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 | Anton Geiser, Croatian SS officer (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Rupert Deese, Northern Mariana Islander ceramic artist (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Faith Domergue, American actress (d. 1999) |
| 1924 | Norman Ayrton, English actor and director (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Mário Soares, Portuguese historian, lawyer, and politician, 17th President of Portugal (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Ken Albers, American singer and musician (d. 2007) |
| 1924 | Truman Capote, American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1984) |
| 1924 | Jin Yong, Hong Kong author and publisher, founded Ming Pao (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Lola Albright, American actress and singer (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Jimmy Carter, American naval lieutenant, politician, 39th President of the United States, and Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1924 | Doug Harvey, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1989) |
| 1924 | Nina Bocharova, Ukrainian gymnast (d. 2020) |
| 1924 | Hugh Huxley, English-American biologist and academic (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | John Madin, English architect (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Kenneth Kaunda, Zambian educator and politician, first president of Zambia (d. 2021) |
| 1924 | Zizi Jeanmaire, French ballerina and actress (d. 2020) |
| 1924 | Robert Bolt, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 1995) |
| 1924 | Denny Wright, English guitarist, composer, and producer (d. 1992) |
| 1924 | Wiel Coerver, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | Louis Teicher, American pianist (d. 2008) |
| 1924 | Noboru Takeshita, Japanese soldier and politician, 74th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2000) |
| 1924 | John C. Portman, Jr., American architect, designed the Renaissance Center and Tomorrow Square (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Bobby Short, American singer and pianist (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Paul Desmond, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1977) |
| 1924 | Sybil Stockdale, American activist, co-founded the National League of Families (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | David Bauer, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1988) |
| 1924 | Jonathan Frid, Canadian actor (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Olga Kennard, English crystallographer and academic |
| 1924 | Charles Waterhouse, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 2013) |
| 1925 | Ignacio López Tarso, Mexican actor |