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 | Bud Poile, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Gianni Ferrio, Italian composer and conductor (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Rolando Panerai, Italian baritone (d. 2019) |
| 1924 | Ian Black, Scottish international footballer and lawn bowls player (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Arthur Shaw, English professional footballer (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Carlos Humberto Romero, Salvadoran politician, President of El Salvador (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Marc Breaux, American actor, director, and choreographer (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Anthony Dryden Marshall, American CIA officer and diplomat (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | John Harvey-Jones, English academic and businessman (d. 2008) |
| 1924 | Rodney Mims Cook, Sr., American lieutenant and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Eva Marie Saint, American actress |
| 1924 | Jack Whitaker, American sportscaster (d. 2019) |
| 1924 | Connie Converse, American musician and singer-songwriter |
| 1924 | Jean Laplanche, French psychoanalyst and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Charles Waterhouse, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Tullio Altamura, Italian actor |
| 1924 | Karim Olowu, Nigerian sprinter and long jumper (d. 2019) |
| 1924 | Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Wally Cox, American actor (d. 1973) |
| 1924 | Wim Polak, Dutch journalist and politician, Mayor of Amsterdam (d. 1999) |
| 1925 | Yukio Mishima, Japanese author, poet, and playwright (d. 1970) |
| 1924 | Bobby Short, American singer and pianist (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Sean McClory, Irish-American actor and director (d. 2003) |
| 1924 | Brendan Byrne, American lieutenant, judge, and politician, 47th Governor of New Jersey (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | William Russell, English actor |
| 1924 | Patricia Barringer, American baseball player and accountant (d. 2007) |
| 1925 | Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Pakistani cricketer and author (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Pepper Paire, American baseball player (d. 2013) |
| 1925 | John V. Evans, American soldier and politician, 27th Governor of Idaho (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | William Rehnquist, American lawyer and jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 2005) |