According to Chinese Astrology, 1924 is the Year of the Rat and it is the Wood element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1924 are Rats. The Chinese Rat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 5 February 1924 and 24 January 1925 are considered born in the Chinese year 1924 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. 1924 is also known as the Year of the Wood Rat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1924 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Wally Fawkes, British-Canadian jazz clarinetist and satirical cartoonist |
| 1924 | Jane Greer, American actress (d. 2001) |
| 1924 | Arthur Rankin Jr., American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Erik Nielsen, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (d. 2008) |
| 1924 | John Davidson, American physician and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Wally Cox, American actor (d. 1973) |
| 1925 | Johnny Bucha, American baseball player (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Dov Shilansky, Lithuanian-Israeli lawyer and politician (d. 2010) |
| 1925 | Charles Aidman, American actor (d. 1993) |
| 1924 | Mary Ellen Estill. American mathematician (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Budge Patty, American tennis player (d. 2021) |
| 1924 | S. R. Nathan, 6th President of Singapore (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | Morton Bard, American psychologist (d. 1997) |
| 1924 | Mordechai Tzipori, Israeli politician and soldier (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean educator and politician, 2nd President of Zimbabwe (d. 2019) |
| 1924 | Wendell H. Ford, American politician, 53rd Governor of Kentucky (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Vernon B. Romney, American lawyer and politician, 14th Attorney General of Utah (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Mohammed Rafi, Indian singer (d. 1980) |
| 1924 | William Rehnquist, American lawyer and jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Victorinus Youn Kong-hi, South Korean archbishop |
| 1924 | Ephraim Kishon, Israeli author, screenwriter, and director (d. 2005) |
| 1925 | Jean-Claude Beton, Algerian-French engineer and businessman, founded Orangina (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Harishankar Parsai, Indian writer, satirist and humorist (d. 1995) |
| 1924 | Madanjeet Singh, Indian diplomat, author, and philanthropist (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Charles Keeping, English author and illustrator (d. 1988) |
| 1924 | István Nyers, French-Hungarian footballer (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Denny Wright, English guitarist, composer, and producer (d. 1992) |
| 1924 | Zelmar Michelini, Uruguayan journalist and politician (d. 1976) |
| 1924 | Lars Bo, Danish author and illustrator (d. 1999) |
| 1925 | Jamiluddin Aali, Pakistani poet, playwright, and critic (d. 2015) |