According to Chinese Astrology, 1981 is the Year of the Rooster and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1981 are Roosters. The Chinese Rooster year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 5 February 1981 and 24 January 1982 are considered born in the Chinese year 1981 and are a Rooster sign. In addition, each Rooster 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. 1981 is also known as the Year of the Metal Rooster. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1981 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rooster?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Heikki Kovalainen, Finnish race car driver |
| 1981 | Sebastián Bueno, Argentinian footballer |
| 1981 | Jeanette Antolin, American gymnast |
| 1981 | Tom Hiddleston, English actor, producer, and musical performer |
| 1981 | Vladimir Kisenkov, Russian footballer |
| 1981 | Nathan Ellington, English footballer |
| 1981 | Matt Sparrow, English footballer |
| 1981 | Taylor Buchholz, American baseball player |
| 1981 | Danijel Pranjić, Croatian footballer |
| 1981 | Mark Gasnier, Australian rugby player and sportscaster |
| 1981 | Martin Castrogiovanni, Argentinian-Italian rugby player |
| 1982 | David Nalbandian, Argentinian tennis player |
| 1981 | Abigail Spencer, American actress |
| 1981 | Diego Martínez, Mexican footballer |
| 1981 | Carlos Rogers, American football player |
| 1981 | Geneviève Jeanson, Canadian cyclist |
| 1981 | Han Tae-you, South Korean footballer |
| 1981 | Amy Lee, American singer, songwriter and pianist; co-founder and lead vocalist of Evanescence |
| 1981 | Jun Ji-hyun, South Korean model and actress |
| 1981 | Andrey Yepishin, Russian sprinter |
| 1981 | Cristian Zaccardo, Italian footballer |
| 1981 | Guillermo Martínez, Cuban javelin thrower |
| 1981 | Tadhg Kennelly, Irish-Australian footballer |
| 1981 | Francis Manioru, Solomon sprinter |
| 1981 | Ofer Shechter, Israeli model, actor, and screenwriter |
| 1981 | Mia Hansen-Løve, French director and screenwriter |
| 1981 | Keyshia Cole, American singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1981 | Andreas Isaksson, Swedish footballer |
| 1981 | Nnamdi Asomugha, American football player |
| 1981 | Barbora Špotáková, Czech javelin thrower |