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 | Charles Waterhouse, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Ken Tyrrell, English race car driver, founded Tyrrell Racing (d. 2001) |
| 1924 | Paul Dietzel, American football player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Jin Yong, Hong Kong author and publisher, founded Ming Pao (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | George Mikan, American basketball player and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Milka Planinc, Yugoslav politician, 28th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Florence Stanley, American actress (d. 2003) |
| 1924 | Ruth Kobart, American actress and singer (d. 2002) |
| 1924 | Bud Powell, American pianist and composer (d. 1966) |
| 1924 | Dimitar Isakov, Bulgarian football player |
| 1924 | Georges Prêtre, French conductor (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Jean-Luc Pépin, Canadian academic and politician, 19th Canadian Minister of Labour (d. 1995) |
| 1924 | Earl Palmer, American Hall of Fame drummer (d. 2008) |
| 1924 | James Clavell, Australian-American director, producer, screenwriter, and author (d. 1994) |
| 1924 | John Davidson, American physician and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Gloria Vanderbilt, American actress, fashion designer, and socialite (d. 2019) |
| 1924 | Hermann Buhl, Austrian mountaineer (d. 1957) |
| 1924 | James A. McClure, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | M. Canagaratnam, Sri Lankan politician (d. 1980) |
| 1924 | Pat Hingle, American actor and producer (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | Alyn Ainsworth, English singer and conductor (d. 1990) |
| 1924 | C. T. Vivian, American minister, author, and activist |
| 1924 | Kenneth Norman Jones, Australian public servant (d. 2022) |
| 1924 | Antony Hewish, English astronomer and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2021) |
| 1925 | Ron Tauranac, Australian engineer and businessman (d. 2020) |
| 1924 | Fuat Sezgin, Turkish historian and academic (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Yoshirō Muraki, Japanese production designer, art director, and fashion designer (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | Kim Song-ae, Korean politician (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Willard Boyle, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011) |