According to Chinese Astrology, 1902 is the Year of the Tiger and it is the Water element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1902 are Tigers. The Chinese Tiger year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 8 February 1902 and 28 January 1903 are considered born in the Chinese year 1902 and are a Tiger sign. In addition, each Tiger 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. 1902 is also known as the Year of the Water Tiger. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1902 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Tiger?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1902 | Stepin Fetchit, American actor and dancer (d. 1985) |
| 1902 | Tommy Mitchell, English cricketer (d. 1996) |
| 1902 | David O. Selznick, American director and producer (d. 1965) |
| 1902 | Eric Hoffer, American philosopher and author (d. 1983) |
| 1902 | Eddie Lang, American jazz guitarist (d. 1933) |
| 1903 | William Grover-Williams, English-French racing driver (d. 1945) |
| 1902 | Ogden Nash, American poet (d. 1971) |
| 1902 | Charles Lang, American cinematographer (d. 1998) |
| 1902 | John Houseman, Romanian-American actor and producer (d. 1988) |
| 1902 | Zino Francescatti, French violinist (d. 1991) |
| 1902 | Wallace Thurman, American author and playwright (d. 1934) |
| 1902 | Ray Kroc, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1984) |
| 1903 | Paul A. Dever, American lieutenant and politician, 58th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1958) |
| 1902 | Wifredo Lam, Cuban-French painter (d. 1982) |
| 1902 | Stefan Wolpe, German-American composer and educator (d. 1972) |
| 1902 | Ted Heath, English trombonist and composer (d. 1969) |
| 1902 | Georgette Heyer, English author (d. 1974) |
| 1902 | Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet and critic (d. 1963) |
| 1902 | Werner Finck, German Kabarett comedian, actor and author (d. 1978) |
| 1902 | A. J. M. Smith, Canadian poet and anthologist (d. 1980) |
| 1902 | George Murphy, American actor and politician (d. 1992) |
| 1902 | Charan Singh, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of India (d. 1987) |
| 1902 | Shen Congwen, Chinese author and educator (d. 1988) |
| 1902 | Tiemoko Garan Kouyaté, Malian educator and activist (d. 1942) |
| 1902 | Theodore Schultz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998) |
| 1902 | Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, Greek philosopher and politician, 138th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1986) |
| 1902 | Jennings Randolph, American journalist and politician (d. 1998) |
| 1902 | Erik Erikson, German-American psychologist and psychoanalyst (d. 1994) |
| 1902 | Emeric Pressburger, Hungarian-English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1988) |
| 1902 | Luther Evans, American political scientist and politician (d. 1981) |