborough, English politician |
| 1941 | Václav Klaus, Czech economist and politician, 2nd President of the Czech Republic |
| 1941 | Yuriy Norshteyn, Russian animator, director, and screenwriter |
| 1941 | Michael Howard, Welsh lawyer and politician |
| 1941 | Kenneth Calman, Scottish physician and academic |
| 1941 | David Johnston, Canadian academic, lawyer, and politician, 28th Governor General of Canada |
| 1941 | Alberto Naranjo, Venezuelan drummer, composer, and bandleader (d. 2020) |
| 1941 | Dick Trickle, American race car driver (d. 2013) |
| 1941 | Pete Best, Indian-English drummer and songwriter |
| 1941 | Brian Poole, English pop-rock singer |
| 1941 | Guy Clark, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2016) |
| 1942 | Bolaji Akinyemi, Nigerian political scientist, academic, and politician |
| 1941 | Lim Kit Siang, Malaysian lawyer and politician[30] |
| 1941 | Doug Sahm, American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1999) |
| 1941 | Kay Adams, American singer-songwriter |
| 1941 | William Nordhaus, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1941 | Rogier van Otterloo, Dutch conductor and composer (d. 1988) |
| 1941 | Desmond Dekker, Jamaican singer-songwriter (d. 2006) |
| 1941 | Jim Seals, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and violinist |
| 1941 | Brian Willson, American soldier, lawyer, and activist |