Born in 1936, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1936 is the Year of the Rat and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1936 are Rats. The Chinese Rat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 24 January 1936 and 10 February 1937 are considered born in the Chinese year 1936 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. 1936 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 1936 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?
Famous people from the Year of the Rat and 1936
Famous People Born in the Year of the Rat and Chinese Year 1936. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Rat 1936. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1936 | Larry McMurtry, American novelist and screenwriter (d. 2021) |
| 1936 | Louis Gossett Jr., American actor and producer |
| 1936 | Mark Goddard, American actor |
| 1936 | David Nelson, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2011) |
| 1936 | Alan Coleman, English-Australian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013) |
| 1936 | Anthony Zerbe, American actor |
| 1936 | Michael Hennagin, American composer and educator (d. 1993) |
| 1936 | Benjamin Bathurst, English admiral |
| 1937 | Edén Pastora, Nicaraguan politician (d. 2020) |
| 1936 | Brian Noble, English bishop (d. 2019) |
| 1936 | Enn Vetemaa, Estonian author and screenwriter (d. 2017) |
| 1936 | Brian Hart, English race car driver and engineer, founded Brian Hart Ltd. (d. 2014) |
| 1936 | Sandy Baron, American actor and comedian (d. 2001) |
| 1936 | Ivan Lawrence, English lawyer and politician |
| 1936 | Elizabeth Dole, American lawyer and politician, 20th United States Secretary of Labor |
| 1936 | Bill Monbouquette, American baseball player and coach (d. 2015) |
| 1936 | Anita Gillette, American actress and singer |
| 1936 | Seamus Mallon, Irish educator and politician, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (d. 2020) |
| 1936 | J. Michael Bishop, American microbiologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1936 | Natalya Gorbanevskaya, Russian-Polish poet and activist (d. 2013) |
| 1936 | Yves Saint Laurent, Algerian-French fashion designer, co-founded Yves Saint Laurent (d. 2008) |
| 1936 | Terry Downes, British boxer and former world middle-weight champion (d. 2017) |
| 1936 | Leon Ashley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013) |
| 1937 | Juan Pizarro, Puerto Rican baseball player (d. 2021) |
| 1936 | Buddy Guy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1936 | Larry Hovis, American actor and singer (d. 2003) |
| 1936 | Carl Kaufmann, American-German sprinter (d. 2008) |
| 1936 | Ken Forsse, American toy creator and author, created Teddy Ruxpin (d. 2014) |
| 1937 | Billy Meier, Swiss author and photographer |
| 1937 | Joseph Wambaugh, American police officer and author |