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 | Walter de Silva, Italian car designer |
| 1951 | Dave Trembley, American baseball player, coach, and manager |
| 1951 | Abdelmajid Bourebbou, Algerian footballer |
| 1952 | Indulis Emsis, Latvian biologist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Latvia |
| 1952 | Lee Ritenour, American guitarist, composer, and producer |
| 1951 | Leszek Borysiewicz, Welsh immunologist and academic |
| 1952 | Phil Perry, American singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1951 | Jamey Sheridan, American actor |
| 1951 | Roberto Durán, Panamanian boxer |
| 1951 | Selina Scott, English journalist, producer, and author |
| 1951 | Mark Harmon, American actor and producer |
| 1951 | Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver (d. 2001) |
| 1951 | Heizō Takenaka, Japanese economist and politician |
| 1951 | Timothy Bottoms, American actor and producer |
| 1951 | Mary McAleese, Irish academic and politician, 8th President of Ireland |
| 1951 | Nils Lofgren, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1951 | Lorna Golding, Former First Lady of Jamaica |
| 1951 | Steve Walsh, American rock singer-songwriter and musician |
| 1951 | Daniel Lanois, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1952 | Esperanza Aguirre, Spanish civil servant and politician, 3rd President of the Community of Madrid |
| 1951 | Steve Harley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1951 | Chesley V. Morton, American businessman and politician |
| 1951 | Johnny Rodriguez, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1951 | Richard Hunt, American Muppet performer (d. 1992) |
| 1951 | Ed Royce, American businessman and politician |
| 1951 | Susan Blackmore, English psychologist and theorist |
| 1952 | Werner Grissmann, Austrian alpine skier |
| 1951 | Burleigh Drummond, American drummer and songwriter |
| 1951 | Nedim Gürsel, Turkish writer |
| 1951 | Larry Smith, Canadian football player and politician |