Born in 1900, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?

According to Chinese Astrology, 1900 is the Year of the Rat and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1900 are Rats. The Chinese Rat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 31 January 1900 and 18 February 1901 are considered born in the Chinese year 1900 and are a Rat sign. In addition, each Rat 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. 1900 is also known as the Year of the Metal Rat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1900 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.

When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?

Famous people from the Year of the Rat and 1900

Famous People Born in the Year of the Rat and Chinese Year 1900. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Rat 1900. Some of them are the following;
Date Name
1900 Ruth Nanda Anshen, American writer, editor, and philosopher (d. 2003)
1900 Jack Tworkov, Polish-American painter and educator (d. 1982)
1900 Edward Wagenknecht, American critic and educator (d. 2004)
1900 Urho Kekkonen, Finnish journalist, lawyer, and politician, 8th President of Finland (d. 1986)
1900 Bernardus Johannes Alfrink, Dutch cardinal (d. 1987)
1900 Bill Stone, English soldier (d. 2009)
1900 Leo Robin, American composer and songwriter (d. 1984)
1900 Tom Goddard, English cricketer (d. 1966)
1900 Gerd Arntz, German Modernist artist, co-creator of Isotype (d. 1988)
1900 Ida Rhodes, American mathematician, pioneer in computer programming (d. 1986)
1901 Harry Calder, South African cricketer (d. 1995)
1901 Brian Donlevy, American actor (d. 1972)
1901 Ngô Đình Diệm, Vietnamese lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Vietnam (d. 1963)
1900 Tyrone Guthrie, English actor and director (d. 1971)
1900 Margherita Bontade, Italian politician (d. 1992)
1900 Hermína Týrlová, Czechoslovakian animator, screenwriter, and film director (d. 1993)
1901 Karl Künstler, German SS officer (d. 1945)
1901 Martín de Álzaga, Argentinian racing driver and pilot (d. 1982)
1900 Ismail al-Azhari, Sudanese politician, 3rd President of Sudan (d. 1969)
1900 Gerald Marks, American composer (d. 1997)
1900 Jean Arthur, American actress (d. 1991)
1900 Blanche Noyes, American aviator, winner of the 1936 Bendix Trophy Race (d. 1981)
1900 Giorgos Seferis, Greek poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
1900 Frances Adaskin, Canadian pianist (d. 2001)
1900 Joey Smallwood, Canadian journalist and politician, 1st Premier of Newfoundland (d. 1991)
1901 Vilma Bánky, Hungarian-American actress (d. 1991)
1900 George Lennon, Irish Republican Army leader during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War (d. 1991)
1900 Luis Arturo González López, Guatemalan supreme court judge and briefly acting president (d. 1965)
1900 Bill Ponsford, Australian cricketer and baseball player (d. 1991)
1900 Asbjørg Borgfelt, Norwegian sculptor (d. 1976)