According to Chinese Astrology, 1996 is the Year of the Rat and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1996 are Rats. The Chinese Rat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 19 February 1996 and 7 February 1997 are considered born in the Chinese year 1996 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. 1996 is also known as the Year of the Fire Rat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1996 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1996 | Domantas Sabonis, Lithuanian basketball player |
| 1996 | Indy de Vroome, Dutch tennis player |
| 1996 | Alexandra Andresen, Norwegian heiress and equestrian |
| 1996 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Indonesian badminton player |
| 1997 | Egan Bernal, Colombian cyclist, winner of the 2019 Tour de France |
| 1996 | Joseph Manu, New Zealand rugby league player |
| 1996 | Emerson Hyndman, American international soccer player |
| 1996 | Jessika Ponchet, French tennis player[30] |
| 1997 | Micah Hart, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1996 | Anna Yanovskaya, Russian ice dancer |
| 1996 | Josh Allen, American football player |
| 1996 | Christopher J. Alexis Jr., Grenadian road cyclist |
| 1996 | Cene Prevc, Slovenian ski jumper |
| 1996 | Sebastián Vegas, Chilean footballer |
| 1997 | Ivan Provorov, Russian ice hockey player |
| 1996 | Dele Alli, English international footballer |
| 1996 | Grace Reid, Scottish diver |
| 1996 | William Eskelinen, Swedish footballer |
| 1996 | Kyle Connor, American ice hockey player |
| 1996 | Bella Hadid, American model |
| 1996 | James Graham, British singer |
| 1996 | Davide Calabria, Italian football player |
| 1996 | Emmanuel Boateng, Ghanaian footballer |
| 1996 | Brad Abbey, New Zealand rugby league player |
| 1996 | Taylor Hill, American model |
| 1996 | Michael Christian Martinez, Filipino figure skater |
| 1996 | Moussa Dembélé, French footballer |
| 1996 | Anya Taylor-Joy, Argentine-British actress |
| 1996 | Tyrone May, Australian rugby league player |
| 1996 | Matt Renshaw, English-Australian cricketer |