According to Chinese Astrology, 1951 is the Year of the Rabbit and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1951 are Rabbits. The Chinese Rabbit year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 6 February 1951 and 26 January 1952 are considered born in the Chinese year 1951 and are a Rabbit sign. In addition, each Rabbit 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. 1951 is also known as the Year of the Metal Rabbit. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1951 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rabbit?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1951 | Barry Foote, American baseball player and coach |
| 1951 | Melanie Phillips, English journalist and author |
| 1951 | Denys Hobson, South African cricketer |
| 1951 | Mick Cronin, Australian rugby league player and coach |
| 1951 | Nancy Jacobs, American politician |
| 1951 | Doug Allder, English footballer and coach |
| 1951 | Demetrios Christodoulou, Greek mathematician and physicist |
| 1951 | Bruce Gary, American drummer (d. 2006) |
| 1951 | Lucie Arnaz, American actress and singer |
| 1952 | R. Stevie Moore, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1951 | Brian Cookson, British cyclist and sports administrator |
| 1952 | John Walker, New Zealand runner and politician |
| 1951 | Johnny Rodriguez, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1951 | Vera Fischer, Brazilian actress, winner from Miss Brasil 1969 contest |
| 1951 | Kurt Russell, American actor and producer |
| 1951 | Mammootty, Indian actor and producer |
| 1951 | Eva Bayer-Fluckiger, Swiss mathematician and academic |
| 1951 | Nozipho Schroeder, South African lawn bowler |
| 1951 | Gerd Bonk, German weightlifter (d. 2014) |
| 1951 | Eric Goles, Chilean mathematician and computer scientist |
| 1951 | Frank Wilczek, American mathematician and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1951 | Heloise, American journalist and author |
| 1951 | Jim DeMint, American politician |
| 1951 | Tony Scott, American baseball player and coach |
| 1951 | Lindsay Cooper, English composer, bassoon and oboe player (d. 2013) |
| 1951 | Jean-Jacques Goldman, French singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1951 | Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor and producer |
| 1951 | Mike Flanagan, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2011) |
| 1951 | Annie Golden, American actress and singer |
| 1951 | Gregory Isaacs, Jamaican-English singer-songwriter (d. 2010) |