According to Chinese Astrology, 1941 is the Year of the Snake and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1941 are Snakes. The Chinese Snake year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 27 January 1941 and 14 February 1942 are considered born in the Chinese year 1941 and are a Snake sign. In addition, each Snake 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. 1941 is also known as the Year of the Metal Snake. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1941 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Snake?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1941 | Jennifer Dunn, American engineer and politician (d. 2007) |
| 1941 | James P. Hogan, English-Irish author (d. 2010) |
| 1941 | Theodor W. Hänsch, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1941 | Mirosław Hermaszewski, Polish general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2022) |
| 1941 | Frank Stagg, Irish Hunger Striker (d. 1976) |
| 1941 | Mel Renfro, American football player and coach |
| 1941 | Linda McCartney, American singer, photographer, and activist (d. 1998) |
| 1941 | Merle Woo, Asian American activist |
| 1941 | Stephen Jay Gould, American paleontologist, biologist, and author (d. 2002) |
| 1941 | Matthew Evans, Baron Evans of Temple Guiting, English publisher and politician (d. 2016) |
| 1941 | Marty Riessen, American tennis player and coach |
| 1941 | Riccardo Muti, Italian conductor and educator |
| 1941 | David Clayton-Thomas, English-Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1941 | John Bond, English banker and businessman |
| 1941 | Robert Pine, American actor and director |
| 1941 | Sonny Throckmorton, American country singer-songwriter |
| 1941 | Eddie Rabbitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998) |
| 1941 | David Cope, American composer and author |
| 1941 | Emmett Till, American lynching victim (d. 1955) |
| 1941 | Étienne Roda-Gil, French songwriter and screenwriter (d. 2004) |
| 1941 | Alexander Harley, English general |
| 1941 | János Konrád, Hungarian water polo player and swimmer (d. 2014) |
| 1941 | Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr., American astrophysicist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1941 | Chubby Checker, American singer-songwriter |
| 1941 | Colin Milburn, English cricketer (d. 1990) |
| 1941 | J. P. Parisé, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2015) |
| 1941 | Bruce Hyde, American actor and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1941 | Ken Harrelson, American baseball player and sportscaster |
| 1941 | Paul Plishka, American opera singer |
| 1941 | David Satcher, American admiral and physician, 16th Surgeon General of the United States |