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 | Peter Davison, English actor |
| 1951 | Kevin Cronin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1951 | Jim Paredes, Filipino singer-songwriter and actor |
| 1951 | Bill Bryson, American essayist, travel and science writer |
| 1951 | Richard Bennett, American guitarist and producer |
| 1951 | Ed Royce, American businessman and politician |
| 1951 | Bob Varsha, American sportscaster |
| 1951 | Timothy N. Philpot, American lawyer, author, and judge |
| 1951 | Miroslav Dvořák, Czech ice hockey player (d. 2008) |
| 1951 | Denys Hobson, South African cricketer |
| 1951 | Carlos Frenk, Mexican-English physicist, cosmologist, and academic |
| 1952 | Shaji N. Karun, Indian director and cinematographer |
| 1951 | Bob Gale, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1951 | Bronisław Malinowski, Polish runner (d. 1981) |
| 1951 | Oddvar Brå, Norwegian skier |
| 1951 | Annette Dolphin, British academician and educator |
| 1951 | Rashid Minhas, Pakistani soldier and pilot (d. 1971) |
| 1951 | Jean-Claude Duvalier, Haitian politician, 41st President of Haiti (d. 2014) |
| 1952 | Stephen Glover, English journalist, co-founded The Independent |
| 1951 | Roscoe Tanner, American tennis player |
| 1951 | Oscar Hijuelos, American author and academic (d. 2013) |
| 1951 | David Walters, American businessman and politician, 24th Governor of Oklahoma |
| 1951 | Ray Gravell, Welsh rugby player and actor (d. 2007) |
| 1951 | Wayne Goss, Australian lawyer and politician, 34th Premier of Queensland (d. 2014) |
| 1951 | Rudolf Finsterer, German rugby player and coach |
| 1951 | Ace Frehley, American guitarist and songwriter |
| 1951 | Claudio Ranieri, Italian footballer and manager |
| 1951 | Madeleine Taylor-Quinn, Irish educator and politician |
| 1951 | Dwight Evans, American baseball player and coach |
| 1951 | Ray Benson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |