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 | Mary Ford, American singer and guitarist (d. 1977) |
| 1924 | Jerry Coleman, American baseball player and manager (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Gogi Grant, American singer (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | Joe Flynn, American actor (d. 1974) |
| 1924 | Al Balding, Canadian golfer (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean educator and politician, 2nd President of Zimbabwe (d. 2019) |
| 1924 | Leslie Phillips, English actor and producer (d. 2022) |
| 1924 | Lola Albright, American actress and singer (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Don Harron, Canadian actor and screenwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Doc Blanchard, American football player and colonel (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | Bette Nesmith Graham, American inventor, invented Liquid Paper (d. 1980) |
| 1924 | Judy LaMarsh, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 42nd Secretary of State for Canada (d. 1980) |
| 1924 | Ottmar Walter, German footballer (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Kostas Axelos, Greek-French philosopher and author (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Terry Southern, American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter (d. 1995) |
| 1924 | June Callwood, Canadian journalist, author, and activist (d. 2007) |
| 1924 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Indian poet and politician, 10th Prime Minister of India (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Johannes Mario Simmel, Austrian-English author and screenwriter (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | Harry Threadgold, English footballer (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Mimi Parent, Canadian-Swiss painter (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Tullio Altamura, Italian actor |
| 1924 | Jack Buck, American sportscaster (d. 2002) |
| 1924 | Boyd K. Packer, American educator and religious leader, 26th President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Ezzatolah Entezami, Iranian actor (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Rodney Mims Cook, Sr., American lieutenant and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | David Chavchavadze, English-American CIA officer and author (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Ephraim Kishon, Israeli author, screenwriter, and director (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Nina Foch, Dutch-American actress (d. 2008) |
| 1924 | Mal Whitfield, American athlete (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Roy Walford, American pathologist and gerontologist (d. 2004) |