According to Chinese Astrology, 1984 is the Year of the Rat and it is the Wood element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1984 are Rats. The Chinese Rat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 2 February 1984 and 19 February 1985 are considered born in the Chinese year 1984 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. 1984 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 1984 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1984 | Gaspard Ulliel, French actor (d. 2022) |
| 1984 | Andrew Ellis, New Zealand rugby player |
| 1984 | Lucy Wangui Kabuu, Kenyan runner |
| 1984 | Kostas Vasileiadis, Greek basketball player |
| 1984 | Boone Logan, American baseball player |
| 1984 | Tamir Cohen, Israeli footballer |
| 1984 | Benjamin Kayser, French rugby player |
| 1984 | Nikolaos Mitrou, Greek footballer |
| 1985 | Esteban Guerrieri, Argentinian race car driver |
| 1984 | Jonathan Adam, Scottish race car driver |
| 1984 | Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland |
| 1984 | Gareth Gates, English singer-songwriter |
| 1984 | Karoline Herfurth, German actress |
| 1984 | Diana Matheson, Canadian soccer player |
| 1984 | Mardy Collins, American basketball player |
| 1984 | John Sutton, Australian rugby league player |
| 1984 | Leonardo Ghiraldini, Italian rugby player |
| 1985 | Twins Jonathan[51] and Simon Richter, |
| 1984 | Ben May, English footballer |
| 1984 | David Bentley, English footballer |
| 1984 | Fernando Torres, Spanish footballer |
| 1984 | Jesse Lee Soffer, American actor |
| 1984 | Eskil Pedersen, Norwegian politician |
| 1985 | Mario Williams, American football player |
| 1984 | Patrick Eaves, American ice hockey player |
| 1984 | Elijah Dukes, American baseball player |
| 1984 | Jacob Lillyman, Australian rugby league player |
| 1984 | Samir Handanović, Slovenian footballer |
| 1984 | Serginho Catarinense, Brazilian footballer |
| 1985 | Riccardo Montolivo, Italian footballer |