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 | Johannes Mario Simmel, Austrian-English author and screenwriter (d. 2009) |
| 1925 | Gilles Deleuze, French metaphysician and philosopher (d. 1995) |
| 1924 | Aris Poulianos, Greek anthropologist and archaeologist |
| 1924 | Marguerite Andersen, German-Canadian author and educator (d. 2022) |
| 1924 | Vincent Canby, American historian and critic (d. 2000) |
| 1924 | Rod Serling, American screenwriter and producer, created The Twilight Zone (d. 1975) |
| 1924 | Ezer Weizman, Israeli general and politician, 7th President of Israel (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Don Knotts, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Roza Shanina, Russian sergeant and sniper (d. 1945) |
| 1924 | Paula Raymond, American model and actress (d. 2003) |
| 1924 | Bess Myerson, American model, actress, game show panelist, and politician, Miss America 1945 (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Ken Tyrrell, English race car driver, founded Tyrrell Racing (d. 2001) |
| 1924 | Mel Patton, American sprinter and coach (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Les Johnson, Australian politician (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Luigi Musso, Italian race car driver (d. 1958) |
| 1924 | John T. Biggers, American painter (d. 2001) |
| 1924 | Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Ukrainian-American rabbi and author (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Philip Pearlstein, American soldier and painter (d. 2022) |
| 1924 | Leonie Kramer, Australian academic (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | José Donoso, Chilean author (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Johnny Bach, American basketball player and coach (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | Arthur Rankin Jr., American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Wally Fawkes, British-Canadian jazz clarinetist and satirical cartoonist |
| 1925 | Rosemary Murphy, American actress (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Frank Bolle, American comic-strip artist, comic-book artist and illustrator (d. 2020) |
| 1924 | Justinas Lagunavičius, Lithuanian basketball player (d. 1997) |
| 1924 | Leon Uris, American soldier and author (d. 2003) |
| 1924 | Bonnie Lou, American singer-songwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Frank Church, American lawyer and politician (d. 1984) |
| 1924 | Charles Guggenheim, American director and producer (d. 2002) |