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.
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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 | Laurie Taylor, English sociologist, radio host, and academic |
| 1936 | Tsutomu Koyama, Japanese volleyball player and coach (d. 2012) |
| 1936 | Jovan Pavlović, Serbian metropolitan (d. 2014) |
| 1936 | Bill Ashton, English saxophonist and composer |
| 1936 | Jimmy Dawkins, American singer and guitarist (d. 2013) |
| 1936 | Virna Lisi, Italian actress (d. 2014) |
| 1936 | Harold Rhodes, English cricketer |
| 1936 | Clive Swift, English actor and singer-songwriter (d. 2019) |
| 1936 | Roy Orbison, American singer-songwriter (d. 1988) |
| 1937 | Shirley Bassey, Welsh singer |
| 1936 | Anita Gillette, American actress and singer |
| 1937 | Don Buford, American baseball player and coach |
| 1936 | Glenn Jordan, American director and producer |
| 1936 | Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player and coach (d. 1999) |
| 1936 | Al Oerter, American discus thrower (d. 2007) |
| 1936 | Mary Travers, American singer-songwriter (d. 2009) |
| 1936 | Giles Radice, Baron Radice, English politician (d. 2022) |
| 1936 | Hal Greer, American basketball player (d. 2018) |
| 1936 | Dave Van Ronk, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002) |
| 1936 | Gerry Ashmore, English race car driver (d. 2021) |
| 1936 | Arnfinn Nesset, Norwegian nurse and convicted serial killer |
| 1937 | John Hume, Northern Irish educator and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2020) |
| 1936 | Yves Saint Laurent, Algerian-French fashion designer, co-founded Yves Saint Laurent (d. 2008) |
| 1936 | Omar Suleiman, Egyptian general and politician, 16th Vice President of Egypt (d. 2012) |
| 1936 | Larry Hovis, American actor and singer (d. 2003) |
| 1936 | Tom Snyder, American journalist and talk show host (d. 2007) |
| 1936 | Bill Rompkey, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2017) |
| 1936 | Tunne Kelam, Estonian journalist and politician |
| 1936 | Ferran Olivella, Spanish footballer |
| 1936 | Henck Arron, Surinamese banker and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Suriname (d. 2000) |