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 | Zurab Khizanishvili, Georgian footballer | 
| 1982 | Richard José Blanco, Venezuelan footballer | 
| 1981 | Milan Bartovič, Slovak ice hockey player | 
| 1981 | Fabiana Murer, Brazilian pole vaulter | 
| 1981 | Yao Beina, Chinese singer (d. 2015) | 
| 1981 | Vanessa Olivarez, American singer-songwriter, and actress | 
| 1981 | Craig Anderson, American ice hockey player | 
| 1981 | Natalya Antyukh, Russian sprinter and hurdler | 
| 1981 | Yuriy Borzakovskiy, Russian runner | 
| 1981 | Germán Legarreta, Puerto Rican-American actor | 
| 1981 | Chris Evans, American actor and producer | 
| 1981 | Matt Piper, English footballer and coach | 
| 1981 | Chin-hui Tsao, Taiwanese baseball player | 
| 1981 | Manny Acosta, Panamanian baseball player | 
| 1981 | José Luis Perlaza, Ecuadorian footballer | 
| 1981 | Vanessa Amorosi, Australian singer-songwriter | 
| 1981 | Junauda Petrus, American author and performance artist[27] | 
| 1981 | Tony Hibbert, English footballer | 
| 1981 | Matt Ulrich, American football player | 
| 1981 | Benjamin Lauth, German footballer | 
| 1981 | Travis Bowyer, American baseball player | 
| 1981 | Ricky Whittle, English actor | 
| 1981 | Daniel Cabrera, Dominican-American baseball player | 
| 1982 | Preston, English singer-songwriter | 
| 1981 | Cacau, Brazilian-German footballer | 
| 1981 | Kai Rüütel, Estonian opera singer | 
| 1981 | Joel Lindpere, Estonian footballer | 
| 1981 | Natasha Bedingfield, English singer-songwriter and producer | 
| 1981 | Stephen Amell, Canadian actor | 
| 1981 | Patrice Evra, French footballer |