According to Chinese Astrology, 1957 is the Year of the Rooster and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1957 are Roosters. The Chinese Rooster year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 31 January 1957 and 17 February 1958 are considered born in the Chinese year 1957 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. 1957 is also known as the Year of the Fire Rooster. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1957 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rooster?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1957 | Jaroslava Maxová, Czech soprano and educator |
| 1957 | Michael Stratton, English geneticist and academic |
| 1957 | Peter Winnen, Dutch cyclist |
| 1957 | Lee Smith, American baseball player |
| 1957 | Morris Day, American musician and actor |
| 1957 | Tad Williams, American author |
| 1957 | Shirin Neshat, Iranian visual artist |
| 1958 | Anita Baker, American singer-songwriter |
| 1957 | Poly Styrene, British musician (d. 2011) |
| 1957 | Félix González-Torres, Cuban-American sculptor (d. 1996) |
| 1957 | Robert Townsend, American actor and director |
| 1957 | Klaus Augenthaler, German footballer and manager |
| 1957 | Marc Almond, English singer-songwriter |
| 1957 | Graham Rix, English footballer and coach |
| 1957 | Marlon Jackson, American singer-songwriter and dancer |
| 1957 | Steve Taylor, American singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1957 | Keith Black, American neurosurgeon and academic |
| 1957 | Nancy Cartwright, American voice actress |
| 1957 | Meg Gardiner, American-English author and academic |
| 1957 | Miguel Ángel Lotina, Spanish footballer and manager |
| 1957 | Andrew Dice Clay, American comedian and actor |
| 1957 | Nick Faldo, English golfer and sportscaster |
| 1957 | Goodluck Jonathan, President of Nigeria |
| 1957 | Thom Hoffman, Dutch actor and photographer |
| 1957 | Pino Palladino, Welsh bassist |
| 1957 | Roy Cooper, American lawyer and politician, 75th Governor of North Carolina |
| 1957 | Francky Dury, Belgian footballer and manager |
| 1957 | Keena Rothhammer, American swimmer |
| 1957 | Harold Marcuse, American historian and educator |
| 1957 | Caroline Dean, English biologist and academic |