1951 Chinese zodiac, age & generation
People born in 1951 are 74 or 75 years old this year and turn 75 on their birthday in 2026.Babies born in 1951 will belong to Baby Boomers. 1951 is the Year of the Metal Rabbit 🐇 and belongs to Baby Boomers.
- Age this year
- Turns 75
- Chinese zodiac
- 🐇 Metal Rabbit
- Generation
- 📺 Baby Boomer
- Leap year
- No (365 days)
- Jan 1, 1951
- Monday
- Chinese New Year
- February 6
How old is someone born in 1951?
Your exact age depends on whether you have had your birthday yet this year. Right now, someone born in 1951 is 74 or 75 years old. Use the age calculator for an exact answer in years, months and days.
Milestone birthdays for people born in 1951
- 10 in 1961
- 18 in 1969
- 21 in 1972
- 30 in 1981
- 40 in 1991
- 50 in 2001
- 60 in 2011
- 70 in 2021
- 80 in 2031
- 90 in 2041
- 100 in 2051
1951 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Rabbit 🐇
1951 is a Metal Rabbit year (Yin). The 1951 Chinese zodiac year began on February 6, 1951 and ended on January 26, 1952. People born in January or early February 1951, before Chinese New Year on February 6, belong to the previous zodiac year: the Year of the Tiger.
The Rabbit is linked with gentleness, grace and good fortune. Rabbit-year people are traditionally described as kind, tactful and refined, preferring peace and comfort to confrontation.
People with the Metal element are traditionally described as determined, principled and strong-willed.
What generation is 1951?
People born in 1951 are part of Baby Boomers, which covers birth years 1946–1964.
Baby Boomers are named after the sharp rise in births after World War II. Boomers lived through a period of economic growth, rock and roll, the civil rights movement and the space race.
Famous people born in 1951
- July 21, 1951American actor and comedian (1951–2014)
- February 20, 1951Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010
- September 29, 1951President of Chile from (2006–2010; 2014–2018)
- August 8, 1951President of Egypt from 2012 to 2013
- August 10, 1951President of Colombia from 2010 to 2018
- October 2, 1951British musician (born 1951)
- January 30, 1951English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
- May 23, 1951Russian chess player
- May 26, 1951American astronaut and physicist (1951–2012)
- July 10, 1951Indian politician
- November 4, 1951President of Romania from 2004 to 2014
- September 5, 1951American actor (born 1951)
- July 6, 1951Australian actor (born 1951)
- August 8, 1951Dutch footbal player and manager (born 1951)
- October 17, 1951President of the Republic of Indonesia
- March 17, 1951American actor (born 1951)
- August 31, 1951South African Greek actress, producer, artistic director of Internationalist Theatre, and activist (born 1951)
- September 13, 1951President of South Sudan since 2011
- February 14, 1951English association football player and manager (1951–2026)
- May 15, 1951American theoretical physicist
- September 23, 1951Prime Minister of Pakistan (2022–2023; 2024–present)
- June 8, 1951Welsh singer (1951–2026)
- September 25, 1951American actor (born 1951)
- November 27, 1951American filmmaker (born 1951)
- July 28, 1951Spanish-Swiss engineer, architect, and artist (born 1951)
- August 16, 1951President of Nigeria (1951-2010)
- September 21, 1951Chechen warlord and politician
- June 27, 19518th President of Ireland
- July 8, 1951American actress (born 1951)
- February 3, 1951President of Burkina Faso from 1987 to 2014
- September 30, 1951Nobel Prize winner, and Professor of Clinical Microbiology
- January 12, 1951American actress (1951–2022)
- March 26, 1951Nobel prize winning US physicist
- June 13, 1951Swedish actor (born 1951)
- July 18, 1951Belgian politician (born 1951)
- October 20, 1951Italian footballer and manager
- September 5, 1951German association football player (born 1951)
- May 30, 195147.° President of Paraguay
- January 9, 1951Former Prime Minister of France (2024)
- March 4, 1951Scottish association football player and manager
- March 4, 1951English male singer-songwriter and guitarist (1951–2025)
- April 24, 1951Irish poliitician (* 1951)
- August 19, 1951British musician, bassist and songwriter (born 1951)
- August 23, 1951Chechen politician and Islamic religious leader (1951–2004)
- May 18, 1951Dutch Nobel laureate in chemistry
- August 24, 1951American science fiction novelist (born 1951)
- September 3, 1951President of Sri Lanka from 2015 to 2019
- May 23, 1951Prime Minister of Greece (2012–2015)
- May 25, 1951Former Prime Minister of France (2024–2025)
- August 26, 1951American theoretical physicist
- September 22, 1951English rock singer
- March 29, 1951American economist
- April 17, 1951British actress (1951–2024)
- July 3, 1951President of the Republic of Haiti (1951-2014)
- September 12, 195111th Taoiseach of Ireland from 1997 to 2008
- September 15, 1951Dutch football manager and player (1951–2024)
- September 2, 1951American actor
- April 6, 1951Marshallese politician
- April 14, 1951British biochemist (born 1951)
- July 9, 1951American actor (1951-)
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Frequently asked questions
How old is someone born in 1951?
Someone born in 1951 turns 75 in 2026, 80 in 2031, 90 in 2041, 100 in 2051. Before their birthday each year, they are one year younger.
What Chinese zodiac is 1951?
1951 is the Year of the Rabbit, with the Metal element (Metal Rabbit). The 1951 zodiac year runs from February 6, 1951 to January 26, 1952. People born in 1951 before February 6 belong to the previous year, the Year of the Tiger.
What generation is 1951?
People born in 1951 belong to Baby Boomers (Baby Boomer), which includes birth years 1946 to 1964. Some sources use slightly different cut-off years.
Is 1951 a leap year?
No. 1951 is a common year with 365 days.