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 | Marc Breaux, American actor, director, and choreographer (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean educator and politician, 2nd President of Zimbabwe (d. 2019) |
| 1925 | James Robinson Risner, American general and pilot (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Hugh Huxley, English-American biologist and academic (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Rudy Pompilli, American saxophonist (d. 1976) |
| 1924 | George H. W. Bush, American lieutenant and politician, 41st President of the United States (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Evelyn Boyd Granville, American mathematician, computer scientist, and academic |
| 1924 | Margaret K. Butler, American mathematician and computer programmer (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | César Lattes, Brazilian physicist and academic (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Friedrich L. Bauer, German mathematician, computer scientist, and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Eva Marie Saint, American actress |
| 1924 | Rikki Fulton, Scottish comedian (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Mimi Parent, Canadian-Swiss painter (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | J. D. Tippit, American police officer (d. 1963) |
| 1924 | Ernest Becker, American-Canadian anthropologist, author, and academic (d. 1974) |
| 1924 | Josef Škvorecký, Czech-Canadian author and publisher (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Paula Raymond, American model and actress (d. 2003) |
| 1924 | Antony Hewish, English astronomer and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2021) |
| 1924 | James L. Greenfield, American journalist and politician |
| 1924 | Herbert Wise, Austrian-English director and producer (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Jane Greer, American actress (d. 2001) |
| 1925 | Jill Balcon, English actress (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | Ken Albers, American singer and musician (d. 2007) |
| 1924 | Kim Song-ae, Korean politician (d. 2014) |
| 1925 | Grant Tinker, American television producer, co-founded MTM Enterprises (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | Jean Hoerni, Swiss physicist, inventor and businessman (d. 1997) |
| 1924 | Nestor Basterretxea, Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Hal Douglas, American voice actor (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Inge Sørensen, Danish swimmer (d. 2011) |